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HPV vaccine coverage has dropped among teens since 2020: CDC report

A new CDC report published Thursday found the percentage of teenagers who were up to date on their HPV vaccines has fallen dramatically since 2019.

Some of Chicago's young voters talk 2024 presidential election at the DNC

Three young voters -- one liberal, one moderate and one conservative -- discussed their thoughts on the 2024 election while in Chicago for the DNC.

8-year-old boy missing at lava tube cave

A search is underway for an 8-year-old boy who went missing at the Lava River Cave in Arizona on Wednesday night.

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions

The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions in favor putting an abortion rights initiative on the November ballot

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage eases to 6.46%, the lowest level in 15 months

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to its lowest level in 15 months

Climber goes missing at Glacier National Park

A search is underway for climber who has been missing in Montana's Glacier National Park since Sunday night.

Canada's 2 major freight railroads at a full stop; government officials scramble

The Canadian government has ordered the country's two major freight railroads to enter binding arbitration

US home sales ended 4-month slide in July amid easing rates, more homes on the market

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ended a four-month slide in July as easing mortgage rates and a pickup in properties on the market encouraged home shoppers

WATCH: Sisters have hilariously different reactions to anesthesia after wisdom teeth removal

As if getting their wisdom teeth removed wasn't already bad enough, sisters Ruby and Lily had to fight off anesthesia too.

US applications for unemployment benefits rise, still at historically healthy levels

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, but remains at healthy levels Jobless claims rose by 4,000 to 232,000 for the week of Aug. 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday

Gilma becomes a powerful Category 3 hurricane and is forecast to strengthen as it stays at sea

Gilma has strengthened to a powerful Category 3 hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Boom, now bust: Budget cuts and layoffs take hold in public health

State leaders are cutting public health spending and laying off workers hired during the pandemic-era boom. Public health experts say the bust will erode advancements.

Zelenskyy visits border area for first time since Ukrainian offensive into Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia two weeks ago

9-month-old dead after being found strapped into safety seat in hot car for 8 hours

A 9-month-old child has died after being left in a car by the child’s grandmother for nearly eight hours in what authorities are investigating as a heat-related death.

WATCH: DNC Day 3 highlights: Walz tells Democrats to 'leave it on the field'

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz headlined the third night of the DNC as speakers like Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Oprah Winfrey took aim at former President Donald Trump.