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Julia is described by the Sesame Workshop as "a preschool girl with autism who does things a little differently when playing with her friends."

'Sesame Street' Introduces A New Muppet Character With Autism

Little Julia stars in the digital storybook called "We're Amazing, 1,2,3."

A young girl is among many migrants, most of them Syrian, resting at a sports stadium near Turkey's western border with Greece on Sept. 22. Turkey has taken in some 2 million Syrians fleeing war in their homeland. But Turkey rarely allows the migrants to work or receive citizenship, and many of the Syrians say they want to move on to Europe.

Turkey's Migrant Policy: They Can Come, But They Can't Settle

The EU wants Turkey to keep more Syrian migrants from flooding into Europe. But the Syrians don't want to stay in a country that won't give them work permits or citizenship.

Nurse Kaci Hickox speaks to the media last year outside her home in Fort Kent, Maine. Hickox, who sharply protested being quarantined at a New Jersey hospital in 2014 after she returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, has filed a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey.

New Jersey Governor Facing Lawsuit From Nurse Quarantined During Ebola Scare

Kaci Hickox, who was kept in isolation last October after arriving in the U.S. from Sierra Leone where she cared for Ebola patients, is suing Gov. Chris Christie for detaining her.

Mushroom Recipes For Fall

Seek out wild foraged mushrooms at your local farmer's market to make these recipes from our resident chef.

Monitored by researchers and cameras, a study participant drives while using hands-free technology. New AAA research found that these technologies are distracting even after they're used.

Even After Hanging Up, Hands-Free Isn't Risk-Free For Distracted Drivers

Mental distractions can persist up to 27 seconds after using hands-free technologies, a new AAA study says. But the auto industry says voice-activated systems help drivers keep their eyes on the road.

A program called Farm To Work is making it easy and affordable for employees in central Texas to pick up baskets of local produce at the office.

Vegetables Take On Office Doughnuts When Farms Connect With Workers

Farm To Work in Texas offers a new twist on community supported agriculture: farmers deliver boxes of produce to workplaces. Similar farm-to-office programs are taking off in other states, too.

The Strike That Birthed The United Auto Workers

United Auto Workers has ratified a new contract with Fiat-Chrysler. It was settled across a conference table, in a time-frame agreeable to both parties. But, it hasn't always been that way.

Access To Holy Places In Jerusalem Sparks Violence

A spark for Israel's current violence is access to al-Aqsa Mosque. A look at failed efforts to share sacred places across the Holy Land shows why neither side trusts the other to keep promises.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protesters hold pictures of Cecil the Lion as they stand in front of the Department of Interior building to protest against the importing of wild game killed as trophies August 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. Peta is calling on the Fish and Wildlife Service to take steps to end cruel trophy hunting by listing lions as a threatened species and banning the importation of their heads, tails, and skins into the U.S. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Big Game Hunters Still Making Headlines

A hunter is suing Delta airlines over its ban on transporting game trophies, and the killing of a massive bull elephant has sparked outrage.

One of the biotechnology company's buildings in Cambridge, Mass. (Biogen/AP)

Biogen Helps Treat Hemophilia In Developing World

The biotech company has pledged to donate up to a billion doses of hemophilia therapy for patients in Africa and elsewhere.

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