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Playwright Mark Medoff author of Children of a Lesser God, in New York in April 2004.

Tony Award-Winning Playwright Mark Medoff Dies At Age 79

Medoff is best known for Children of a Lesser God, a play about a young deaf woman's romance with her speech teacher.

Fewer Students Are Going To College. Here's Why That Matters

College enrollment continues to decline, according to data released Monday. Small colleges have been forced to close; others are getting creative when it comes to finding and keeping students.

Actor Ken Jeong, left, and his wife, Tran Ho, are pictured with their two children in this undated photo. Ho, whose story is documented in "Cancer: The Emperor of all Maladies," was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer.

Survival Rate Increases Among Cancer Patients

New cancer treatments bring hope, but does that mean a cure or a lifetime of cancer-fighting drugs and careful monitoring?

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces on television that an attempted coup occurred over the weekend.

Ethiopia Army Chief Killed In Attempted Coup, Government Says

Two attacks have left at least four officials dead, authorities say. They accuse a brigadier general who was given amnesty and released from prison.

A security checkpoint at the Del Mar Fairgrounds near the "Stretch Run" entrance of the racetrack, Sept. 3, 2018.

Shooting Outside Del Mar Racetrack Raises Questions About Security At Fairgrounds

There are new concerns about safety and security after a gunman opened fire in a crowded area Sunday after trying to get into a sold-out concert at the fairgrounds.

(Top) A worker at Blue Creations prepares a pair of blue jeans for a crinkle effect known as "3-D whiskers." (Bottom) Employees at Blue Creations apply the destruction/distressing process to jeans by sanding, ripping and tearing them on molds.

From Pocket Lining To Jeans, A Niche Means Survival In LA Fashion

The fashion industry in LA has been bleeding jobs for years. One bright spot has been high-end denim. Whereas $30 jeans are often made in China or Mexico, designer jeans are almost always made here.

A model of the Tiangong-1 space station at a Chinese airshow in 2010. The real Tiangong-1 will reenter the atmosphere around the end of March.

A Chinese Space Lab Will Soon Fall From The Sky. Where It Lands, No One Knows

Most of the Chinese space lab, the size of a city bus, will burn up in the atmosphere, but some debris may survive re-entry.

"The Dutch State bears very limited liability in the 'Mothers of Srebenica' case," the Supreme Court said Friday. Earlier this month, Bosnian Muslims visited the graves of their relatives at the memorial cemetery of the Srebrenica 1995 massacre in Potocari, near Srebrenica.

Dutch Troops Were 10% Liable In Srebrenica Massacre, Supreme Court Says

The case centers on the deadly days after the city of Srebrenica fell on July 11, 1995, when some 25,000 refugees sought safety with Dutch U.N. peacekeepers.

Clockwise from top left: Quichotte by Salman Rushdie; Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann; An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma; 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak; Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo; and The Testaments by Margaret Atwood.

Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie Headline 2019 Booker Prize Shortlist

Atwood made the list for her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, and Rushdie for his reimagining of Don Quixote. Chigozie Obioma, Elif Shafak, Lucy Ellmann and Bernardine Evaristo round out the finalists.

Life Along Pakistan's Mountain Highway Where China Is Investing Billions Of Dollars

The Karakoram Highway revamp is a key part of China's trade and infrastructure initiative in the region, and local communities' expectations are high.

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