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Diplomats shift into high gear to try to revive nuclear negotiations with Iran
by Michele Kelemen
European diplomats are working to revive nuclear negotiations with Iran to find a peaceful end to a war that President Trump has said the U.S. could join to support Israel against Iran.
In Tehran, forgoing a headscarf is a quiet, daring protest
Mahsa Amini's death after an alleged violation of Iran's strict dress code sparked months of protests. Now, Tehran's streets are crowded with women with uncovered hair: an act of bravery and dissent.
The violent and murky beginnings of Valentine's Day
A very brief look at the dark and murky beginnings of Valentine's Day.
Robots and lasers are helping doctors treat severe epilepsy
by Jon Hamilton
A man with uncontrolled epileptic seizures sought surgery in 2009, but was turned down. Ten years later, advances in neurodiagnostic testing, lasers and microelectronics finally helped him.
The mental health of teen girls and LGBTQ+ teens has worsened since 2011
by Rhitu Chatterjee
A CDC report from 2011-2021 found that the amount of teen girls who feel persistently sad and hopeless in 2021 has grown by 60% since 2011. It also found ongoing, extreme distress among LGBQ+ teens.
Trial for Mexico's former top drug cop is underway over cartel bribery accusations
Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."
Some residents have filed a federal lawsuit after hazardous train derailment in Ohio
by Julie Grant | Allegheny Front
It's been just over a week since a train carrying hazardous material derailed and caused a fiery crash in Ohio. Some residents worried about health risks have filed a federal lawsuit.
Remembering De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove has died at 54
by Elizabeth Blair
Trugoy the Dove, one-third of the iconic hip-hop group De La Soul, has died. He was 54 years old.
Steven Van Zandt steps up Jamie Raskin's 'chemo head-cover fashion' with bandana gift
by Sarah Handel
E Street guitarist Stevie Van Zandt gifted Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin one of his signature bandanas. The congressman thanked him on Twitter for the "step up in [his] chemo head-cover fashions."
GOP is calling to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
by Joel Rose
Republicans are using their House majority to build an impeachment case against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But no cabinet member has ever been removed that way, and Mayorkas isn't backing down.