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The Dallas hospital has a less-than-stellar record on emergency room waits and readmissions, federal data show.

A man suspected of grand theft took police on a wild chase through Southern California. His truck went off the freeway, then flipped on its side.

Two professors from a Tennessee college plan to spend 73 days underwater in a unique educational endeavor that will also try to break a world record.

Parents and school administrators are upset that a new, $6 million indoor gun range was allowed to be built near California high school. KCRA's Claire Doan reports.

Health experts say the risk of contracting Ebola from a fellow airline passenger is low. NBC's Steve Handelsman reports.

The economy added 248,000 new jobs in September, a big increase over the 180,000 jobs added in August. The unemployment rate fell to 5.9% compared to 6.1% in August, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Rival team offers comfort to teammates of football player seriously injured on the field in Iowa. KWWL's Nikki Newbrough reports.

A Mississippi high school coach offers his second-string quarterback to an opposing team when they run out of other options during a game. WLBT's Cheryl Lasseter reports.

A seventh-grade teacher hit a 13-year-old boy over the head with a plastic milk crate during class for blurting out an answer before raising his hand.

Here are some headlines from the working families’ news we're reading today (after the jump).