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Families of Navajo Code Talkers decry Trump’s use of ‘Pocahontas’

By Felicia Fonseca and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Head of U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs announces resignation

The head of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs announced Thursday that he is resigning and will return to New Mexico as a law professor. Kevin Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, said issues confronting Indian Country,…

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

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Read Nov 16 The new definition of the kilogram will change the way we weigh everything
Read Nov 15 Federal judge: Florida is ‘laughing stock of the world’
Read Nov 14 The good, the bad and the ugly of picking Medicare Advantage plans
Watch Nov 15 Paradise gone, wildfire evacuees faced with rebuilding their lives
Watch Nov 13 Nearly 1 in 5 teens seriously considers suicide. Can schools offer relief?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain. Photo by Peter Nicholls/Reuters

Politics Nov 16

WikiLeaks chief could see charges, U.S. court filing suggests

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams speaks to supporters during a midterm election night party in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Nov 16

Stacey Abrams preparing new challenge in Georgia race

By Bill Barrow, Kate Brumback, Associated Press

A technician works on a Kibble balance. Image courtesy of BIPM.

Science Nov 16

The new definition of the kilogram will change the way we weigh everything

By Vicky Stein

Voting technicians work in the ballot room at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office in Lauderhill, FL on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Photo by Scott McIntyre for PBS New Hour

Politics Nov 15

Florida goes to hand recount in bitter U.S. Senate race

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

Former U.S. Forest Service employee Shannon Reed listens as the agency's chief Vicki Christiansen testifies before a House committee hearing Thursday. Photo by William Brangham/PBS NewsHour

Nation Nov 15

Forest Service chief says there’s progress in combating sexual misconduct. Dozens of women say there’s not enough

By Joshua Barajas

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May holds a news conference at Downing Street in London on Nov. 15. Photo by Matt Dunham/Pool via Reuters

World Nov 15

The coalition moving Brexit forward is falling apart. What happens next?

By Larisa Epatko

Politics Nov 15

Inside Florida’s ‘infuriating and disheartening’ recount

By Daniel Bush

A man rides an electric Bird scooter along a city street in San Diego, California. Bird is valued at $2 billion. Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters

Making Sen$e Nov 15

The electric scooter market is zooming. Will profits catch up?

By Gretchen Frazee

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the "First Step Act" in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC13F4329CB0

Politics Nov 15

WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks about supporting veterans and military families

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

An anthropologist (right) examines the site of a home destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on Nov. 14. Photo by Terray Sylvester/Reuters

Nation Nov 15

Fire death toll at 56 and counting in Northern California

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

File photo of man with electronic cigarette by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Health Nov 15

FDA to crack down on menthol cigarettes, flavored vapes

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

A worker cleans a ballot counting machine before a recount in Lauderhill, Florida, on Nov. 12. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Politics Nov 15

Federal judge: Florida is ‘laughing stock of the world’

By Gary Fineout, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

A Rohingya refugee woman holds her infant at the Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Nov. 15. Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

World Nov 15

Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says ‘no one wants to go’

By Julhas Alam, Associated Press

File photo of cows by Jane Ross/Reuters

Nation Nov 15

Farm animals may soon get new features through gene editing

By Candice Choi, Associated Press

GROVELAND, CA - AUGUST 25: U.S. Forest Service firefighters take a break from battling the Rim Fire at Camp Mather on August 25, 2013 near Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 4,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 2,000 firefighters are battling the blaze that has entered a section of Yosemite National Park and is currently 7 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Nation Nov 15

WATCH: House committee holds hearing on misconduct and retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service

By Joshua Barajas

Friends of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold posters and banners with his pictures during a demonstration outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 25. File photo by Osman Orsal/Reuters

World Nov 15

Saudi prosecutor seeks death penalty in Khashoggi’s killing

By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

Politics Nov 14

After public rebuke by Melania Trump, Mira Ricardel departs West Wing

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a news conference on the American Health Care Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Politics Nov 14

Elected House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy says Republicans are ‘going to have to work harder’

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Politics Nov 14

Flake vows to oppose judges unless Senate votes on bill to protect Mueller

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Politics Nov 14

Democrat Andy Kim beats GOP incumbent in New Jersey

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press