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Nation Feb 04

Rosa Parks’ letters and photographs reveal a lifelong warrior for civil rights

By Ruth Tam

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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 17: Debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shown smouldering in a field July 17, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine near the Russian border. Flight 17, on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur and carrying 295 passengers and crew, is believed to have been shot down by a surface-to-air missile, according to U.S. intelligence officials and Ukrainian authorities quoted in published reports. The area is under control of pro-Russian militias. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

World Jun 19

4 suspects charged in downing of Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 13, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

Pelosi rules out censuring Trump as alternative to impeachment

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign kick off rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, on June 18, 2019. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

Trump campaign raises $24.8 million in less than 24 hours

By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting in Washington, D.C. Photo by Al Drago/Reuters

Economy Jun 19

WATCH LIVE: Fed Chair Jerome Powell set to discuss interest rates

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: A view of Duke Energy’s Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, U.S. November 29, 2018. Picture taken November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo

Nation Jun 19

EPA guts Obama rule on coal power plants

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a graduation ceremony for the 95th batch of cadets from the King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 23, 2018. Picture taken December 23, 2018. Photo by Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters

World Jun 19

UN expert urges probe of Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing

By Jamey Keaten, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States over safety issues in Washington, U.S. March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Politics Jun 19

WATCH LIVE: Lawmakers hear from pilots who have criticized Boeing

By David Koenig, Associated Press

An empty seat remains at the witness table for former White House Counsel Donald McGahn, who was scheduled to appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Mueller Report, during the hearing where McGahn failed to appear on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. in May. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

WATCH LIVE: House panel debates idea of reparations for slavery

By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press

Nation Jun 19

Joy Harjo becomes first Native American named U.S. poet laureate

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

A general view of Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous tanker off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates on June 19, 2019. Photo by Abdel Hadi/Reuters

World Jun 19

Mine used in Japanese tanker attack resembles Iranian mines

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks arrives for a closed door interview before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 19, 2019. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

Democrats access Trump’s inner circle with Hope Hicks interview

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

close-up of a woman reading a book, with soft indoor light hitting her hands holding the open book.

Arts Jun 18

Sometimes readers need to be traumatized, author N.K. Jemisin says

By Elizabeth Flock

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts on stage formally kicking off his re-election bid with a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC13C0C91680

Politics Jun 18

How Trump has made campaigning ‘part of the presidency’

By Meredith Lee

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 12: Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is seen after the Senate Policy luncheons on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Politics Jun 18

Senate leaders agree on emergency border funding

By Lisa Desjardins and Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (not pictured) attend a joint news conference at the medieval Castelgrande castle in Bellinzona, Switzerland June 2, 2019. Photo By Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

World Jun 18

WATCH: Pompeo says Trump doesn’t want war with Iran, calls troop deployment a deterrent

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Politics Jun 18

Shanahan drops bid to lead Pentagon, citing ‘painful’ past

By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

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

Nation Jun 18

San Francisco considers becoming 1st U.S. city to ban vape sales

By Samantha Maldonado, Associated Press

Nation Jun 18

Suicide among teens and young adults reaches highest level since 2000

By Gretchen Frazee, Patty Gorena Morales

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Making Sen$e Jun 18

How the tax overhaul contributed to a drop in charitable giving

By Richard Eisenberg

Politics Jun 18

Trump says Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan withdraws his nomination

By Molly Finnegan