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Voters at an Atlanta high school on Election Day 2018. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a new law addressing some of the complaints about how that election was run.

Georgia Governor Signs Law Addressing Some Criticisms Of Contested 2018 Election

8:06pm April 04, 2019

by Johnny Kauffman

Under the new law, polling places cannot be changed 60 days before an election, and it will take longer for people who choose not to vote to be removed from the state's voter registration list.

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A street kitten looks out from behind a panel of lights in Cyprus in 2018.

Science

Cats Don't Fetch, But Know Their Names As Well As Dogs, Researchers Say

7:58pm April 04, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

In the study by Japanese researchers, cats reacted to their own name. Researchers say it's the first evidence showing cats can understand spoken words.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday that it will no longer consider people in same-sex marriages to be apostates. Here, a pride flag flies in front of the Historic Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City as part of a 2015 protest of

In Major Shift, Mormon Church Rolls Back Controversial Policies Toward LGBT Members

7:29pm April 04, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

"We want to reduce the hate and contention so common today," said LDS President Dallin Oaks. Church doctrine will consider same-sex marriage "a serious transgression" but not apostasy.

Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain addresses the Americans for Prosperity Presidential Forum on Feb. 25, 2012, in Troy, Mich. President Trump says he plans to nominate Cain to a vacant spot on the Federal Reserve Board.

Trump To Recommend Pizza Magnate Herman Cain For Fed Post

5:52pm April 04, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump says he plans to nominate former Godfather's Pizza CEO and GOP White House hopeful Herman Cain to a vacant spot on the Federal Reserve Board.

President Trump said Thursday that he was giving Mexico one year to stem the flow of migrants and drugs coming across the Southern border, or else the U.S. would impose auto tariffs or close the border.

Trump Walks Back Threat To Close U.S. Border, Giving Mexico A '1-Year Warning'

4:49pm April 04, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump is pushing Mexico to stem the flow of migrants and drugs into the United States. After a year, he said, he will consider tariffs on cars or a border shutdown.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax addresses sexual misconduct allegations made by two women against him and presented the results of a polygraph test, during a news conference in his office at the Capitol in Richmond, Va.

Despite Multiple Scandals, Top Virginia Officials Aren't Going Anywhere Soon

4:43pm April 04, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the final details of the legislative session this week, with three leaders who have drawn criticism and controversy still at the helm.

If a doctor's office is like Blockbuster, Hims feels more like Netflix. It's a way to skip the long waits and crowds and get generic Viagra, hair growth treatment and other medicine and vitamins with minimal interaction with a health care provider — for

Health & Safety

Opinion: Direct-To-Consumer Medicine Can Be Quick And Discreet, But What's Lost?

4:13pm April 04, 2019

by Vishal Khetpal

If you happily order your contact lenses online, why not get drugs for migraines or erectile dysfunction that way, too? Be careful, a medical student warns. Your "simple" self-diagnosis may be wrong.

At a Senate hearing March 27, Daniel Elwell, acting director of the Federal Aviation Administration, said airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software. But some pilots disagree.

Pilots Split Over FAA Chief's Claims On Boeing 737 Max Training

3:57pm April 04, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

The top official at the FAA says airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software linked to two deadly crashes. His statement has divided pilots in the U.S. and overseas.

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