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Loretta Lynn campaigned for both Bush presidents. She's shown here with President George W. Bush in 2000 in Little Rock, Ark.

How Loretta Lynn, country music and a rural Republican tide changed U.S. politics

At the peak of her fame in the 1960s and 1970s, Lynn was part of a key change in the politics of country music — a change akin to the shifting partisan leanings of the music's most loyal fans.

This gun held by 35-year-old Fatima was a wedding gift from her husband. Families of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes of Iran may own several weapons, used to defend themselves and their livestock against thieves and wild animals. Fatima is known for her shooting and riding skills.

PHOTOS: In this nomadic tribe in Iran, the women persevere despite hardships

Part of the Bakhtiari people, they live as their ancestors did, migrating between pastures in western and southwestern Iran. Women play a vital role, coping with hardships and persevering.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives at the Capitol Thursday to update reporters on the must-pass priority of funding the government.

Congress approves a short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown

A day before the Friday deadline, lawmakers approved a spending bill that will keep federal agencies running through Feb. 18, 2022.

The U.S. government says in its affidavit that this photo shows Guy Reffitt outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wearing a helmet with a camera that captured him discussing the day's insurrection.

A son explains why he turned in his father over the Jan. 6 attack

Jackson Reffitt notified the FBI about his concerns and recorded his father making statements about the Capitol siege on Jan. 6, 2021.

President Biden welcomed the Milwaukee Bucks to the White House, the first NBA champions to visit there in five years.

The Milwaukee Bucks are the first NBA champions to visit the White House since 2016

Members of the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors, who won recent championships, had declined to visit President Donald Trump, while the Lakers' visit was canceled because of COVID protocols.

Javier Arreguin Villegas' "Protegiendo La Infancia (2021), a xylography relief print, is on view at the Hill Street Country Club now through Aug. 20, 2021.

San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Art That Reframes American Independence

For the July 4th weekend, a mini art tour of exhibitions by Javier Arreguin Villegas, Kim Sweeney, Andrew Alcasid, and the group show 'And We Will Sing In The Tall Grass Again'

'President' captures the thwarted fight for change in Zimbabwe

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Camilla Nielsson about her new documentary President. It follows the underdog opposition candidate throughout Zimbabwe's first election after the ouster of Robert Mugabe.

The island of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai, as imaged by satellites on January 6, 2022 (left) and January 18 (right). It was obliterated in the eruption, which scientists estimate was 10 megatons in size.

NASA scientists estimate Tonga blast at 10 megatons

Researchers who have been studying the volcano since 2015 say it was likely caused by seawater flowing into a chamber filled with magma.

Carl Allamby recently completed all of his training and was hired as an attending physician at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital. He's 51.

What's it take to go from mechanic to physician at 51? Patience, an Ohio doctor says

Talk about a late bloomer. Carl Allamby, who ran an auto repair shop for more than 20 years, was recently hired as an attending physician at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital at age 51.

Biden banning Russia from US airspace because of Ukraine

President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. is banning Russian aircraft from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

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