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Encinitas Little League Team Wins Double-Header; One Step Closer To World Series

Encinitas will play Wednesday morning against Nevada, but its two wins will likely be enough to clinch a spot in Friday's tournament semifinals.

Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Mughdeed talks to the men he commands to protect the Mosul dam, a critical piece of infrastructure that supplies water and electricity. The dam recently fell to the Islamic State in Iraq, but Kurdish forces say they've retaken it, a claim that could not be verified.

Iraqi Leader Orders Air Support For Kurds Battling Extremists

Meanwhile, Kurdish forces are urging the U.S. to provide weapons in the fight against militants with the Islamic State.

The place where the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers meet on the floor of the Grand Canyon is known as the Confluence. Many see it as holy ground; others see it as an opportunity for economic development.

Proposed Gondola For Grand Canyon's Rim Has Community On Edge

Developers and the Navajo Nation are negotiating to bring a tourist complex — and jobs — to the edge of the Grand Canyon. But some Native Americans say the project would tread on sacred land.

JJ's new album, <em>V</em>, comes out Aug. 19.

First Listen: JJ, 'V'

On V, the Swedish duo strikes a curious balance among wildly divergent sounds. Along the way, it draws from cringe-worthy soft pop, indie-rock, and cutting-edge R&B and hip-hop.

Antwain Steward was arrested and charged with killing two people in Newport News, Va., in large part based on rap lyrics he wrote — even though his lyrics didn't sync up with the details of the crime.

Anything You Can Spit Can Be Used Against You

A lot of rappers glorify crime in their music. Sometimes, lyrics that appear to boast about crimes can lead to arrest. Should violent rap lyrics be used as an admission of guilt?

Fifth-graders from the Bradwell School of Excellence in Chicago's South Shore area wrote an op-ed piece for <em>The Chicago Tribune</em> this week, explaining how they see their neighborhood.

'You Don't Really Know Us,' Chicago Kids Tell News Media

Tired of bad publicity, fifth-graders write an op-ed for The Chicago Tribune that includes this line: "This isn't Chi-raq. This is home. This is us."

Fifth-graders from the Bradwell School of Excellence in Chicago's South Shore area wrote an op-ed piece for The Chicago Tribune this week, explaining how they see their neighborhood.

'You Don't Really Know Us,' Chicago Kids Tell News Media

Tired of bad publicity, fifth-graders write an op-ed for The Chicago Tribune that includes this line: "This isn't Chi-raq. This is home. This is us."

Normally, nail polish on a desk would be a sign of distraction. Not in this Common Core classroom.

Postcards From The Common Core Classroom

The Common Core State Standards mean big changes in classrooms across the country. This... is the sound of that change.

Encinitas Team To Make Run At Little League World Series

The Encinitas Little League All-Stars will begin pool play Saturday in the West Regional tournament in San Bernardino.

Red Cross volunteers prepare to bury the body of an Ebola victim in Pendembu, Sierra Leone, early this month.

As Ebola Surges, CDC Sends Aid And Warns Against Travel

It will take at least three to six months to contain the largest Ebola outbreak in history, the health agency says. Fifty-seven people have died in four days, raising the death toll to 729.

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