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Sudanese Teen Bride Sentenced To Death For Killing Husband During Alleged Rape

Noura Hussein, 19, was sentenced to death by hanging on Thursday. A team of lawyers and advocates is fighting for her life.

This March 20, 2016, photo shows the Hart family of Woodland, Wash., at a Bernie Sanders rally in Vancouver, Wash.

Family In SUV May Have Intentionally Driven Off Cliff, Police Say

Authorities believe the Hart family — two married women and six adopted children — was in the vehicle when it plunged off a cliff along California's scenic Highway 1.

New Orleans News Site Finds Actors Were Paid To Support A Power Plant

Dozens of people in bright orange shirts told the New Orleans City Council they supported a new power plant. Now The Lens reports that at least some were paid to show up and told what to say.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 17, 2018, in Washington.

'Animals'? Trump Says He'll Keep Using Term For Gang Members

President Donald Trump is defending his use of the word "animals" to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members despite a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders.

Tanya and Wendell Berry, 1970s. Henry County, Kentucky.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Look & See: Wendell Berry's Kentucky

Airs Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Teachers Press DeVos; Questions About Koch Brothers' Gifts To Universities

Plus an education-related settlement in the Philadelphia Starbucks controversy, in our weekly education roundup.

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said the Second Amendment is "a relic" and should be repealed.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens Calls For Repeal Of Second Amendment

Stevens says that getting rid of the "relic of the 18th century" would weaken the NRA. The opinion goes further than most gun control advocates.

Syrian children receive treatment at a makeshift clinic after a suspected chemical attack on the rebel-held village of al-Shifuniyah, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, late on Sunday. A child died and at least 13 other people suffered breathing difficulties after an attack on the besieged Syrian rebel enclave, a medic and a monitor said.

Despite U.N. Call For Cease-Fire, Strikes Continue On Damascus Suburb

Eastern Ghouta, a rebel-held area home to more than 350,000 people, has suffered a barrage of attacks for days, and civilian deaths are continuing. Now Russia is calling for a "humanitarian corridor."

In the wake of multiple sexual harassment allegations against him, writer Sherman Alexie has declined the 2018 Carnegie Medal.

Beset By Sexual Harassment Claims, Sherman Alexie Declines Literary Prize

The American Library Association acknowledges the writer's decision not to accept the Carnegie Medal for nonfiction. He was chosen for his memoir about his mother.

Students wear clear backpacks outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Monday. The bags are one of a number of security measures the school district has enacted as a result of the Feb. 14 shooting at the school that killed 17.

Making Schools Safer: Harsh Consequences, Or Second Chances?

The tragedy in Parkland, Fla., this year kicked off a national debate over how to reduce school violence: through tighter security and tougher discipline ... or more help for troubled students?

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