Jacqueline Fell, CMG Washington News Bureau

Chocolate Pancakes, alongside running mate Banana Pancakes, is one of more than 1,000 candidates that officially filed to run for president in 2020.

<p>The number of people dying from heroin overdoses has tripled since 2010,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/DB273.pdf" target="_blank">according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The presidential race might be one of the most negative and nasty campaigns in modern U.S. history, with candidates being attacked as criminals, racists, sexists and liars.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Unlike with food or medicine, the federal government has little to no power to make sure that the ingredients in your shampoo or other personal care products are safe.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As teachers head back to the classroom, a new study finds the pay gap between public school teachers and other college graduates&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">wider than ever</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: black;">.</span></p>

<p>The death of a 10-year-old boy at a Kansas City, Kansas,&nbsp;water park is highlighting the lack of federal oversight of rides at America's theme parks.</p>

<p>A group of wounded veterans and their spouses arrived Tuesday on Capitol Hill with their dreams of having a family, something they can&#39;t do naturally due to combat injuries.</p> <div> &nbsp;</div>

Military veterans in Atlanta are waiting longer than anywhere else in the state for medical care. An audit just released by the VA reviewed 731 VA hospitals and large outpatient clinics.

As the United States government remains shut down, leaving thousands of federal employees without a paycheck, Channel 2 Action News has learned taxpayer dollars are still funding perks for members of Congress.