The poll found eight percent of Americans named abortion as the country’s top concern—the most since Gallup began tracking the issue in 1984. Abortion still ranks behind three other issues, according to the poll, which surveyed 1,103 adults between July 5 and 26. Inflation (17 percent) and dysfunctional government or bad leadership (17 percent) topped the list, with another 12 percent of Americans citing the economy in general. Democrats were more likely to list abortion as the country’s biggest problem than Republicans....

The agencies will remove almost 70% of medical collection debt from credit reports. They will also double the grace period from six months to a year before unpaid debt would appear on a report. Unpaid medical debt of less than $500 will no longer show up on reports in the first half of 2023, the companies said. Experts say the move may alleviate some financial distress caused by surprise medical bills, but is unlikely to rectify the unaffordable healthcare system in the United States....

A survey of 2,000 American parents of school-age children found the average kid will receive their first smartphone at 10 years old. While technology continues to evolve, some things stay the same, as the average parent says they were 11 years old when they got their first piece of personal tech, such as a desktop computer or laptop. Seven in 10 (70 percent) parents trust their kids with tech, while two-thirds (66 percent) have put parental controls on all their children’s devices for security concerns....

Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick, also with two from the spot, placed Messi one behind his French counterpart in the race for the Golden Boot, after the latter responded with two quick-fire goals in the second half and then a third in extra time as France’s bid for a World Cup repeat fell short. Penalties played a key part in the 2022 final, and for the Golden Boot race. Both Mbappe and Messi also scored in the final shootout....

“If they were here they would have seen coyotes on my property,” she told WSOC . “I was scaring coyotes off. When I was coming back up to my house is when the bus pulled up.” But the unnamed mother, whose 11-year-old son attends North Stanly Middle School, also told the station her son had texted her that morning to say that he had been bullied by other students on the bus to school....

Authorities allege the 41-year-old woman’s son was discovered in her trunk at a testing site for the Cypress-Fairbanks school district in northwest Houston. The woman, identified as Sarah Beam, is a teacher with the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District who most recently worked at Cypress Falls High School, according to local TV station KPRC. In a statement, the school district said the child was not harmed. “CFPD was alerted that a child was in the trunk of a car at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site earlier this week,” the school district said in a statement to Fox News....

Hall, 82, began covering the sport in the late 1950s when he was working at a North Carolina radio station. He called all but three Daytona 500s since 1960. He will remain with MRN doing features to run during radio broadcasts. NASCAR president Mike Helton thanked Hall in making the announcement during the prerace drivers meeting. “For several decades and for me personally, the first person in this industry that taught me about NASCAR, listening to him through the radio, was Barney Hall,” Helton said....

Soda Is a Prime Culprit Soda has been named one of the prime culprits for both obesity and diabetes. Dentists across these areas are seeing an alarmingly high rate of tooth decay across all age groups from preschoolers with tooth decay to the elderly with higher rates of extracted teeth. Soda is a processed drink that contains carbonated water, a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweeteners are usually either sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks), or some combination of these....

Mourinho plays down Rooney spat The Red Devils have won just three league games from their eight Old Trafford fixtures, last weekend’s 1-0 win over Tottenham ending a run of four consecutive draws against Stoke, Burnley, Arsenal and West Ham. Mourinho’s men have picked up four wins and two draws away from home this season, the latest a victory at Crystal Palace on Wednesday evening, leaving the Portuguese ruing the opportunities his team missed on home soil....

Named in the XI to face Aitor Karanka’s side on New Year’s Eve, Fellaini had not started for the club since November 6 and had been booed by his own fans after a disastrous substitute outing at Everton, where he conceded a late penalty. Mourinho’s message to Martial The Belgian impressed as the Red Devils came from behind to beat Boro on Saturday, however, with Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba scoring in the final five minutes to snatch a 2-1 win....

Red Devils 11/2 to win 2-0 Saturday Reports have linked the former Real Madrid boss with extending his stay at Old Trafford following the club’s flying start to the campaign, but the 54-year-old distanced himself from such speculation. Having guided United to the EFL Cup and Europa League title last season, the 2017-18 campaign has started with three Premier League wins on the bounce, but that does not mean Mourinho is eyeing a more long-term commitment....

Clashes between the two rivals have been marred in recent years by United supporters’ songs about the 1989 stadium disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 96 fans, and their Liverpool counterparts’ taunts in relation to the plane crash which killed 23 people in 1958. WATCH: Costa slaps FIFA 17 loser! The two clubs issued a joint statement on Thursday calling for respect between the two sets of supporters ahead of United’s latest visit to Anfield....

Then, the Red Devils picked up 18 points under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson in a campaign that saw Chelsea — coincidentally then bossed by Mourinho — go on to win its first Premier League title. The Portuguese, now in the Old Trafford dugout, has a record of five wins, four draws — including Saturday’s 1-1 result against Arsenal — and three defeats in the Premier League. Expected to challenge for the title at the start of the season, United currently sits in sixth, seven points behind first-place Liverpool ahead of the Reds’ match against Southampton on Saturday....

Mourinho’s United no better than Van Gaal’s It felt like the day the Manchester United manager’s patience finally snapped. The Red Devils may be on a 19-game unbeaten run but they’ve only won eight and drawn the other 11, eight of which have come at Old Trafford. The frustration – with not being able to put teams away, with not being able to get into the top four – is beginning to tell....

The 42-year-old Portuguese coach was recently linked to the vacancy created by Arsene Wenger’s imminent departure from Arsenal, with Mourinho describing his long-time ally and friend as a “good fit” for the Emirates Stadium job. However, in a statement on United’s official website, Faria stated a desire to spend more time with his family as his primary motivation for departing. “After a lot of consideration, and with a very heavy heart, I have decided the time is right for me to move on,” Faria said....

Take a look in your ’90s pantry: Americans are buying kosher as never before. Makers of products like Cheerios, Coke and Yoplait that qualify for the label are reaching out to kosher consumers–as well as Muslims and others with similar dietary rules. And kosher marketers are taking their cue from the old rye-bread slogan, “You don’t have to be Jewish to love Levy’s,” enticing gentiles to try their products because they’re healthful and taste good....

The lengthy expose featured over 500 interviews and detailed the company’s birth, the rise to power in the 1990’s and the laundry list of controversial subjects the “Worldwide Leader” has dealt with. Following the show on Monday, executive producer Paul Pabst confirmed the news. Although no actors have been signed on to portray popular ESPN employees, director Derek Cianfrance was rumored in 2013 to direct a film based on Miller’s popular book....

The Broken Lizard boys met as undergrads at Colgate in upstate New York, and now, thanks to strong DVD sales for “Super Troopers”–1.5 million copies for a movie that grossed $18 million at the box office–they’ve built a mini movie factory. The five men write and star, and member Jay Chandrasekhar directs, presumably because he won the rock-paper-scissors round robin. Next up: a period piece about Plato and Aristotle in college....

Moyes was given the unenviable task of replacing Alex Ferguson at United, but he lasted just 10 months before being sacked in April 2014. But the Scot felt it could have been different if he managed to complete the transfers he targeted, including bringing in Kroos from Bayern Munich. “Toni Kroos was agreed to come in the summer,” Moyes told UK newspapers. “I had agreed it with Toni himself and his agent....