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Navajo students at Crystal Boarding School in New Mexico sing traditional songs in class.

Native American Education: What Will It Take To Fix The 'Epitome Of Broken'?

The Bureau of Indian Education is 150 years old and is finally undergoing a critical reorganization facilitated by the Obama administration and the bureau itself. But will it be enough?

First lady Nancy Reagan sits on the knee of Mr. T, dressed as Santa Claus, and gives him a peck on the head, as he joined her for a preview of the White House Christmas decor in 1983.

I Saw First Ladies Kissing Santa Claus (And A First Dog Dressed As Him)

Through the years, first families have done plenty with Santa — from singing and dancing (Obama) to reading (Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton) to a celebrity kiss or two (Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush).

In the Old City of New Delhi, Asim Husain stands in his shop, where he sells hand-stitched purses. He says sales normally conducted in cash are down nearly 90 percent and his attempts to go "cashless" with credit cards or other e-wallet schemes have not met with great success. "The connectivity is very poor," Husain says, referring to the internet.

India Wants To Go Cashless. But It's Easier Said Than Done

Paper money is scarce as a result of a government edict. But a couple of major obstacles stand in the way of the cashless society.

Billie Mochow's gingerbread sculpture was among the top 10 winners. Mochow says she is a self-taught baker.

These Elaborate Gingerbread Creations Prove That Baking Is An Art

At this national contest in North Carolina, these intricate and gravity-defying works of edible ingenuity might just make Hansel and Gretel think that warring with a witch was worth it.

Cyclists ride through downtown San Diego in a rally before a City Council vote on the Downtown Mobility Plan, June 21, 2016.

2017 Could Bring New Bike Lane Projects To San Diego

In the next year, at least four bike projects will open in the San Diego region, and construction is scheduled on several more.

Students at Kellogg Elementary School stretch before the schools first annual year-end fitness fair in Chula Vista, May 26, 2011.

San Diego County Kids Outperform State In Fitness Testing. How Did Your District Do?

The physical fitness of San Diego County students held steady last year as that of students statewide dipped slightly.

Sherrel Johnson, mother of 17-year-old James Brissette, who was killed by New Orleans police officers on the Danziger Bridge six days after Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans To Pay $13.3 Million Over Police Killings In 2005

Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the city would pay millions of dollars to people who were injured and to families of those killed by New Orleans police around the time Hurricane Katrina hit.

'Hidden Figures,' 'The Glass Universe,' And Why Science Needs History

Women's contributions to scientific progress are often ignored — but two new books, Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures are out to remedy that oversight.

A young fighter stands at a checkpoint near the Jada'aa camp for internally displaced people. Just before dusk, the sky is darkened by smoke from oil fires set by ISIS nearby.

For Iraqi Families With ISIS Links, Agonizing Choices — And Consequences

Most of the almost 10,000 residents of the Jada'aa camp for internally displaced people are from the Mosul area. Hundreds of families were expelled from their villages after relatives joined ISIS.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at Dallas' City Hall in July. Abbott has strongly endorsed new rules that would require removed fetal tissue to be buried or cremated.

Judge Blocks Texas Rule That Would Require Burial Or Cremation Of Fetal Tissue

The rule was written to apply to all miscarriages and abortions and was due to take effect Dec. 19. A hearing on a lawsuit filed by abortion-rights groups is set for early January.

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