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Vermont exec would be nation’s first transgender governor

By Wilson Ring, Associated Press

A former energy company executive from Vermont has a shot at becoming the nation's first transgender governor — but she says that's not the main reason she's running.

Charlottesville victim’s mother: ‘So much healing to do’

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Heather Heyer's mother said Sunday there's much healing to do a year after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

‘You’re mostly isolated and alone.’ Why some domestic workers are vulnerable to exploitation

By Ivette Feliciano, Corinne Segal

Many domestic workers in the U.S. labor behind closed doors in private homes, exempt from certain types of federal labor protections.

NASA spacecraft rockets toward sun for closest look yet

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

A NASA spacecraft zoomed toward the sun Sunday on an unprecedented quest to get closer to our star than anything ever sent before.

In some areas, controlled fires can prevent runaway blazes

By PBS News Hour

As massive fires continue to rage in California, firefighters are setting backfires, dropping flame-retardant from planes and hoping for a break in hot, dry conditions. Another method is to intentionally set fires to tamp down the prospect of larger blazes.

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One year after violent white supremacist rally, Charlottesville activists focus on racial justice

By PBS News Hour

One year ago this weekend, Charlottesville, Virginia was the scene of violent clashes between white supremacists holding a rally in the city's downtown and counter-protesters. But what has changed in the city since the summer of 2017? Nicole Hemmer, an…

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Trump’s tariffs boost rebuilding costs for wildfire victims

By Geoff Mulvihill, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes.

Jury awards $289 million to man who blames Roundup for cancer

By Paul Elias, Associated Press

Dewayne Johnson, 46, alleges that heavy contact with the herbicide caused his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Authorities probe how airline employee could steal plane

By Rachel La Corte, Keith Ridler, Associated Press

An airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane and was chased by military jets before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night.

Heavy security as Charlottesville anniversary weekend opens

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Charlottesville, Virginia, was marking the anniversary of last summer's white supremacist violence with marches, vigils and other community events that began unfolding peacefully Saturday amid a heavy police presence.