Kelly Catlin, an Olympic track cyclist who helped the U.S. women’s pursuit team win a silver medal at the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro, has died at the …
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White House: Trump Wants $8.6 Billion for Border Wall in 2020 Budget
President Donald Trump plans to seek another $8.6 billion for a border wall in his new budget to be released Monday, White House officials say. This new request would be …
your ads here!Decline in Readers, Ads Leads Hundreds of Newspapers to Fold
Five minutes late, Darrell Todd Maurina sweeps into a meeting room and plugs in his laptop computer. He places a Wi-Fi hotspot on the table and turns on a digital …
your ads here!High-Tech Baton Lets Blind Musicians Follow Conductor’s Lead by Feel
A company that designs and develops musical instruments for people with physical disabilities has created a conductor’s baton which allows the visually-impaired to follow its movements. As Faith Lapidus reports, …
your ads here!Ocean Mission Looking for Fossils and Clues to Oceans Health
The Seychelles Islands are located in the Indian ocean hundreds of miles off the coasts of Somalia and Kenya. It’s a great place to do scientific research because the isolated …
your ads here!Organization in Iraq’s Kurdish Region Helps College Graduates Start Businesses
One of the biggest concerns for university graduates in Iraq is finding a job. Young graduates often seek the government’s help to find employment, but in the city of Sulaymaniyah …
your ads here!Boeing Likely to Face New Questions After Another 737 Crash
Investigators rushed to the scene of a devastating plane crash in Ethiopia on Sunday, an accident that could renew safety questions about the newest version of Boeing’s popular 737 airliner. …
your ads here!Babe Ruth’s Last Surviving Daughter Dies in Nevada at 102
Julia Ruth Stevens, the last surviving daughter of Hall of Fame baseball slugger Babe Ruth and a decades-long champion of his legacy, has died at age 102, her family has …
your ads here!White House: Trump Wants 5% Cut in 2020 Domestic Spending
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says that President Donald Trump will call for a 5 percent “across the board” cut in domestic government spending in 2020 when he proposes …
your ads here!Persons with Albinism Hit Wall When Seeking Justice
The Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Persons with Albinism reports people with this condition have great difficulty getting justice or recompense for physical attacks and other …
your ads here!Center of Christianity Has its First Mormon Temple
Europe’s largest Mormon temple will be dedicated over three days starting Sunday. Russell Nelson, president of the world’s 16 million Mormons, will be in Rome for the dedication ceremonies. No …
your ads here!Parliament Facing Brexit Decisions, More Drama, Deadline
After months of Brexit deadlock, this is it: decision time. At least for now. With Britain scheduled to leave the European Union in less than three weeks, U.K. lawmakers …
your ads here!Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Are Engaged
Jennifer Lopez said yes to Alex Rodriguez’s proposal, and with the rock he presented, who could say no? The couple posted an Instagram photo of their hands with a massive …
your ads here!AP Explains: What Facebook’s ‘Privacy Vision’ Really Means
Mark Zuckerberg’s abrupt Wednesday declaration of a new “privacy vision” for social networking was for many people a sort of Rorschach test. Looked at one way, the manifesto read as …
your ads here!Eavesdropping on Rare Birds
In a technology that’s been heralded as a breakthrough in conservation, remote recording devices are ‘eavesdropping’ on one of the rarest birds in New Zealand to monitor how they are …
your ads here!The Return of Antique Printmaking
Wedding invitations, posters, greeting or business cards — Alessandra Echeverri, owner of Typecase Industries, does all things paper, and she uses only antique press machines. Iuliia Iarmolenko went to Echeverri’s …
your ads here!Geneticists Help Investigators Solve Cold Cases
U.S. scientists say they are using a unique method of analyzing DNA and researching genealogy to help investigators solve decades-old murder cases. Maxim Moskalkov visited Parabon Nanolabs in Reston, Virginia …
your ads here!Frenchman Maintains Lead in Alaska’s Iditarod
A Frenchman continues to lead this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Nicolas Petit was the first musher Saturday to leave the checkpoint at Eagle Island, about 592 miles (953 …
your ads here!R. Kelly: ‘We’re Going to Straighten All This Stuff Out’
R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail on Saturday after someone who officials said did not want to be publicly identified paid $161,633 that the R&B singer owed in …
your ads here!Attackers in Congo Hit Newly Reopened Ebola Treatment Center
Armed assailants on Saturday attacked an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo less than a week after it reopened following a previous attack. The attack …
your ads here!NCAA Loses Federal Antitrust Case, Can Still Claim Win
The NCAA was able to claim victory Friday night after a judge ruled against the governing body for college sports in a federal antitrust lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken …
your ads here!Summit Calls for Radical Change to Protect the Oceans
The Sixth Annual World Ocean Summit was this week in Abu Dhabi. The event brought together a diverse group of political leaders, activists and academics trying to keep our oceans …
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