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Likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Eugene, Ore.

Trump's Supreme Court List Might Reassure Conservatives, But Leaves Off Big Names

Trump promised to appoint to the high court the kinds of people the GOP base would be happy with.

President Trump and Vice President Pence meet with Congressional leadership including House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in the Oval Office on Thursday.

Congress Passes Bill To Avert Shutdown For Two Weeks

The final vote came after President Trump met with the top Democrats and Republicans in Congress at the White House to discuss a longer-term funding deal.

San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Savages And Vengeful Barbers

This weekend's top arts events include everything from (fake) blood and sequins to local art and post-punk.

A scientist from the Nadiya Clinic in Kiev, Ukraine inserts a needle into a fertilized egg to extract the DNA of a man and woman trying to have a baby. The clinic is combining the DNA from three different people to create babies for women who are infertile.

Clinic Claims Success In Making Babies With 3 Parents' DNA

A clinic in Kiev, Ukraine, stirs controversy by making babies with DNA from three different people to help women who are infertile bear children. It's the only clinic known to be doing this right now.

Four-year-old Violet (right) supervises as her mom Margaret Siebers pours a first-ever spoonful of honey for 1-year-old Frances to try. Siebers spent much of the end of her pregnancy with Frances confined to bed rest at her home in Milwaukee.

Rethinking Bed Rest For Pregnancy

Research indicates bed rest does not improve birth outcomes and can be risky for the mom. So why is it still prescribed by many doctors and midwives for about 20 percent of pregnant women in the U.S.?

A photo of "Dr. Seuss's The Lorax" at The Old Vic, 2015.

Old Globe Announces Summer Season 2018

Spend the summer with Shakespeare, Simon and Seuss

Rosemary Bigley, of Service Employees International Union, says she will vote for Democratic candidate Conor Lamb for Congressman, in Canonsburg, Pa., on Feb. 27.

Pennsylvania Election: Regional Race Could Offer Clues About Midterms Voter Turnout

The election in southwest Pennsylvania on March 13 is being closely watched by Democrats and Republicans looking for early clues about how Americans will vote in the midterm elections.

The Ramones, seen here in an undated photo, have been honored by having a second street in New York City renamed for them.

The Ramones Way: Street At Rockers' High School Is Renamed For Band

They're officially the coolest kids to come out of Forest Hills High in Queens, N.Y., and that's saying something. Other famous former students included Burt Bacharach, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

Coretta Scott King, center, accompanied by the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, her children, and singer Harry Belafonte, leads a march in Memphis to honor her husband who was assassinated four days earlier.

After MLK's Death, Coretta Scott King Went To Memphis To Finish His Work

Four days after her husband was killed, Coretta Scott King led a march in Memphis. The act reflected her role as a partner in the struggle for civil rights. "I was impelled to come," she said.

Former coal miner Danny Smith and his family used to ride their ATVs and go camping on this reclaimed strip mining site in Pike County, Ky. But Smith is no longer able to do such things because of his advanced black lung disease.

An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It

More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings and opportunities to protect them, but didn't.

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