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They’re part of a global supply chain of trinkets that starts out in Chinese factories. A vendor in India can earn a living by selling five a night.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute planned to honor the activist at a February event. It now says her statements and public record do not “meet all of the criteria on which the award is based.”

Robert Habeck says he left Twitter after he was hacked, but he also says the platform has made him more “polemic”.

If no deal is reached, more than 30,000 union members wouldn’t go to work, affecting roughly 480,000 public school students.

Stiller’s seven-part Showtime series centers on the true story of two convicted murderers who used tools provided by a prison employee to break out of a maximum security prison in 2015.

Guitarist Carrie Brownstein tells NPR, “We always planned on getting back in the studio — it was just a matter of when.”

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Natalia Veselnitskaya with obstruction of justice. The indictment suggests she has close ties to the Russian government.

The original contract awarded by the Government Publishing Office was cancelled after the printer filed for bankruptcy. An internal watchdog plans to investigate the new contracting process.

The meeting was canceled moments before it was to begin, reflecting Turkish anger over U.S. insistence that a Kurdish militia fighting in Syria be protected after American troops withdraw.

Like voters in Colorado, Utah and Michigan last year, Missouri’s voters decided to alter the redistricting process. But lawmakers argue it could create bizarre districts that are hard to represent.

The department’s public affairs apparatus is mostly idle for lack of funding, but that hasn’t stopped it from making announcements in support of the administration’s messaging about immigrants.

Granary weevils are different from similar species: They can’t fly. That’s because they figured out how to use humans to get around the globe, and we are getting tired of this clingy relationship.

Expect more aggressive regulatory action from the Trump administration while skirmishes continue in Congress and statehouses across the U.S. Many of these policies will ultimately land in court.

Norway’s rugged west coast features glaciers, waterfalls and fjords that are beautiful — but take a long time to navigate. A major infrastructure plan could cut travel time in half.

Chinese president Xi Jinping invited Kim for the 4-day visit. The two leaders could use the visit to coordinate ahead of a second summit between the U.S. and North Korea.

Though not a literary masterpiece, the California senator’s book is effective as a campaign tool: She makes an argument for a chance at the presidency — like the prosecutor she is.

As her memoir The Truths We Hold hits shelves, the California senator tells NPR that family and the country’s need for “real leadership” will weigh into her decision whether to run for president.

Scott Dozier, 48, twice bypassed death by lethal injection against his own wishes. On Saturday afternoon, he was found hanged from an air vent in his cell.

While he was but one very lonely Achatinella apexfulva, his death takes place amid a crisis for Hawaii’s native snails, whose populations have been decimated by invasive species.

“I’ve wanted to do this for quite a while,” Jason Dalton explained in court on Monday, putting an end to jury selection. He faces life without parole for killing six people between transporting fares.

The tax collecting agency is one of those affected by the partial government shutdown, but the White House says it will issue refunds, reversing previous government policy.

Hillary Frank struggled after a childbirth injury left her in chronic pain for months. Her podcast The Longest Shortest Time, and her book Weird Parenting Wins aim to give other parents a voice.

Judge Christian Zerpa fled with his wife and daughter and denounced President Nicolás Maduro’s re-election. Venezuela’s highest court said Zerpa left to avoid an investigation into sexual misconduct.

The arrests in the fatal attack on a Palestinian woman last year has highlighted a rift between Israel’s security establishment and hawks in the settler community.

Brown’s supporters say she was a victim of human trafficking who has remade herself while in prison — and on Monday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam agreed.

In 2017, No Lean Season raised nearly $12 million to help farmhands in Bangladesh travel to the city to find jobs when fields lay fallow. Now they’re saying “no” to donations. What happened?

“A not guilty plea was entered on the defendant’s behalf,” the district attorney’s office says. Spacey is accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man in the summer of 2016.

The 85-year-old liberal justice underwent surgery for cancer last month and also recently broke several ribs after a fall.

Armed soldiers took control of a state radio station early Monday morning and broadcast a statement saying the nation was under their control and that a new leader would be chosen.

The U.S. has imposed a quarter trillion dollars in tariffs on Chinese goods since the trade war started last year.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun’s real-time Twitter pleas for help go viral as she begs for refugee status, citing domestic abuse. Thai lawyers have filed an injunction to prevent her deportation.

Older voters and younger voters, former Clinton supporters and Bernie Sanders fans, all say they want a candidate who is electable. “I want somebody to get Trump out of there,” said Marilynn Leggio.

Loretta Boesing is on a mission to make sure prescription drugs delivered by mail are safe and effective. The life of her son — and others who order medicine by mail — could depend on it, she says.