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New York's Utica City School District has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that says it discriminated against refugee students and did not let them enroll at Thomas R. Proctor High School, shown here.

Refugees Reach Settlement In Legal Fight To Attend N.Y. High School

A federal lawsuit claiming that refugee students in Utica, N.Y., were illegally blocked from attending the local high school may soon come to an end.

Andria Smith (left) with her daughter Delilah Smith (center) and Jenna Sauter's son, Maverick Hawkins, in Nevada City, Calif. The mothers are both members of the Facebook group "Pot Smoking Moms Who Cuss Sometimes."

Is Smoking Pot While Pregnant Safe For The Baby?

Adults in a growing number of states can now legally use marijuana without a doctor's prescription. But obstetricians worry pregnant women don't realize the drug could hurt their kids.

First lady Melania Trump, President Trump, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton, Vice President Pence, and second lady Karen Pence are photographed at Mnuchin and Linton's wedding on June 24 in Washington, D.C.

Treasury Secretary's Wife Apologizes After Sparking Internet Furor With Online Post

Dressed in more than $16,000 worth of clothes and accessories in the photo, Louise Linton, a Scottish actress married to Steven Mnuchin, had ridiculed an Instagram follower for being "out of touch."

When Jenna Sauter's youngest son, Axel, tested positive for THC — marijuana's active ingredient — after he was born, she got a home visit from local social services. Sauter says she and her friends don't smoke near their children.

Is Smoking Pot While Pregnant Safe For The Baby?

Adults in a growing number of states and D.C. can now legally buy marijuana without a doctor's prescription. But obstetricians worry pregnant women don't realize the drug could hurt their kids.

The Center Building at St. Elizabeths, pictured circa 1900, housed administrative offices and patient wards. Established in 1855 as the Government Hospital for the Insane, the facility became widely known as "St. Elizabeths" during the Civil War, and took that name officially in 1916.

'Architecture Of An Asylum' Tracks History Of U.S. Treatment Of Mental Illness

Founded in 1855, St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., grew from 250 patients to 8,000. A new exhibit at the National Building Museum explores the links between architecture and mental health.

President Donald Trump pauses during a prison reform roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the Washington, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.

Trump's Immigration Remarks Lambasted From Left And Right

President Donald Trump on Friday denied using certain "language" during a private meeting with lawmakers as fury spread over his comments about immigrants.

Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer pictured in this undated photo.

ACLU Reports Slam Central Valley Law Enforcement For Excessive Use Of Force

Two new ACLU reports have put Central Valley law enforcement in the spotlight. They find excessive use of force by the Fresno and Bakersfield Police Departments and Kern County Sheriff’s Office.

California Gov. Jerry Brown gestures to a chart showing the increase spending for school funding while discussing his revised $124 billion state budget plan, Thursday, May 11, 2017.

California Gov. Jerry Brown Seeks Smaller Education, Child Care Cuts

California Gov. Jerry Brown sought more spending on schools and child care Thursday as he revised his spending plan for the fiscal year that starts in July.

A few families are returning to heavily damaged neighborhoods on the outskirts of Mosul's old city. The residents must be cleared by a committee that certifies they are not ISIS members before they start to move back to repair their homes.

As East Mosul Comes Back To Life, West Mosul Remains In Ruins

Three months after ISIS was pushed out of Mosul, the eastern half of the Iraqi city is bustling and growing. But the badly damaged western half is in ruins, and its residents are angry and resentful.

"Obamacare gives states very little flexibility for innovation," said Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, after withdrawing the state's insurance waiver request.

Administration Denies More States' Plans To Customize Insurance Markets

Proposals from Iowa and Massachusetts to create reinsurance that would lower health insurance premiums didn't get off the ground.

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