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Mexico City Mayor-elect Claudia Sheinbaum cast her vote in the capital city on July 1. She and many women won posts in local governments and legislatures across the country.

Meet Mexico City's First Elected Female Mayor

The Mexican capital's incoming leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, is an environmental engineer who worked on a U.N. climate panel that shared a Nobel Prize with Al Gore. Can she stabilize the city?

Richard Spencer speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in December 2016.

Richard Spencer Leads Group Protesting Sale Of Confederate Statue

The white nationalist led protesters seeking to defend a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday. "We are white, we are a people, we will not be replaced!" Spencer yelled.

Opana ER, a potent extended-release opioid, was approved by the FDA for pain management in 2006. But the agency says Endo's attempts to reformulate the pills to make them harder to crush, dissolve and inject have not been successful.

FDA Calls On Drugmaker To Pull A Powerful Opioid Off The Market

The Food and Drug Administration says abuse of the painkiller Opana ER has fueled an outbreak of HIV, hepatitis C and a serious blood disorder, though it was reformulated to try to reduce abuse.

VIDEO: Chocolate Bars With A Political Bite

It's often said that Washington, D.C., is a town obsessed with politics. Apparently, that obsession extends to its chocolatiers. We visit a factory making politically inspired chocolate bars.

In her new album as Fiver, Simone Schmidt imagines the songs that might have been sung by women incarcerated at Ontario's Rockwood Asylum in the 19th century.

A Songwriter Gives Voice To The Silenced Women Of Rockwood Asylum

For her new album, Simone Schmidt, who performs under the name Fiver, researched the stories of women committed to the 19th-century Ontario institution for the criminally insane.

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is considered to be among the most vulnerable next targets in Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

6 Months In, No End In Sight: Who's Who In The Vast Russia Imbroglio

White House says it expects the investigation to conclude in the early part of 2018. Outside legal experts say it will run on for much longer. Here is an update about some of the key players.

Syrian refugee girls stand outside their tent at a camp near the border with Syria in eastern Lebanon on June 13.

U.S. Refugee Program 'In Danger' Amid Steep Drop In Refugee Arrivals, Advocates Warn

Just 49 Syrian refugees have been admitted in fiscal year 2018, compared with more than 12,000 in 2016. "The refugee program is in danger," says the head of a resettlement organization in Connecticut.

The Italian flag made up of three ingredients that help form the base of the country's cuisine: basil, mozzarella and tomatoes.

The Politics Of Pizza: How Italy's Flag And Food Are Deliciously Intertwined

A nation's flag can help define its identity. But only one seems to intricately link the history and character of a people to their homeland's fare.

The Politics Of Pizza: How Italy's Flag And Food Are Deliciously Intertwined

A nation's flag can help define its identity. But only one seems to intricately link the history and character of a people to their homeland's fare.

Mowing the lawn can be good exercise, and is fun for some people. But others who find themselves squeezed for time might find the luxury of paying someone else to do it to be of much more value than buying more stuff.

Need A Happiness Boost? Spend Your Money To Buy Time, Not More Stuff

A recent study suggests that when people spend their extra cash to get help with time-consuming chores, they're likelier to feel better than if they use the money to buy more things.

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