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Ellen Ochoa, an astronaut who flew four space shuttle missions as an optics specialist, is among eight luminaries who will be inducted next month into the California Hall of Fame in Sacramento.

An Iraqi force has begun a large-scale operation to recapture Tikrit, according to state TV. Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein, lies between Baghdad and Mosul.

Contemporary circus show displays some superhuman talent

After months of strikes and protests, the workers accept a smaller raise than they'd been demanding.

San Diego Unified School District trustees are scheduled to decide Tuesday whether to order an independent investigation of board President Marne Foster, who is accused of abuse of power.

The introduction of e-cigarettes, depending on who you talk to, is either an appealing alternative to help addicted current smokers give up tobacco or gateway devices for a new generation of tobacco smokers.

Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized power last May, says he will lift martial law and replace it with a constitutional provision that gives him the very same powers.

The family of late former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau will be donating his brain to science to help determine whether repeated trauma suffered by football players leads to depression, it was reported today.

For National Poetry Month, All Things Considered asked listeners to tweet poems of their own — including the rhyme that tops this story. The plot thickened when a high school English class jumped in.

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