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Twitter Chat: How to change the conversation about living with disabilities

By Lora Strum

“I have a choice everyday I wake up, I can look at myself as the poor guy with a disability or I can go out and inspire people,” Ryan Hudson-Peralta said.

Activists in N.J. push to ban child marriage before Christie leaves office

By Alison Thoet

In an effort to make New Jersey the first state to ban child marriage, about 30 protesters outside the statehouse on Thursday dressed as brides with chained hands and tape over their mouths.

U.S. contractor arrested after leak of Russia hacking report

By Deb Riechmann and Russ Bynum, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A federal contractor has been arrested following the leak of a classified intelligence report that suggests Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting software supplier days before last year's presidential election.

Bill Cosby trial opens for 2004 sexual assault case

By PBS News Hour

Comedian Bill Cosby began trial Monday in Pennsylvania for the alleged assault of Andrea Constand, whom prosecutors say Cosby, 79, drugged and assaulted at his home in 2004. More than 40 women have accused Cosby of sexual assault over the…

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Workplace shootings, like Orlando's, tick upward in U.S.

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Fatal workplace shootings, like the one Monday in Orlando, Florida, are ticking upward in the United States, government statistics show.

Police respect whites more than blacks during traffic stops, language analysis finds

By Nsikan Akpan

By relying on computer analysis of body camera footage, a new study provides an impartial take on policing during traffic stops as well as an automated method for assessing the behavior of police officers based on the language they use.

Think you're too old for a bucket list? These 90-somethings disagree

By Bruce Horovitz, Kaiser Health News

An assisted living facility in New York is helping their residents accomplish bucket list items like flying a plane and completing college.

6 dead, including shooter, in Florida workplace shooting

By Joshua Barajas

Police confirmed "multiple fatalities" after a shooting near Orlando, Florida, on Monday morning, adding that the "situation" has been contained.

WATCH LIVE: Trump to announce new plan for air traffic control operations

By Michael D. Regan and Ken Thomas and Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is launching a major push for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation's roads and bridges, a key item on his agenda that's been stymied in Congress and overshadowed by White House controversies.

'Our Bible' app aims to support LGBTQ Christians who feel excluded

By Corinne Segal

The app, Our Bible, plans to offer devotional readings, meditation exercises, articles and podcasts for LGBTQ Christians and others who feel left out of mainstream Christianity.