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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.

President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.

Reaction To Trump's State Of The Union Address Follows A Predictable Script

Republicans praised Trump for what they saw as a steady performance. Democrats said the president's speech was divisive.

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.

Tony Tooke's resignation as head of the U.S. Forest Service is effective immediately. The Department of Agriculture confirmed last week to PBS that it had "engaged an independent investigator" to look into claims about Tooke's behavior.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Tony Tooke's resignation, which is effective immediately, came days after PBS NewsHour reported that the U.S. Agriculture Department was investigating sexual misconduct complaints against him.

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.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) talks to a crowd of 200 supporters and critics outside of his North County office, Feb. 21, 2017.

Issa Refunds Campaign Donations Now That He Won’t Seek Re-Election

Now that he’s not running for re-election, Rep. Darrell Issa has refunded nearly $180,000 in donations, including a contribution from Koch Industries.

Applause rained down for China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, as the Communist Party of China adopted his "thought." Xi (bottom center) was flanked by former presidents (from left) Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin, along with Premier Li Keqiang.

China's Xi Is Elevated To New Level, With Echoes Of Mao

A new Community Party amendment sets President Xi Jinping's "thought" alongside Marxism-Leninism and "Mao Zedong Thought." State media say it'll help China avoid the "Tacitus Trap."

Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live In Concert: A GREAT PERFORMANCES Special (on KPBS 2)

Airs Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

Leena Khandwalla, 44, at her family home in Karachi, Pakistan. After members of her religious community in the U.S. and Australia were arrested for performing female genital mutilation, she decided to go public about her childhood experience of undergoing FGM.

A Secretive Sect Opens A Debate On Female Genital Mutilation

The Bohras, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, practice cutting as a clandestine ritual. Now, the arrest of a Bohra doctor in Detroit for performing FGM has inspired a frank discussion in Pakistan.

An announcement from Oath Inc., the Verizon Communications subsidiary that owns AOL and Yahoo, that AOL Instant Messenger will cease in December.

Once Its AIM Was True, But Soon AOL's Instant Messenger Will Be No More

AOL Instant Messenger, with 100 million users at its peak in 2001, was overtaken by mobile text messaging and social media platforms such as Twitter. It will be shut down in December.

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