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Facing indictment, Rep. Chris Collins ends re-election bid

By Karen Matthews, Associated Press

Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Collins says he will no longer run for re-election after being charged with insider trading.

Jury awards $289 million to man who blames Roundup for cancer

By Paul Elias, Associated Press

Dewayne Johnson, 46, alleges that heavy contact with the herbicide caused his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Authorities probe how airline employee could steal plane

By Rachel La Corte, Keith Ridler, Associated Press

An airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane and was chased by military jets before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night.

Heavy security as Charlottesville anniversary weekend opens

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Charlottesville, Virginia, was marking the anniversary of last summer's white supremacist violence with marches, vigils and other community events that began unfolding peacefully Saturday amid a heavy police presence.

DeVos proposes rollback of for-profit college rule

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

DeVos' proposal represents the Education Department's second planned rollback of a major Obama-era rule in a matter of weeks.

Kris Kobach steps away from duties in contested Kansas vote count

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach stepped aside from his duties as the state's top elections official Friday until his hotly contested primary challenge to Gov. Jeff Colyer is resolved, but rejected Colyer's accusations that the advice he has been…

Why is so little global funding devoted to adolescent health?

By Laura Santhanam

Adolescents make up a quarter of the population in developing countries, but on average receive less than 2 percent of all global health funding, according to a new report.

Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to begin Sept. 4

By Lisa Mascaro, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to begin Sept. 4, Senate chairman says.

After Indonesia earthquake, a new worry: deadly aftershocks

By Todd Pitman, Ninek Karmini, Associated Press

Seismic activity is commonplace across the Indonesian archipelago, which is home to more active volcanoes than anywhere else on Earth. The country straddles the so-called "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines that stretch across the Pacific…