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Read More »Was Something In The Water? Cleveland Seeks Answers After Air Passengers Fall Ill
Six passengers were stricken on the Tampa-bound flight, prompting Cleveland airport officials to shut down and clean water fountains.
Read More »U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying
Russia's Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.
Read More »Whelan Doesn’t Fit The Profile Of A Spy, Former CIA Officer Says
Noel King talks to John Sipher, former member of the CIA's Clandestine Service who worked in Moscow, about U.S. citizen Paul Whelan, who has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of spying.
Read More »Judge Dismisses San Bernardino Shooting Lawsuit Against Facebook, Google, Twitter
Family members and victims of the 2015 mass shooting in California had accused the tech companies of knowingly supporting ISIS and helping the group spread its radical beliefs.
Read More »To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
Doctors told Toni and Jim Hoy their young son needed intensive, specialized care away from home — institutional services that cost at least $100,000 a year. Insurance wouldn't cover the cost.
Read More »Activists Brace For 2019 Abortion-Rights Battles In The States
The stakes are higher with a newly configured U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion-rights opponents say they're ultimately hoping to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Read More »‘Punishment Without Crime’ Highlights The Injustice Of America’s Misdemeanor System
Former federal public defender Alexandra Natapoff says 13 million misdemeanors are filed each year in the U.S., trapping the innocent, punishing the poor and making society more unequal.
Read More »With $73 Million Deal, Christian Pulisic Is Most Expensive U.S. Soccer Player Ever
Chelsea Football Club will pay Borussia Dortmund millions to acquire the 20-year-old U.S. national team standout and Pennsylvania native.
Read More »Tell Us: How Is The Government Shutdown Touching Your Life?
The partial government shutdown is rippling beyond federal workers and contractors. If you are seeing effects of the shutdown in your life, work or travel, we want to hear your story.
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