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Chicago seeks $130,000 from Smollett for cost of investigation

By Amanda Seitz, Herbert G. McCann, Associated Press

The prosecution offered little explanation for the dismissal and sealed the case, but authorities still say the actor concocted the assault.

Bump stocks are turned in or destroyed as ban takes effect

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

One dealer held a "Viking funeral" for his last bump stock, pouring a can of beer on it and then melting it down with a flamethrower.

How this border reporter tries to hook skeptical readers

By PBS NewsHour

Journalist Perla Trevizo says that "if you're able to connect people to people, it doesn't matter if they're your neighbor or someone who lives across the ocean from you." She grew up on the U.S.-Mexico border and now, as a…

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Can mindfulness help stressed teachers stay in the classroom?

By Chris Berdik, The Hechinger Report

Teacher stress is growing, experts say, pushing educators out of classrooms and hurting learning. A growing number of mindfulness trainings help teachers cope, but critics say the real problem goes much deeper.

Yale ex-coach expected to plead guilty in bribery scandal

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Rudy Meredith began cooperating with the FBI last year after investigators set up a sting in a Boston hotel room and caught him soliciting a $450,000 bribe from a parent.

Dems demand full release of 300-page Mueller Report

By Lisa Mascaro, Laurie Kellman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Democrats argued Attorney General William Barr's four-page summary was gravely inadequate and called for the full findings to be quickly released.

Interior pick faces tough questioning on wildlife, lobbying

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

David Bernhardt, who has been tapped to lead the Interior Department, appeared Thursday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Trump says FBI and Justice Department will review Smollett case

By Associated Press

Prosecutors dropped 16 felony counts against Smollett related to making a false police report, yet they still insist the actor faked a racist, anti-gay attack on himself.

Surgeons perform kidney transplant from donor living with HIV

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The surgery is believed to be the first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ.