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How residents from El Paso feel about border barriers

By Angela Kocherga, Albuquerque Journal

Amid the roiling national debate about immigration and a border wall, construction crews in El Paso, Texas, are busy replacing 20 miles of wire mesh fencing with a bollard-style structure. Border Patrol says this kind of barrier is crucial for…

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Flooding in Midwest could be historic, National Weather Service says

By Associated Press

Weather Service hydrologist Kevin Low "major and perhaps historic" flooding is possible later this month in South Dakota and northern Iowa.

What we know about the FDA’s new postpartum depression drug

By Laura Santhanam

A new treatment could offer much-needed help to some new mothers with this disorder, but questions remain about how affordable or accessible it will be.

National Guard to help protect California towns from wildfires

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

California is pulling the troops away from President Donald Trump's border protection efforts and devoting them to fire protection.

Harvard profited from photos of slaves, descendant says in lawsuit

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Tamara Lanier is suing the Ivy League school for "wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation" of images she says depict two of her ancestors.

Jury shown video of teenager Antwon Rose’s killing at police officer’s trial

By Ramesh Santanam, Associated Press

East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld faces a charge of criminal homicide for the June death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II.

Asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico say they fear for their safety

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The Trump administration's new policy calls for people seeking asylum in the U.S. to be held in Mexico as they await their hearings.

WATCH: Trump touts tank plant revival to Ohio voters, renews McCain attacks

President Donald Trump returns to the state Wednesday for his 10th visit since taking office. Watch live in our player.

Jury decides Roundup weed killer was major factor in man’s cancer

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

The unanimous verdict by the six-person jury in federal court in San Francisco came in a lawsuit filed against Roundup's manufacturer, agribusiness giant Monsanto, which says studies have established that Roundup's active ingredient is safe.

For Midwest farmers, floodwaters threaten millions in crop and livestock losses

By David Pitt, Associated Press

The rising water that has damaged hundreds of homes and been blamed for three deaths has also taken a heavy toll on agriculture, inundating thousands of acres, threatening stockpiled grain and killing livestock.