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High Court Considers Definition Of Domestic Violence In Gun Case

Even without proof of physical force, people convicted of minor domestic violence offenses can be barred from possessing a gun, the justices ruled Wednesday.

Ayden, 9, walks along a boardwalk at River Park Marina in Port St. Lucie, Fla. He has autism, ADHD and a seizure disorder, which many schools in the area are not equipped to help him with.

For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Bring Choices, Not Guarantees

Florida has the most choices of any state for students with special needs: public, private, charter and home schooling. Still, some families can't find a good fit.

Reed is honored at Jupiter Middle School of Technology's Honor Roll Breakfast in Jupiter, Fla. Reed was among about 80 students who received a special honor for getting straight A's.

For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Bring Choices, Not Guarantees

Florida has the most choices of any state for students with special needs: public, private, charter and home schooling. Still, some families can't find a good fit.

Chef Eric Ziebold (center left) works with his kitchen staff at CityZen in Washington, D.C., in 2012. CityZen closed in 2014 when Ziebold left to open his own restaurant.

'Chasing An Ideal,' World-Class Chefs Find Themselves Under Extreme Pressure

Chef Eric Ziebold discusses the high-stakes world of luxe cuisine in the wake of the death of Benoit Violier, a French Swiss chef who many said was the best in the world.

The Reading Prison was immortalized in Oscar Wilde's 1897 poem <a href="https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/ballad-reading-gaol" target="_blank">"The Ballad of Reading Gaol."</a> Built in the mid 1800s, it remained operational until 2013.

Reading Gaol, Where Oscar Wilde Was Imprisoned, Unlocks Its Gates For Art

In 1895, Wilde was convicted of homosexual activity and sentenced to two years in prison. Built in the mid-1800s, the facility was operational until 2013. Now, it's hosting an unusual art exhibit.

In 2004 Reid Brewer of the University of Alaska Southeast measured an unusual beaked whale that turned up dead in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. A tissue sample from the carcass later showed that the whale was one of the newly identified species.

Mysterious And Known As The 'Raven': Scientists Identify New Whale Species

"There have been a lot of people out there surveying whales for a long time and never come across this," a researcher says. But Japanese fishermen have told stories about this dark whale for years.

How Jupiter's Red Spot Makes Things High Above It Hot, Hot, Hot

Think summer's hot on Earth? Space physicists tracking weather on Jupiter say the roar of the raging storm we call the Great Red Spot heats the outer atmosphere above it by more than 1,000 degrees F.

Billy Crook's commercial crabbing boat, Pilot's Bride. He says it's looking like it's going to be a good year for crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay.

Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones Are Fading, But Proposed EPA Cuts Threaten Success

After years of failed attempts at cleaning up the dead zones, the Chesapeake Bay, once a national disgrace, is teeming with wildlife again. But success is fragile, and it might be even more so now.

John Hinckley Jr. is escorted by police in Washington, D.C., following his arrest after shooting and seriously wounding president Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.

John Hinckley, Who Tried To Kill A President, Wins His Freedom

A federal judge in Washington will allow John Hinckley to leave a mental institution and to live full-time with his mother. Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981.

Between 1999 and 2014, the number of deaths in the U.S. from prescribed opioids quadrupled. Meanwhile medical students were getting very little training on how to spot patients who are at risk for addiction, or how to treat it.

As Opioid Epidemic Surges, Medical Schools Must Change To Keep Pace

Most medical schools offer little teaching about opioid addiction, even though there is unmet demand for treatment in many areas. Stanford University's medical school is trying to change that.

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