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Nobody else has ever tried to cross the body of water by hoverboard, which is powered by a backpack full of fuel. The last time he tried, he plunged into the sea.

The number of girls in the juvenile justice system has been rising because of arrests for low level offenses like running away or violating curfew. Kentucky is now taking a different approach.

Studies show poor children living in “high opportunity” areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results.

As millennials continue to fuel the decline in wine sales, some alcohol brands are making health claims as a way to attract consumers. But this has scientists and health researchers on edge.

In the days ahead of the move, India placed local politicians under house arrest, ordered tourists to evacuate and sent tens of thousands of troops into the region.

An interdisciplinary team in San Francisco uses acupressure, massage, counseling and other methods, as well as medicine, to help kids get relief from chronic pain. But such pediatric centers are rare.

He was seen as a chief architect of the regime’s brutal collectivist policies that led to the deaths of some 1.7 million people. He was found guilty of war crimes by a U.N.-backed tribunal last year.

The China’s central bank appears to have orchestrated the renminbi’s fall against the U.S. dollar. A weaker currency makes Chinese goods more competitive on the world market.

The unidentified vessel was reportedly taken last Wednesday near Farsi Island, where Iran maintains a naval base. Iraq’s oil ministry has denied it has any connection with the ship.

The nine people who died in the shooting early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, range in age from 22 to 57. They include four women and five men.

The U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, John Bash, said the investigation into the deadly attack is proceeding with a “view towards bringing federal hate crime charges.”

Most famous for his Bob Dylan documentary Dont Look Back and Bill Clinton presidential campaign chronicle, The War Room, Pennebaker died of natural causes on Aug. 1.

When parents in the U.S. paid huge sums to secure places for their children in top schools, it was a scandal. In India, it’s acceptable for parents to pay private universities for this purpose.

Officials named those killed in the attack on Sunday morning; their ages range from 22 to 57. Among them is the suspect’s sister. It was the second major mass shooting in the U.S. in under 24 hours.

More than two dozen were also injured in the shooting, according to state and local officials. A white man was taken into custody without incident.

Demonstrators have been demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to register in city elections. The entire city council is up for re-election in September.

Sen. Josh Hawley’s Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology, or SMART, Act would ban features that encourage prolonged engagement such as infinite scrolling and autoplay.

Thirty years ago, if you walked into a deli in Washington, D.C., you might find a dish called “Watergate Salad.” And it’s not bad. Soft. Tangy. You can taste why this caught on. And why it went away.

“Environmental personhood” was once considered a fringe issue, but several countries have granted rivers within their borders legal person status. Bangladesh became the latest in July.

The Phanatic was created 41 years ago to help entertain Phillies fans. Now a dispute about the genesis of its creation and licensing rights threatens the mascot’s future.

Police initially said they killed the gunman within a minute of his shooting rampage. The coroner says the gunman died of a self-inflicted shot.

The 7-year-old had long complained of pain and swelling in his jaw. Doctors say they found a “well-defined bag-like mass,” which weighed 7 ounces and contained the toothlike “structures.”

The administration is reviewing steps to protect thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S. from deportation even as it seeks to restrict more asylum-seekers from claiming refuge.

Because Puerto Rico’s Senate has not approved Pedro Pierluisi yet, legal challenges are expected. Protesters gathered outside the governor’s mansion Friday to see his disgraced predecessor leave.

Ravaged by wildfire, Paradise, Calif., remains a disaster recovery zone. Those rebuilding homes and lives say they’re getting contradictory messages about whether the water is safe to drink.

Retailers predict rising prices if President Trump goes through with his threat to add new tariffs to Chinese imports. Meanwhile, the White House announced a deal to boost beef exports.

President Trump, who has repeatedly attacked the Maryland Democrat in recent days, tweeted about the incident, saying, “Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed.”

Saoirse Kennedy Hill died Thursday in Hyannis Port, after police received a call about an unresponsive person on the Kennedy compound, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office.

The president’s Republican allies in the Senate never appeared to warm up to the Texas congressman, and news reports suggested he had overstated his terrorism-fighting qualifications.

Some startups are making synthetic versions of animal proteins for use in foods from smoothies to baked goods. The goal: to reshape the food supply without the environmental footprint of livestock.

NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo was found guilty of using a banned chokehold but not guilty of intentionally restricting Garner’s breathing in 2014. The department says he has now been suspended.