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Amid Trump Attacks And Snubs, Zucker's CNN Reclaims Newsy Mission

Jeff Zucker helped make Trump a TV celebrity while at NBC, and some argue the cable network's blanket campaign coverage helped get him elected. But CNN has become a lead target for Trump's criticism.

A student practices with flashcards with facts about American government during a class at the public library in Brush, Colo.

Immigrants Make This Farm Town Work. Now They're Applying For Citizenship

Many immigrants come to Morgan County, Colo., for its plentiful, if grueling, jobs in agriculture. Now, fears about changes to immigration policy under Trump are prompting many to act.

A Mexican soldier stands guard next to marijuana packages in Tijuana following the discovery of a tunnel under the U.S.-Mexico border in 2010.

'Narconomics': How The Drug Cartels Operate Like Wal-Mart And McDonald's

The cartels' business models are similar to those of big-box stores and franchises, says Tom Wainwright, former Mexico City bureau chief for The Economist. His new book is Narconomics.

Mary Willis, seen here speaking to the San Ysidro school board during a special meeting, was appointed as the district's fill-in superintendent, Nov. 6, 2017.

San Ysidro School District Picks L.A. Educator As Fill-In Superintendent

After its interim superintendent resigned Friday following allegations of financial mismanagement, the San Ysidro school board voted 4-1 Monday to name a Los Angeles-area educator to take over temporarily as the district’s top administrator.

Medical students at George Washington University met with residents of Washington, D.C., to find out what challenges they face in managing asthma.

This Med School Teaches Health Policy Along With The Pills

First-year medical students are usually busy studying lots of basic science and medicine. One medical school is making a point of schooling them on how health care delivery affects their patients.

Police officers run to take position around Iran's parliament building in Tehran after an assault by several attackers. Four attackers reportedly reached the building's interior, and an explosion was heard, although it was unclear whether it was a suicide bomb or a grenade.

Twin Attacks Hit Iran's Parliament And Khomeini Mausoleum; ISIS Claims Responsibility

Four attackers struck Iran's parliament in Tehran during a morning legislative session. A second group of attackers struck the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, state TV reports.

Aerial view of the Heart Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef

While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust

It's the world's biggest coral reef system, home to some 400 types of coral. In the past 18 months, rising ocean temperatures helped cause the single greatest loss of coral ever recorded there.

Daring To Dream: A Carpenter Tries To Build A Piano In Rwanda

If he succeeds, it would be the first piano made in his country — and the first made in Africa since 1989. Skeptics wonder if it's an impossible mission.

(Top) Raya Shaporova, 70, a local pensioner who has not left despite the dangers of fighting all around, picks flowers in her yard in Spartak, Ukraine. (Bottom) Shaporova's bed, as well as some food and other small items, are some of the few things she keeps in her home.

In Eastern Ukraine, A Struggle For Survival In The Crossfire Of A Little-Seen War

This year, 59 civilians have been killed and 280 injured as fighting continues in a 3-year-old war between Russian-backed separatists and government forces. Residents despair of ever seeing peace.

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday after the justices heard oral arguments on the corruption case against him.

Supreme Court May Be Leaning Toward Voiding Ex-Va. Governor's Corruption Conviction

The core issue is how to determine a clean "official act" from a corrupt one, and where the line is. Oral arguments underscored how difficult it is to come up with a workable standard.

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