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In Salt Lake City You'll Find Mormons Who Meditate

8:15am June 17, 2017

by Lee Hale

A community in Salt Lake City is showing that the Mormon culture might also be fertile soil for Buddhist mindfulness. It's working for both observant Mormons and those who've left the faith.

Despite Trump's Push, Obstacles Remain For Return Of Apprenticeships

8:15am June 17, 2017

by Blake Farmer

President Trump is on a campaign to promote apprenticeships at U.S. companies, but high costs and workplace regulations are just some of the challenges keeping these programs from catching on widely.

Writer Greg O'Brien and his daughter, Colleen, play with Adeline, Greg's 8-month-old granddaughter. Eight years ago, Greg was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's Starts To Steal The Joy Of Being A Grandfather

7:47am June 17, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

When Greg O'Brien found out he'd be a grandfather, he was excited. He was also sad. His granddaughter, he knew, would never know the real him.

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust poses for a portrait on campus in Cambridge, Mass. Faust has announced that she will step down next year.

DeVos Rolls Back For-Profit College Regs, Harvard's President To Step Down

6:01am June 17, 2017

A potential weakening of campus civil rights enforcement, a big transition at Harvard and more in our weekly roundup.

On the day we fish, we come up empty: The salmon have eluded us.

In This Alaska Family, Life Lessons Are Passed Down On The Water

5:33am June 17, 2017

by Melissa Block

In southeast Alaska, the commercial king salmon fishing season has been shut down a month early, because the number of wild salmon returning to rivers to spawn is at an all-time low.

The destroyer USS Fitzgerald, seen sailing in the Sea of Japan earlier this month.

Seven U.S. Sailors Missing in Navy Destroyer Collision With Merchant Vessel

10:18pm June 16, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with the Philippine-flagged vessel off the coast of Japan early Saturday local time. The Japanese coast guard has been assisting the destroyer.

Actors Mark Hamill (from left), Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.

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Sleep Apnea Factored In Carrie Fisher's Death, Coroner Reports

10:08pm June 16, 2017

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Los Angeles County report leaves the cause of death undetermined, but also points to heart disease and Fisher's drug use as contributing to her death in December.

A group of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, known as "Dreamers," listen to the kick off the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2012.

6 Things To Know About Trump's Reversal On 'Dreamers'

9:39pm June 16, 2017

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration said Thursday night it would not immediately remove protections from so-called "Dreamers" who were brought to the country illegally as children.

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Right-wing protesters were met by a large number of masked, black-clad counterprotesters at The Evergreen State College Thursday night.

FACT CHECK: Is Left-Wing Violence Rising?

7:42pm June 16, 2017

This week's shooting at a Republican baseball practice alarmed those who fear the left is becoming more radicalized.

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Music therapist Brian Schreck began working with Nate Kramer after he was diagnosed with leukemia. Together, they recorded a song of Nate's heartbeat layered over melodies.

Heartbeat Music: Parents Remember Their Son Through His Song Of Life

7:34pm June 16, 2017

by Erika Lantz

Nate Kramer was a tall, quiet collegiate swimmer when he was diagnosed with leukemia. He died four years later. But during treatment he met a therapist, and together they played and recorded music.

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