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Lawmakers in Arizona have repealed a law that banned teachers from portraying “homosexuality as a positive alternative life-style” during HIV/AIDS instruction.

Trump called Carter on Saturday, the first time the two had spoken, Carter said. He said Trump told him that he is particularly concerned about how China is “getting ahead of us.”

A study finds that about 7 percent of all teen homicides between 2003 and 2016 were committed by a romantic partner. The majority of victims were teen girls.

The 5 recipients of the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship predict how their projects will make the world a better place.

“We’re being outnumbered by the sheer number of the refugee population,” says Mohammad Abul Kalam, the head of Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission in Cox’s Bazar.

The agency’s budget has been cut sharply over the past decade. That means fewer audits. The Trump administration says those cuts may have gone too far and it’s seeking more money for tax enforcement.

The questions and answers you need in order to prepare for the arrival of the hottest new 400-page document in Washington.

And unlike the attorney general’s predecessors who were caught between warring branches of government, William Barr seems intent on being at the center of the conflict.

Former L.A. Times foreign correspondent Megan Stack talks with NPR about her new book, her relationships with her nannies, and the need to further involve men in conversations about work in the home.

For some kids with anxiety disorders, a new study suggests the best treatment might be teaching their parents new parenting skills.

The first episode of the final season was dense with reunions, recriminations and revelations as just about the entire cast made it to Winterfell.

Researchers are currently looking for candidates who will stay in bed 24 hours a day, seven days a week for 60 straight days for a study on how the body adapts to weightlessness.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Bidley said a threat by President Trump to send detained immigrants to sanctuary cities should not be seen as a form of “political retribution.”

The Stratolaunch is the world’s largest plane by wingspan. During its first test flight on Saturday, the plane reached an altitude of 17,000 feet and a speed of 189 mph.

A study of siblings finds those who have a stress-related disorder have a 60 percent higher risk of heart attack or other cardiovascular event, compared to their less-stressed brothers and sisters.

Sunday’s victory at Augusta came nearly 11 years after Woods’ last major title and capped a remarkable personal comeback for Woods after facing career-threatening injuries.

Three children died after a tree struck a vehicle in eastern Texas and flash floods hit Lousiana. Severe weather warnings are in effect for regions from Ohio to southern New York to northern Florida.

Software that can replace doctors for certain tasks has a big responsibility. The Food and Drug Administration is now figuring out how to determine when computer algorithms are safe and effective.

Many see India’s election as a turning point in which the country may seek to redefine itself via Hinduism, its majority faith. Secularism has become “a four-letter word,” says one expert.

As families around the country fill their freezers with matzo balls and gefilte fish in preparation for the coming Passover Seder, a new book asks: What does it mean for a food to be Jewish?

The multilingual boy-band juggernaut, SNL’s first musical guest from South Korea, performed kinetically choreographed renditions of “Boy With Luv” and “MIC Drop.”

Don’t talk politics with strangers, we’re told. But these days, conversations with even those closest to us can be fraught. How are friends, families keeping things civil across the political divide?

On the campaign trail he talks a lot about how being mayor since 2012 of the once-industrial city in northern Indiana has prepared him to be president of the United States.

After a letter detailing the special counsel’s principal findings — which the GOP saw as a vindication for Trump — the attorney general is expected to release the lengthy report, with redactions.

The abrupt directive on Friday followed a breakdown in talks over proposed changes to the agreement that has guided the basic business relationship between writers and agents for the past 43 years.

The world-renowned cellist brought his Bach Project to the sister cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on Saturday.

For millions of African-Americans who did not otherwise see themselves in the mainstream media, Ebony was more than a magazine. It was a public trust. This week marks its final chapter.

Some environmentalists say food production needs a fundamental reboot, with crops that stay rooted in the soil for years, like Kernza, a prairie grass. Even General Mills says it likes the idea.

A Philadelphia group hopes to open a site for people to use drugs under medical supervision. Faced with legal challenges, the group is making a moral and religious case for its proposed facility.

A Venezuelan photographer travels to a Colombian coca-growing region and uses instant photography and drawings to portray a country in limbo.

Concussions, broken bones, and torn ligaments are a few serious injury concerns in Quidditch — a new sport where the rules are still evolving, and players are testing the safety of them.

The public health advocate came of age in India when homosexuality was outlawed. He reflects on his experiences in An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex.

Patti Saylor’s son, Ethan, died after an encounter with law enforcement when he was 26. She believes the incident could have been prevented with better training.

The post-millennial generation, known as Generation Z, is entering the workforce at a time when 70 percent of employers check social media during the hiring process.