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Children make their moves at the Katwe Chess Academy, located in a slum in Kampala, Uganda. The Academy is where Phiona Mutesi, whose story is the basis for the movie <em>Queen of Katwe,</em> learned to play.

PHOTOS: They're All Kings And Queens Of Katwe

Kids in a Uganda slum learn that chess has a lot in common with life. You can't change the way you start out — but you can decide your next move.

Lions in a game reserve in South Africa, one of the few countries where the species is actually prevailing

Lions Are Fast Disappearing In Much Of Africa, Study Says

Over large parts of the continent, their numbers could drop by half in the next two decades. Only in four countries in southern Africa is the species holding its own.

Liberia's ELWA hospital is still the go-to clinic for possible Ebola cases. Above, a woman suspected of carrying the disease was quarantined in July.

Ebola Returns To Liberia But It's Not Clear How The 10-Year-Old Got it

A young boy has been confirmed as an Ebola case. The World Health Organization is trying to figure out the chain of transmission.

The Justice Department says racketeering convictions have "decapitated" the leadership of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas and "decimated" its ranks. Here, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer announces in 2012 the arrest of dozens of Texas members of the white supremacist organization.

Federal Crackdown Merely 'A Respite' For Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas

The Justice Department has been trying to take down the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a violent prison gang. In 2014, 73 members were convicted. But a top ABT member says the group is bowed, not broken.

This Novel Doesn't Find Meaning In Cancer, It Gives Its Malevolence Full Due

Charles Bock could have chosen to write this story as an autobiography. Alice & Oliver is based on a real-life nightmare in which his wife — then a young mother — was diagnosed with leukemia.

Travis Hoberecht, of American Medical Response, demonstrates the proper way to install a child restraint, July, 7, 2015.

Chula Vista Parents Get Lessons In Safe Car Seats

South Bay Family YMCA in Chula Vista is offering a free seat belt checkup.

San Diego Rock Station KPRI Sold To Christian Music Broadcaster

The locally-owned rock radio station KPRI changed hands Monday. The station is now broadcasting content from K-LOVE, a nationally syndicated contemporary Christian music service.

Picking The Locks: Redefining Copyright Law In The Digital Age

In his new book, Cory Doctorow shows creators how to survive in the digital age. He says the problem with copyright law is tech platforms have more control over content than the people who make it.

'There Will Never Be Another': George Foreman Remembers Muhammad Ali

Boxing titan George Foreman remembers Muhammad Ali, a dear friend and one-time rival in a historic fight in 1974. Ali died Friday at age 74.

On Thursday, a Los Angeles jury found Lonnie Franklin Jr. guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder.

'Grim Sleeper' Trial: Jury Finds Los Angeles Man Guilty On 10 Counts Of Murder

Lonnie Franklin Jr. "sat silently, staring straight ahead," as the clerk read the guilty verdicts, NPR's Kirk Siegler reports.

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