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“President Trump, you are not welcome in Pittsburgh until you fully denounce white nationalism,” an open letter from progressive Jewish leaders read.

Rescue teams are searching for Lion Air Flight 610’s black box and trying to recover bodies and wreckage. Finding survivors “would be a miracle,” a search and rescue spokesman said.

After a C-section, does swabbing a baby with the mother’s microbes reduce the risk of obesity and other health problems later in life? An ambitious study to help answer the question is underway.

More and more sitcoms and dramas on TV and online feature Muslim characters and storylines. That is due, in part, to a new crop of Muslim writers, comedians and actors creating the shows themselves.

For many in Pittsburgh’s Jewish community, Tuesday’s funeral services start the formal period of mourning for victims — a process carefully guided by Jewish tradition.

Cesar Sayoc, accused of mailing explosive devices to a number of prominent Trump critics, reportedly had a list of potential targets including an editor at The New York Times.

Meenakshi “Minaxi” Moorthy and her husband, Vishnu Viswanath, fell about 800 feet from a scenic overlook at Taft Point. Park rangers recovered their bodies Thursday and are still investigating.

The first trial over the controversial question on the 2020 census is scheduled to start Nov. 5. But the Trump administration is now asking for a delay.

A lawyer attending the “Return of the Names” event said it was a rare occasion to express discontent with Russia’s present government.

President Maithripala Sirisena fired and replaced his former ally with a controversial former leader, Mahinda Rajapaksa. But lawmakers have rejected what they call a subversion of the constitution.

The troops are likely to be active-duty Army personnel. As U.S. troops are prohibited from performing law enforcement activities within the United States, they will be in support roles only.

A spokeswoman dismissed suggestions that Trump’s rhetoric has contributed to a hostile climate. She said Trump won’t shy away from drawing distinctions with Democrats before the midterm elections.

The police chief of Jeffersontown, Ky., says the attack was racially motivated, and federal prosecutors say they’re investigating whether the shooting is a hate crime.

“In the horrific hierarchy of white nationalist beliefs, they really consider Jews their primary enemy,” the journalist says of the suspect in the Pittsburgh shooting Saturday.

SNAP provides nutrition assistance for about 42 million Americans, but critics say now is the time to restructure the $70 billion annual program in a way that promotes healthier food choices.

Smithfield Foods says it will pay farmers to cover their manure ponds with plastic on more than 1,000 U.S. farms. Those “lagoons” have become increasingly controversial.

Public health officials says it’s simple to save the lives of people experiencing an opioid overdose: Give an antidote. But for a bystander, that intervention can be daunting.

The announcement comes as bomb suspect Cesar Altieri Sayoc is due to appear in court on Monday, accused of sending packages to CNN and others last week.

Brian Kemp isn’t just overseeing Georgia’s gubernatorial election, he’s also the GOP nominee. And the former president says that double role — among other controversies — endangers voter confidence.

Merkel announced that she will step down from leading the Christian Democratic Union after her party struggled in a regional election. Her current term as chancellor runs into 2021.

More Democratic candidates who call themselves progressive entered the ring in 2018 than in the past several campaigns, but they’re not all running on the full Bernie Sanders agenda.

The retired army captain has expressed admiration for the country’s brutal 1964-1985 dictatorship; made incendiary remarks about women, minorities and LGBT people; and decried “fake news.”

The Lion Air Boeing 737-800 crashed into the sea shortly after leaving Jakarta’s international airport. Indonesian television showed video of an oil slick and debris field.

The Red Sox closed the series game 5-1 on the Dodgers’ home turf Sunday. A leadoff home run from Steve Pearce and strong pitching from David Price helped Boston land their fourth title in 15 years.

IBM will acquire Red Hat for $190 per share, in a deal worth approximately $34 billion. Both companies took pains to say the Red Hat ethos and commitment to open source would continue.

The website, which has served as a home for the far-right online community, is now down after various platforms refused to host it.

The 11 people who were killed on Saturday ranged in age from 54 to 97. Two of them were brothers, and two were a married couple. Here are some of their stories.

Victims range in age from 54 to 97. Robert Bowers , 46, has been charged with 29 separate federal crimes for his attack on the Tree of Life synagogue.

Scientists credit the crab and oyster industries with noticing a change in oxygen levels in coastal Pacific waters.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charging a record number of people with so-called “voter fraud” in the state, which is something voting experts say is extremely rare.

It’s been a welcome alternative for Somalis in Mogadishu. But now, says its founder, it may have to cut back.

The Red Sox are one win away from their ninth World Series title after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on their home turf Saturday night.

After a move to New York in the late ’60s, the clear-toned Fortune became a versatile fixture on the broad landscape of modern jazz.

Vitriolic tweets and pro-Trump social media posts add context to the background of Cesar Altieri Sayoc, the man in connection with the homemade pipe bombs sent to top Democrats and liberal donors.