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February 15, 2019

In Nigeria, election spectacle at odds with rampant poverty

It's hard to find a campaign poster in this threadbare settlement on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital, where thousands ...

February 15, 2019

The Latest: Pelosi, Schumer rip Trump emergency declaration

The Latest on President Donald Trump and border security (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Congress' two top Democrats say ...

February 15, 2019

Syrians act in playback theater to heal war trauma

The young Syrian woman walked on stage and began telling the story of her brother's abduction in the early years of her ...

February 15, 2019

The Latest: Paddleboarder dies in storm-swollen channel

The Latest on storms hitting the West (all times local): 7:30 p.m. The storm pounding California may have claimed a second ...

February 15, 2019

Youth programs left wanting by California marijuana law

When California voters legalized marijuana, they were promised that part of the tax revenue from pot sales and cultivation ...

February 14, 2019

Medicare ambulance rides may no longer end up at ER

Medicare wants to change how it pays for emergency ambulance services to give seniors more options besides going to a ...

February 14, 2019

Denver teacher strike revealed US divide over bonus pay

Denver teachers went on strike to improve their pay, but the fight wasn't that simple. Emboldened by teacher activism ...

Hakeem al-Araibi, Craig Foster, Marise Payne

February 14, 2019

Refugee footballer thanks Australian leader for freedom

A refugee soccer player who was detained in Thailand for three months under threat of extradition to Bahrain shook hands ...

February 13, 2019

Australia to reopen island detention camp after refugee bill

The Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of ...

February 13, 2019

California governor scales back high-speed train

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Tuesday there "isn't a path" for completing the state's plan for a high-speed rail line ...

February 13, 2019

The Latest: California Gov. says he's committed to rail line

The Latest on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's State of the State address (all times local): 5:50 p.m. California Gov.

February 12, 2019

French Senate questions Catholic official on abuse by clergy

The spokesman for France's Catholic bishops' conference told lawmakers Tuesday the French church is working with authorities ...

February 12, 2019

UN agency cites refugee 'surge' from new South Sudan clashes

The United Nations refugee agency says 13,000 people have fled renewed fighting and violence in parts of South Sudan in ...

February 11, 2019

Youth smoking decline stalls, and vaping may be to blame

Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible.

February 10, 2019

The Latest: District leader disappointed by end of talks

The Latest on a possible Denver teachers strike (all times local): 10 p.m. The superintendent of Denver Public Schools says ...

February 09, 2019

Depression 101: Dallas schoolkids learn about mental health

In a scenario playing out in more and more classrooms around the world, a Dallas teenager recently asked her classmate if ...

February 09, 2019

Suspect in deadly Paris fire handed preliminary charges

Paris prosecutor's office says the suspect in the fire that killed 10 people in the French capital this week has been handed ...

February 08, 2019

Descendants from last US slave ship gathering in Alabama

The years have been hard on Africatown USA. Established by the last boatload of Africans abducted into slavery and shipped ...

February 08, 2019

Oil workers flee Venezuela's crisis for a better life

Nieves Ribullen, a Venezuelan oil worker sick of struggling to get by as his country falls apart, is betting it all on ...