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Thousands of people are enjoying the dance of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who was thrilled with a new prosthetic leg. The ongoing story of civilian (and child) casualties doesn’t get the same attention.

Caps on shift lengths for medical residents were implemented to improve patient safety. Given the effects of sleep deprivation on emotional capacity and residents’ well-being, why risk longer hours?

The northeastern state of Assam left some 4 million people, mostly Muslims, off its citizenship register last year. At the same time, India is seeking to offer citizenship to non-Muslim foreigners.

A former U.S. diplomat, Patrick Syring, sent threatening emails to members of the Arab American Institute for more than a decade. On Thursday, he was found guilty of seven federal hate crime charges.

Manning is due to return to federal court on May 16. Despite an offer of immunity, she has refused to answer questions about WikiLeaks, saying she already has shared everything she knows.

“Short of murder, stealing material is the worst thing any comic can be accused of,” O’Brien writes. The case was due to go to a jury trial within weeks.

The Russian agent gave an interview to NPR from the detention center where she has been in custody since last summer. She denies being a spy or taking part in election interference.

The latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports is expected to hit more products U.S. consumers actually buy, and businesses say they have no choice but to pass the added costs on to consumers.

At 99, the retired Supreme Court justice — author of The Making of a Justice — says “the world is changing much faster than I anticipated. ” And it’s changing, he says, “for the worse.”

Crops that have had their DNA tweaked with new gene-editing tools are entering the food supply. But governments are struggling to figure out how — or even whether — to regulate them.

Shouting broke out on the floor when a rape and incest exemption was removed without a roll call vote. “I want the people of the state of Alabama to know how we vote,” said a Democratic state senator.

Residents of southeastern Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi are bracing for a multiday barrage of dangerous heavy rain and flash flooding.

U.S. authorities say it is the first-ever seizure of a North Korean cargo vessel for breaking international sanctions. The coal ship has been detained in Indonesia for the past year.

U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese consumer and business products increased to 25% from 10% on Friday morning, raising the stakes between the world’s two largest economies.

Months ago, there was speculation the company could be valued as high as $120 billion. Instead, the company is taking a more conservative approach — relatively speaking, anyway.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said it would “seriously jeopardize” national security, law enforcement and economic interests. The agency is also looking into authorizations granted to other Chinese firms.

The 2018 World Series Champion Red Sox were honored at a White House ceremony on Thursday. Most players of color stayed away, leading one sportswriter to comment, “its the white Sox who’ll be going.”

More than 600 people will take part in study to test a promising treatment for Huntington’s disease, a fatal inherited condition. The experimental drug interferes with defective genetic machinery.

Shanahan has served as acting defense secretary since former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned last December over President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.

A bipartisan group of senators has been working on a plan to protect patients from unexpected medical bills. Disagreements within the health care industry could thwart those efforts.

Immigrant advocates say the policy, known as Migrant Protection Protocols, is not protecting migrants. It is difficult for lawyers to reach clients and puts migrants in danger.

The papal decree also sets up new procedures to hold more-senior church authorities such as bishops accountable for committing abuse or for covering up the crimes of others.

A new rule expands protection for health care workers who refuse to provide certain care on moral grounds. The rule cites a sudden rise in religious discrimination complaints. What’s fueling the rise?

Daniel Everette Hale of Nashville, Tenn., could face up to 50 years in prison if he’s convicted. He’s accused of printing dozens of documents — including 11 that were marked as secret or top secret.

Women kidnapped by ISIS five years ago are now being freed. But the Yazidi community does not allow children born in captivity of militant fathers to return with them.

The apparent missiles were launched from the northwest, far from the border that divides the Korean Peninsula.

The possible change involves a different inflation measure to adjust the poverty threshold annually. Anti-poverty groups worry that many low-income people would be pushed off assistance programs.

Most states have legalized marijuana in some form. But federal law still considers it an illegal drug, which exposes banks to legal risk if they handle weed-related money or transactions.

Uber has never been profitable, yet the ride-hailing company may be valued at as much as $90 billion when it goes public Friday. It will be one of the largest tech IPOs ever.

Tennessee is caught in a vicious cycle: Fear of gun crime in traffic has caused more people to carry guns in their cars, which has created a new supply of stolen guns for criminals.

Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the National Assembly, was detained by intelligence agents Wednesday night. Nicolás Maduro has increased pressure on the opposition since last week’s failed uprising.

The action doesn’t legalize psilocybin mushrooms, but it effectively bars the city from prosecuting or arresting adults 21 or older who possess them.

The head of the U.S. Border Patrol said her agents are spending more and more of their time dealing with families with children who need food and medical care.

The governing African National Congress saw its reputation tarnished in the wake of scandals and high unemployment. The election is largely seen as a referendum on the political party.