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In the U.S., the average age for initiating sexual activity has remained around 17 or 18 since the early 1990s, even as people have begun marrying later in life.

Abstinence Education Is Ineffective And Unethical, Report Argues

Researchers say that programs advocating abstinence until marriage fail to get teens to delay sexual activity and also prevent them from getting important information about pregnancy and STDs.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (center) shakes hands with supporters after casting his vote in the city of Gatundu on Tuesday.

It's Official: Kenyan President Wins Re-Election. But Will Opposition Concede?

The final results announced Friday gave Uhuru Kenyatta a clear win. Yet for days, challenger Raila Odinga has protested what he calls fraud, despite the election's blessing by international observers.

On Education, The States Ask: Now What?

States are under the gun to meet requirements of the new federal education law. But with budget crises, new regulations and a whole lot of uncertainty, many say the road ahead is far from clear.

Demonstrators protest changes to the Affordable Care Act on June 28, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

Americans Don't Want Senate's Health Care Plan, But It's Unclear What They Do Want

Public opinion on health care is often inconsistent, even incoherent.

Ozzie Ling, manager of Shanghai's Yingyi Golf Club, says government inspection squads will sometimes visit his club, looking for wayward government officials who might be guests of the club.

China's Government Tightens Its Grip On Golf, Shuts Down Courses

China has had a complicated history with golf. At one time, the country seemed golf crazy, but it became synonymous with corrupt officials. Once again it is in the crosshairs of China's government.

Then-FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on May 3. Comey was fired May 9 after more than a year of controversy surrounding the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

The James Comey Saga, In Timeline Form

The fired FBI director's story has everything: suggestions of taped conversations, a tarmac meeting and tweets — lots of tweets.

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in early May. Comey was fired Tuesday after more than a year of controversy surrounding the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

The James Comey Saga, In Timeline Form

A year and a half ago, James Comey, then the head of the FBI, said "part of doing our work well is to make sure we don't talk about it."

President Trump, seen in the Oval Office on Wednesday, spoke out publicly for the first time Thursday about his firing of former FBI Director James Comey.

Trump On Firing Comey: 'It Was Set Up A While Ago'

The president told NBC that he would have fired James Comey as FBI director, even if he hadn't gotten a recommendation and said he was told three times by Comey that he wasn't under FBI investigation.

Trump Says He Planned To Fire 'Grandstander' Comey 'Regardless Of Recommendation'

The president told NBC that he would have fired James Comey as FBI director, even if he hadn't gotten a recommendation and said he was told three times by Comey that he wasn't under FBI investigation.

James Comey's March 20 testimony on Capitol Hill contradicted some of the president's positions. It was the first time he publicly acknowledged the FBI investigation into possible ties between Trump associates and Russia.

Suspicious Timing And Convenient Reasoning For Trump's Firing Of Comey

President Trump summarily fired the FBI director, giving little reasoning except for a memo from a Justice Department official who criticized James Comey's handling of the Clinton email probe.

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