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WATCH: Acosta, DeVos speak after Trump workforce roundtable

By Erica R. Hendry

Acosta and DeVos are expected to speak around 4:30 p.m. ET. Watch live in the player above.

How a heroin addict tried to kick her habit in an opioid 'treatment desert'

By Brian Rinker, Kaiser Health News

When Heather Menzel arrived at the Bakersfield, California, bus station one day in February 2014, she hoped that the worst of her withdrawal was over and that a new life without heroin awaited.

A presidential estate opens its doors to conversation on slavery

By PBS News Hour

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Column: Why does America have an appetite for the death of black men?

By Tommy J. Curry, Texas A&M University

In America, all black men are Michael Brown, says Tommy J. Curry, a professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University.

Trump says he's planning to add billions to U.S. anti-missile programs

By Associated Press

Trump also says the nation's nuclear arsenal is in "in tip-top shape" and getting stronger. And he insists his administration has "done a lot of modernization" and "a lot of renovation" already.

WATCH: Trump says he'll make opioid crisis a 'national emergency'

By Associated Press

He tells reporters the drug crisis afflicting the nation is a "serious problem the likes of which we have never had" and says he's drawing up documents "to so attest."…

Trump issues new warning to North Korea, saying perhaps 'fire and fury' message 'wasn't tough enough'

By Associated Press

When asked what's tougher than "fire and fury," Trump said: “You’ll see. You’ll see.”…

WATCH LIVE: State Department expected to address latest North Korea threats in news briefing

By Associated Press

South Korea's military says North Korea will face a "stern and strong" response from Washington and Seoul if it acts on threats to fire missiles near Guam.