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A year after Parkland massacre, 17 victims remembered

By Terry Spencer, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre a year ago renewed the national debate on guns and school safety, turned some victims' parents and surviving students into political activists and at least temporarily ended the local sheriff's career.

A year after Parkland, support sinks for stricter laws on gun sales, poll says

By Laura Santhanam

Few Americans -- 9 percent -- think the nation will be safer from gun violence any time soon.

U.S. says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

"Once a holder of a top secret security clearance, Monica Witt actively sought opportunities to undermine the United States and support the government of Iran — a country which poses a serious threat to our national security," said FBI executive…

After a 15-year odyssey, NASA loses its trailblazing Opportunity

By Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American

Mired in dust on the afternoon of June 10, 2018, NASA’s Opportunity rover received a final command from Earth. The reply was grim.

House votes to withdraw U.S. involvement in Yemen fight

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Passage would mark the first time Congress has relied on the decades-old War Powers Resolution to halt military intervention. It also would set up a potential confrontation with the White House, which has threatened a veto.

Judge rules Paul Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

By Chad Day, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson found there was sufficient evidence to say Manafort broke his plea agreement by lying about three of five matters that prosecutors had singled out.

Head of FEMA resigning, questioned over use of vehicles

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is resigning, months after an investigation found he misused government vehicles to travel to his home in North Carolina.

U.S. budget deficit running over 40 percent higher than last year

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the budget deficit from October through December totals $318.9 billion, up from a deficit of $225 billion for the same three months in the previous year.

Ahead of elections, Nigerian government warns ‘fake news kills people’

By Rodney Muhumuza, Sam Olukoya, Associated Press

The stakes are high in Nigeria ahead of Saturday's presidential vote marked by widespread discontent over unemployment, poverty and insecurity in some parts of the country.