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Israel bars Reps. Omar and Tlaib from visiting the country

By Ilan Ben Zion, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The newly-elected Muslim members of Congress are outspoken critics of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.

To help first-generation students succeed, colleges enlist and inspire their parents

By Aaron Cantú, The Hechinger Report

One in three first-generation students quits college within three years. Can colleges boost grad rates by building relationships with students’ parents?…

WATCH: Philadelphia gunman identified after police standoff

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross expressed amazement that the standoff, which began Wednesday when officers attempted to serve a drug warrant, ended with no one dead and no life-threatening injuries, despite the gunman firing over 100 rounds.

House panel subpoenas owner of 8chan, message board tied to mass killings

By Associated Press

Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and the panel's top Republican announced the subpoena Wednesday, saying that "at least three acts of deadly white supremacist extremist violence have been linked to 8chan in the last six months."…

N.J. officials say EPA is helping to test for lead in Newark's water

By David Porter, Associated Press

New Jersey authorities said Wednesday they're working with federal officials to determine how widespread lead in Newark's drinking water might be, as the city handed out bottled water to residents for the third day in a row.

How 2020 could shape the conversation on race in the U.S.

By Gretchen Frazee

In his reelection bid, President Donald Trump has revived themes of race and ethnicity as one of his campaign talking points. Americans must now decide how to respond.

Texas governor forms new anti-terrorism unit after El Paso attack

By Associated Press

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is adding manpower to gang investigations surrounding white nationalist groups in the wake of the El Paso shooting that left 22 people dead.

Gunman wounds 6 Philadelphia police officers, standoff continues

By Christina Paciolla, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

Around 9:30 p.m., police said, a SWAT team freed the two other officers who had been trapped inside, along with three people identified as prisoners, but the gunman remained barricaded.

WATCH: 2019 Hutchins Forum 'Divided We Stand: Can We Overcome?'

By Vanessa Dennis

Join us here for a live stream of the event at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday.

WATCH: Lawsuit filed against Archdiocese of New York over church sex abuse

By David Klepper, Associated Press

A flurry of sex abuse lawsuits were filed Wednesday in New York as the state began accepting cases that had been blocked by an old statute of limitations.