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Americans Look To Pence For Help In Releasing Their Relatives Jailed In Egypt

4:36pm December 25, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Americans with relatives jailed in Egypt are looking to Vice President Mike Pence to use his trip to Cairo to push for their release. There are nearly 20 Americans among the tens of thousands of political prisoners in Egypt today.

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Volunteers In NYC Show Support For Immigrants At Court Appearances, Appointments

4:36pm December 25, 2017

by Beth Fertig

A new type of volunteer opportunity has taken off in New York City. Hundreds of people are going with immigrants to court appearances and appointments with immigration officials. With President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, they want to show solidarity, and be a friendly support system.

A fan dressed as Santa gestures in the snow during a game between the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns in Chicago on Sunday. The storm system that brought Christmas Eve snow to Chicago is now passing over the Northeast.

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It's A White Christmas For Some In Northeast, Midwest

2:25pm December 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

After families woke up on Christmas morning to find a blanket of snow outside, the National Weather Service says the winter weather will continue throughout the Northeast and the Great Lakes region.

Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, leads a 2014 protest against the grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. Erica Garner, now 27, has been hospitalized after a heart attack, her mother tells

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Activist Erica Garner Hospitalized After Heart Attack

1:58pm December 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Garner, 27, became an activist after her father, Eric Garner, was put in a chokehold by a police officer and died. She is now on life support, her mother tells the New York Daily News and the Times.

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For Children, A Good Booger Joke Helps The Medicine Go Down

11:00am December 25, 2017

by Lauren Kafka

Dr. Howard Bennett knows that humor can help his young patients be less worried when they're at the doctor's office. In his latest book, he uses gross-out jokes to explain how kids' bodies work.

Wilmot Collins, the next mayor of Helena, Montana, came to the U.S. as a refugee during Liberia's civil war. Refugees are "not bloodsuckers," he says. "We are not just here to consume the resources. We provide for the economy."

How A Liberian Refugee Got To Be A Montana Mayor

9:09am December 25, 2017

by Corin Cates-Carney

Wilmot Collins will be sworn in on January 2. His victory in the mayoral election in Helena has made headlines the world over.

White House Will Focus On Its Next Priority: Infrastructure

8:24am December 25, 2017

by David Schaper

The White House is expected to introduce its proposal to improve the nation's infrastructure in January. But there are hints that there will be very little new federal funding in the package.

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Carl Luepker, his son Liam, 12, and daughter Lucia, 11, light the menorah during Hanukkah in their home in Minneapolis, Minn. Carl and Liam both have a degenerative nerve disorder called dystonia.

Could Brain Surgery Save A Father And Son?

7:57am December 25, 2017

by Michael May

Bit by bit, dystonia was stealing Carl Luepker's ability to use his hands and talk. But his biggest fear was that his children would inherit the disorder. Then he saw his son Liam's foot twitch.

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College Students Clash Repeatedly Over Free Speech Issues

6:37am December 25, 2017

The free speech debate on college campuses has become a cultural flash point. Rachel Martin talks to Suzanne Nossel, of the free-speech advocacy group PEN America, about if free speech can go too far.

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Some Well-Meaning Advice For Santa, Stick To The Sleigh

6:14am December 25, 2017

When Santa made his stop on Wekiva Island in Florida, he decided to come by power boat. He gracefully got up onto the dock, but then took one bad step and fell into the river. Santa wasn't hurt.