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A stroller lies overturned on a street in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, on Friday. A man deliberately drove into a street crowded with pedestrians, police said. Officials said the incident had no links to terrorism.

Driver Rams Crowd At A Melbourne Mall, Killing At Least 4 People

At least 20 people were injured in the incident, which Australian police said is not terrorism-related. Officers had been pursuing the driver in connection with a stabbing earlier in the day.

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in various stages of development displayed in Brazil in 2016.

To Shrink Mosquito Population, Scientists Are Releasing 20 Million Mosquitoes

Scientists plan to release millions of sterile, male bacteria-infected mosquitoes in California, to breed with wild females. They're hoping for a "steep decline" in the species that carries Zika.

Words Made Flesh: Literature And The Language Of Prayer

No American writer has been able to pin down the intersection of faith, prayer and art like Flannery O'Connor. Critic Juan Vidal reflects on her Prayer Journal, and the faith that words can live.

Eric Elder, an Army reservist who came to Puerto Rico in early October to do power line work, says the work is challenging. "Every pole is different, every pole has to be looked at and dressed differently."

When Will Power Come Back To Puerto Rico? Depends Who You Ask

These days, Puerto Rico's monumental power restoration effort involves helicopters dropping 100-foot towers into the mountains and a "big dance" of crews, equipment and expertise.

San Diego Computer Scientists Help Google Crack Down On Fake Listings

Scammers were getting their businesses listed on Google Maps using fake addresses. A new study co-written by UC San Diego researchers is helping Google identify and fix the problem.

Marina Lonina, 18, is accused of live-streaming the rape of a 17-year-old female friend.

Live-Streaming Of Alleged Rape Shows Challenges Of Flagging Video In Real Time

An 18-year-old woman in Ohio is accused of broadcasting the rape of her 17-year-old friend online. The prosecutor said she told police she continued streaming because she "got caught up in the likes."

A 1944 issue of "The Aztec News Letter," which collected letters of SDSU alums serving in the military during World War II.

San Diego Professor Shared WWII Soldiers' Letters From Around The World

In 1942, a professor asked his students who fought in World War II to write him from their military posts around the world. It eventually yielded more than 4,500 letters over five years, which he published in monthly newsletters.

The 2018 Oscar nominations had enough freshness and enough room for new voices that they didn't feel rote.

'Shape Of Water,' 'Dunkirk' And 'Three Billboards' Lead Oscar Nominations

This year's Academy Award nominations include a lot of old favorites, but also some new voices — including the first women ever nominated for cinematography.

Scientists Work To Overcome Legacy Of Tuskegee Study, Henrietta Lacks

An influential Harlem church is trying to help the National Institutes of Health overcome reluctance by some African-Americans to participate in a medical study of 1 million diverse Americans.

People cross the Las Vegas Strip where a lone gunman opened fire on the audience at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on Oct. 1. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nev., fired from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Las Vegas Massacre Raises Questions About Hotel Security

Police say suspected gunman Stephen Paddock had "in excess of 10 rifles" in his room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. How did he get so many guns to his room without raising suspicion?

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