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Lockheed Martin's Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) concept's unique design would allow it to separate the shocks and expansions associated with supersonic flight, resulting in a soft thump rather than a disruptive bang.

NASA Hopes Supersonic X Plane Will Deliver Less Bang For The Buck

The new plane will test technologies to reduce the loud boom planes make when they break the sound barrier.

Tiffany Mester talks about her experience as a sex trafficking victim, October 31, 2016.

Authorities Look To San Diego Hotels For Help In Fight Against Sex Trafficking

Law enforcement agencies believe the region's hotels and motels can help battle the sex trade business by ensuring their staff are trained in detecting and responding to signs of trafficking.

Eleven-year-old Frank "FX" Giaccio walks with President Donald Trump while mowing the grass in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday. Also pictured is Frank's father, Greg Giaccio.

Mowing In America: 11-Year-Old Entrepreneur Tackles White House Lawn

An 11-year-old Virginia boy who offered to cut the White House lawn for free got his chance Friday.

A family sits along the shore of Lake Elsinore as they watch the Holy Fire burn in the distance on Thursday night, Aug. 9, 2018.

California Crews Scramble To Keep Flames From Reaching Homes

Firefighters worked Friday to keep a growing Southern California forest fire that is feeding on dry brush and trees from reaching foothill neighborhoods a day after flames roared to new ferocity and came within yards of homes.

Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks on March 19 in Brazil. He lead in opinion polls and says the case against him is to prevent him from running for president again.

Brazil's Lula Must Begin Prison Sentence During Appeals, High Court Rules

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted on corruption charges last year but has remained free while appealing the verdict. He says the case against him is politically motivated.

Walter Shaub Jr., who heads the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, has been under attack for his tweets and statements about President-elect Donald Trump's conflicts of interest.

In U.S. Ethics Chief, An Unlikely Gadfly To Trump

Next week, leaders of the House Oversight Committee are expected to meet with the director of the Office of Government Ethics, who has been under fire for admonishing Trump to divest his businesses.

Residences were leveled by the wildfire in Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.

California Races To Predict Which Town Could Be Next To Burn

Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs. They all could be the next Paradise.

The U.S. And China: 2 Centuries Of Infatuation And Disappointment

In a new book, journalist and author John Pomfret tackles a relationship that stretches back to America's earliest years and is now more important — and challenging — than ever.

House Speaker Paul Ryan sits with Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, during discussions of the GOP tax reform plan on Tuesday.

Polls: Americans Aren't Buying Key White House Arguments For Tax Overhaul

A series of new polls suggest Americans are unenthusiastic and divided over the forthcoming Republican tax bill.

The U.S. And China: Two Centuries Of Infatuation And Disappointment

In a new book, journalist and author John Pomfret tackles a relationship that stretches back to America's earliest years and is now more important — and challenging — than ever.

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