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Interim Egyptian president extends state of emergency

Photo: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour announced he will extend the state of emergency by two months due to a security situation.

#FLOTUS travels to Wisconsin

Mrs. Obama will endorse the 'drink more water' program at an event today in - where else - Watertown, WI.— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 12, 2013…

Assad: Threat of U.S. military strike is not why Syria is handing over weapons

Photo: Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russia's state-run news channel Rossiya-24 that he is ceding his weapons to international control due to Russia's offer and not the threat of a U.S. military strike.

This Day in History: Remembering Johnny Cash

By News Desk

Photo: Wikimedia Commons This day in 2003, singer/songwriter Johnny Cash, known as the "The Man in Black", died from respiratory failure due to complications from diabetes. He was 71 years old.

What We're Watching: Thursday, Sept. 12

Good morning! Grab a cup of coffee and read some of the stories that PBS NewsHour expects to develop throughout the day Thursday. Latest on Syria Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in…

Coptic Christians eager to start lives in U.S., but still call Egypt 'home'

By Larisa Epatko

When Mary, a 29-year-old Coptic Christian from Minya, Egypt, landed seven months ago at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, many thoughts were swirling in her head.

Retweets can earn prison time in China

In China, internet users who post "false information that is defamatory or harms the national interest" can face prison time up to 3 years, if their post is viewed 5,000 times or retweeted 500 times, according to new guidelines…

Some Parents of Adopted Children Turn to Online Networks, Triggering Problems

Parents Turn to Underground Online Networks to Give Away Foreign Adoptees…

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Priestly celibacy, a Catholic "tradition"

Vatican's new Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, told a Venezuelan newspaper that priestly celibacy "is not a church dogma," but rather "a church tradition." These comments have raised eyebrows in the Catholic community. But the National Catholic Reporter…