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Second-graders hold their heads as they talk about "thoughts" and how they compare with "feelings" and resulting "actions," at Paw Paw Elementary School earlier this month, in Paw Paw, Mich.

Schools embrace social and emotional learning to help 'overwhelmed' students

School officials believe that kids can't succeed academically if they are struggling emotionally.

Dena Ausdorn stands at the remains of her home on Sunday after a tornado in Dawson Springs, Ky.

All those missing in Kentucky after tornado are accounted for, governor says

Between 75 and 78 people are confirmed dead after a destructive tornado tore through Kentucky last weekend. Many more had been reported missing but are now accounted for, the governor said.

Elizabeth Holmes walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., Thursday. The lawyers for the opposing sides in the trial of the former Theranos CEO wrapped up their closing arguments Friday, allowing the jury to begin their deliberations over criminal charges accusing Holmes of turning her blood-testing startup into a massive scam.

Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case is now in the jury's hands

If Holmes is convicted of all the charges against her, she could face up to 20 years in prison. The eight men and four women on the jury will resume deliberations Monday.

Haitian migrants say Mexican authorities are keeping them from traveling to the U.S.

Haitian migrants who crossed into Mexico from Guatemala are being prevented by Mexican authorities from traveling north to the U.S. The migrants say they are treated much worse than Latino migrants.

Worksafe Tasmania officers inspect a bouncy castle at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania on Thursday. A strong gust of wind lifted the castle some 30 feet into the air at an event celebrating the end of the school year.

A wind gust swept a bouncy castle in Tasmania 30 feet in the air, killing 6 children

The incident happened at an end-of-year celebration at Hillcrest Primary School in the Australian state.

Beatrice and Luis Valero, and their 8-year-old granddaughter Alaya Pacheco, stand in front of what's left of their home. The family says they lost everything in last week's tornado and hope to rebuild, but they had no homeowner's insurance.

In Kentucky towns slammed by tornadoes, weary residents are picking up the pieces

Thousands of people lost their homes and businesses in the tornadoes that tore through Kentucky last week. Now, residents are sorting out how to move forward and whether or not to rebuild.

Cattle graze on land burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil. Brazil is among the nations that have signed a pledge to protect forests.

Most nations are promising to end deforestation, but skeptics want proof

More than a hundred countries just promised to protect and restore forests. Similar pledges in the past have not succeeded, but forest advocates hope that this effort can learn from past mistakes.

A small boat used during a suspected human smuggling operation sits on La Jolla beach in San Diego, on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Authorities said multiple people believed to have been aboard the boat were rescued from the ocean along the San Diego coast early Thursday.

Two men sentenced in fatal smuggling attempt off La Jolla coast

The boat's captain, Victor Alfonso Soto Aguilar, 37, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison, while another man who acted as a refueler — Jose Ramon Geraldo Romero, 24 — received five years.

Duke Windsor's "Parked Under A Golden Night" was one of 61 works of art selected from nearly a thousand for the Fifth Artist Alliance Biennial at the Oceanside Museum of Art.

Oceanside Museum of Art hosts 5th Artist Alliance Biennial

Juried exhibit features 61 artists from 900 entries

Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House on Oct. 26, 2020.

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Meadows in contempt, sending a criminal referral to House

Ahead of the vote, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming read a litany of text messages she said Mark Meadows received during the Jan. 6 siege, including from Donald Trump Jr.

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