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Andrew Hackney hands his 1-year-old daughter back to the Office of Children, Youth and Families services at the end of one of their twice weekly supervised visits. At 7 months old, Andrew and his wife, Lauren, had difficulty feeding their daughter and brought her to the children's hospital in Pittsburgh. They believe hospital staff alerted the Allegheny County Department of Human Services because the baby was severely dehydrated and malnourished, which resulted in removing the young child from their custody. The Hackneys and their lawyer believe the Allegheny County Family Screening artificial intelligence tool may have flagged the couple as dangerous because of their disabilities. (Jessie Wardarski/AP)

AI may discriminate against parents with disabilities, new investigation shows

The investigation looks into how the child welfare system in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, uses AI to predict which children could be at risk of harm.

What It's Like To Live Close To A Wildfire

Store owner Sandy Jackson of Cave Junction, Ore., talks about the Slater Fire on the border with California. She says she and her neighbors are prepared to flee at a moment's notice.

The latest on the deadly floods in central Texas

The search for additional victims from floods in Kerr County, Texas was suspended Sunday because of new storms. The death toll reached at least 132 people, with more than 160 listed as missing.

Young families continued to leave cities last year — but at a slower pace

What will be the pandemic's lasting impact on where American families choose to settle down? It's still too soon to tell, but fresh data from the U.S. census provides some clues.

Christine Thompson plays with her kids at their rental home. Thompson is a single-mom. She says she has enough money to pay rent elsewhere, but can't find anywhere to rent that will accept her application.

'Honestly I've given up': Renters describe woes in Bloomington-Normal

Demand is up, supply is low, and the rental market has responded accordingly.

As winter nears, some parents are still searching for the new pediatric COVID shot

In LA and elsewhere, some parents are having trouble finding the new pediatric COVID shot, especially for those under 5. Not all pediatricians or pharmacies have it, even if vaccines.gov says they do.

Election workers recount votes for several outstanding Florida races on Tuesday at the office of the Broward County supervisor of elections.

Florida Senate Race Heads To Hand Recount; Legal Challenges Continue

Barring court orders, the recount must be completed by Sunday. Republican Rick Scott has a narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in the contested Senate race.

The FBI and postal inspectors are investigating letters — some containing fentanyl — sent to election offices in at least five states.

Envelopes with fentanyl or other substances were sent to several elections offices

The letters were sent to elections offices in the presidential battlegrounds of Georgia and Nevada, as well as California, Oregon and Washington, with some being intercepted before they arrived.

Purses hang in the window of a Kate Spade store in New York City's SoHo neighborhood. The $2.4 billion deal with Coach aims to "create the first New York-based house of modern luxury lifestyle brands."

Coach Announces It Is Buying Kate Spade In $2.4 Billion Deal

The news confirms months of rumors that the two New York-based brands were in talks to join forces, as Coach tries to attract millennial customers. Both boards unanimously approved the deal.

A poll worker in Austin, Texas, stamps a voter's 2020 ballot before dropping it into a secure box. Ahead of the state's March primary, local election officials in Texas are starting to deal with the effects of the new GOP-backed voting law.

Why Texas election officials are rejecting hundreds of vote-by-mail applications

Ahead of the March primary, local elections officials in Texas are starting to deal with the effects of a new GOP-backed voting law.

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