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Veteran David Wheaton said he's noticed his COPD has improved since he began playing the harmonica. He said he used to be able to exercise for only a few minutes, but now can work out longer.

A Holiday Harmonica Concert Is Part Of The Therapy For Veterans With Lung Disease

On a recent afternoon, a dozen or so veterans sat around a table at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa preparing for a musical performance.

Jonathan Hunt is surrounded by his 2019 top picks for children and young-adult literature at his office in San Diego, Dec. 20, 2019.

San Diego Librarian Shares His Top 12 Kids Books Of 2019

As Jonathan Hunt, librarian for the San Diego County Office of Education, looks back on the year and the decade, he says books for younger audiences have become more willing to address difficult topics.

Republican state Rep. Matt Shea, pictured at a gun rights rally in January, has been suspended from the House Republican Caucus and removed from several committees.

Washington Legislator Matt Shea Accused Of 'Domestic Terrorism,' Report Finds

As a leader of the Patriot Movement, the Republican representative "planned, engaged in, and promoted a total of three armed conflicts of political violence against the United States government."

Democratic presidential candidates debate Thursday night at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

6 Takeaways From The 6th Democratic Debate

Former Vice President Joe Biden was steadier than in past debates; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg came under attack; and the candidates defended their least diverse debate stage yet.

6 Takeaways From The 6th Democratic Debate

Former Vice President Joe Biden was steadier than in past debates; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg came under attack; and the candidates defended their least diverse debate stage yet.

Photograph of an African-American man with a camera looking at the skeletons of iron beds which rise above the ashes of a burned-out block after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, in Oklahoma.

New Research Identifies Possible Mass Graves From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

"I'm as confident as I can be in the results that this is a very big candidate for something associated with the massacre," a senior researcher at the Oklahoma Archeological Survey said on Monday.

"The person who files the report, the person who alleges to have been harmed and the witnesses shall not be bound by any obligation of silence" about sexual abuse cases against clergy, according to a new policy approved by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis Ends 'Top Secret' Status For Sex Abuse Cases, Promising Transparency

The changes apply to cases of clergy committing violence or sexual assaults against anyone under their authority, as well as minors. The pope also changed rules about child pornography.

Demonstrators attend a pro-impeachment rally at the San Diego County Administration building, Dec. 15, 2019.

Rallies In Support Of Impeaching President Trump Planned In San Diego

MoveOn and Common Cause will hold a series of rallies across the country Tuesday, including in San Diego County, to call for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump.

Italians gather in St. John Lateran Square in Rome for a demonstration of the "Sardines," a grassroots movement against right-wing populism, on Saturday.

Fed Up With Far Right, Italy's 'Sardines' Protests Call For Civility And Equality

They aim to pack public squares like sardines in a can, in protest against the far-right, anti-immigrant wave rising in Italian society and politics.

Officials in Edinburgh are looking into how to quiet silent discos, after residents complained that the tour groups make too much noise. Other residents say they're happy to see the tours. Here, one of the groups is seen on a tour operated by Silent Adventures.

Silent Discos Are Not Silent Enough, Residents Of Edinburgh Complain

Critics say silent discos aren't as quiet as the name implies, and that they can be a public menace when crowds rove the sidewalks, belting out lyrics to classic songs.

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