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A busload of deportees arrives at El Edén center in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The center receives Hondurans bused home after being intercepted in Mexico on their trek to the U.S. Mexico stepped up its deportation efforts after a wave of Central American migrants traveled through Mexico and reached the U.S. last year.

For Many Central American Migrants, The U.S. Border Is Now Beyond Reach

The wave of migrants trying to reach the U.S. hasn't stopped. But in a major change, Mexico is rounding them up and sending them home before the reach the U.S. border.

James W. Parkinson, 19th century Philadelphia restaurateur. From The Confectioner's Journal, 1875

4 Outrageously Expensive Dinners Of The Past

Americans of the past were fascinated by luxurious dining experiences — or at least by the tales of such extravagant exploits.

SAB Miller, the world's second largest beer brewer, has rejected a $104 takeover offer. Here, one of the company's trucks leaves the Newlands Brewery in Cape Town.

SABMiller Rejects $104 Billion Takeover Bid From Ab InBev

"AB InBev is very substantially undervaluing SABMiller," says the chairman of SABMiller, Jan du Plessis.

People walking down a busy hallway in Scripps Mercy Hospital's emergency department, are shown, July 23, 2015.

Struggling To Treat San Diego County's Mentally Ill

More than 188,000 people in San Diego County are living with diseases like schizophrenia or major depression. But the mental health system struggles to deliver them appropriate care.

Suzane Nazir uses a Princeton Review SAT Preparation book to study for the test on March 6, 2014 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Yesterday, the College Board announced the second redesign of the SAT this century, it is scheduled to take effect in early 2016.

Surprisingly Few Urban High School Students Take The ACT Or SAT

In 30 out of 50 cities studied in a wide-ranging new report, the rate is less than 15 percent.

Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams speaks during the memorial service for the late civil rights leader Julian Bond, who succeeded her as leader of the NAACP, on Tuesday at the Lincoln Theater in Washington.

Civil Rights Luminaries Remember Julian Bond As A Dogged Advocate

Friends, family and colleagues recounted the human rights contributions of the late Julian Bond at a memorial service Tuesday for the former NAACP chairman Bond died in August after a brief illness.

Voletta Bonner, of Highland Park, Mich., says she was pleased with the breast-feeding support she received at St. John Hospital in Detroit after the birth of her daughter, Riley Johnson.

Hospitals Still Don't Give Moms Enough Support For Breast-Feeding

Although an increasing number of U.S. hospitals and other birthing centers now encourage women to breast-feed and teach them how, other common practices by staff hinder moms from sticking with it.

Commission Expands Nuclear Waste Storage At San Onofre

The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to grant Southern California Edison a 20-year permit for an expanded nuclear waste storage facility at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County.

The debate about sustainable diets has focused on meat production, which requires lots of land and water to grow grain to feed livestock. It also contributes to methane emissions. But the cabinet secretaries with final authority say the 2015 dietary guidelines won't include sustainability goals.

New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal

A government-appointed panel wanted the federal government's 2015 nutrition advice to consider a food's environmental impact. But the cabinet secretaries with final authority say it won't happen.

"I think that if anyone is living in a place where they don't feel safe, they're going to have tension, whether that's a community member or a member of law enforcement," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told NPR.

Attorney General Lynch: 'Out Of Tension Comes Opportunity'

When she visited Baltimore amid unrest, Lynch said heard the same thing from police and young people — that they love their city and want to make it better.

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