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The Riyadh Ritz was back in business Sunday after having detained dozens of Saudi elite in an anti-corruption purge. The hotel is seen here in a 2013 photo.

Gilded Prison No More Riyadh Ritz Reopens

The luxury hotel in Saudi Arabia's capital city opened its doors for business Sunday. For more than three months it had held dozens of prominent Saudis in an anti-corruption purge.

8 Ways To Teach Climate Change In Almost Any Classroom

In an NPR/Ipsos poll, 65% of teachers said they don't talk about climate change because it's not related to the subjects they teach. Here are some tips that you can use in any classroom.

Democratic presidential candidates (from left): Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg during a Democratic presidential debate.

Democrats Can Calm Their 2020 Election Anxiety By Accepting That There's No One Else

Democratic donors and activists worry that the party is going to nominate someone who can't win next year, and they're musing about who else could be out there. Newsflash: This is probably it.

Democrats Can Calm Their 2020 Election Anxiety By Accepting That There's No One Else

Democratic donors and activists worry that the party is going to nominate someone who can't win next year, and they're musing about who else could be out there. Newsflash: This is probably it.

Three of the Saudi Arabian women released on Thursday appeared in court in Riyadh a day earlier. They have been detained since May and say they have been subjected to physical and sexual abuse.

Saudi Arabia Releases 3 Women's Rights Activists From Prison, Others Still Held

Those who were freed were among activists who appeared in court on Wednesday. Several allege they've been subjected to sexual abuse and torture throughout their imprisonment. The trials are ongoing.

This Nov. 30, 2014, image made from video released by Loujain Alhathloul, shows her driving in the United Arab Emirates toward the border with Saudi Arabia. Her siblings have visited the United States this week to receive an award in her honor and to raise further awareness of her case.

'Won't Give Up': Siblings Of Jailed Saudi Women's Rights Activist Speak Out In U.S.

It's been a year since Loujain Alhathloul was detained in Saudi Arabia for pushing for women's rights. A PEN award for her and two other Saudi activists has helped bring their plight back to light.

Rawabi al-Sanusi, 23, (right) speaks with another artist at the exhibition at the Saudi embassy. "I always liked to draw," she says. "I was like the weird one in my family." She designed a hardcover book paying tribute to generations past, "to show the diversity of Saudi Arabian families," she says. Her great-great-grandfather, she says, "was a king of Libya for a short time."

'Connected To The Whole Universe': Saudi Women Artists Show Their Work In The U.S.

The "Women's Point of View" exhibition at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C., includes works of photography, motion graphics, even a design for a lightweight "running abaya" for athletes.

Toledo's Christmas Weed (upper left corner), which is now so heavily decorated that you can barely see it, provided a little holiday cheer at a busy intersection Wednesday.

A Weed Grows In Toledo, And Residents Hang Their Christmas Hopes Upon It

An attempt to bring a little Christmas cheer has grown to capture the imagination of the Ohio city.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection truck is shown parked next to fence at Friendship Park in this undated photo.

Border Patrol Agent Arrested On Suspicion Of Drug, Illegal Firearm Possession

An off-duty Border Patrol agent was arrested in Oceanside when officers found him asleep in a pickup truck with heroin and an illegal rifle, police and Border Patrol officials said Wednesday.

A Malaysian Musang King durian, much sought after by consumers in China.

Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze

A single durian could fetch $100 in China, where appetite for the spiky, pungent fruit is booming. Now Malaysia wants to make durian a leading export, and the rush to plant and invest is on.

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