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President Trump speaks during a rally Monday in El Paso, Texas, where he was greeted by a counter-rally led by Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who has criticized the president on immigration.

Trump Took Fight For Border Wall To El Paso — Where O'Rourke Was Ready For Him

1:08pm February 12, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

In a near-showdown that seemed to mirror the ongoing dispute over the border, Trump was greeted by a counter-rally led by Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who has criticized the president on immigration.

Paul Whelan, an American accused of espionage and arrested in Russia, listens to his lawyers while standing inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at a court in Moscow on Jan. 22.

Suspected U.S. Spy 'Is Holding Up Surprisingly Well' In Russian Jail, Lawyer Says

12:56pm February 12, 2019

by Lucian Kim

The brother of Paul Whelan, the American arrested in Moscow in late December, says Russia has given the family no information for why he is being accused of spying.

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After his company's response to the Parkland shooting, Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack became an unlikely corporate face of gun control.

Soul-Searching After Parkland, Dick's CEO Embraces Tougher Stance On Guns

11:13am February 12, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

Ed Stack is a gun owner who was a longtime Republican donor. A year after Dick's Sporting Goods became an unlikely corporate face of gun control, it sees the fallout from its policy and lobbying.

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In this 2017 file photo, Michelle Carter sits in a district court in Taunton, Mass. Carter was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter for causing her boyfriend's death.

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Woman Who Provoked Suicidal Boyfriend Via Text Message Begins Prison Sentence

10:46am February 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The Massachusetts woman sent her boyfriend a barrage of texts encouraging him to kill himself. He did, and she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. A state supreme court has upheld the sentence.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., in April 2018.

Politics & Government

Former Attorney General Eric Holder Close To 2020 Decision As He Heads To Iowa

9:13am February 12, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

The former Obama AG will decide whether he's running in the next two weeks. The speech he plans to give certainly sounds like the building blocks of a possible campaign to challenge President Trump.

A close up of a woman stretching her legs before going on a run through the city.

The 'Strange Science' Behind The Big Business Of Exercise Recovery

8:46am February 12, 2019

by Terry Gross

Does exercise recovery work? Science writer Christie Aschwanden examines the physiology and effectiveness of sports drinks, protein powders and other products and services in her new book, Good to Go.

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Teachers carry placards as they walk a picket line outside South High School early Monday in Denver. A new lawsuit alleges students with disabilities will be harmed by the strike.

Education

Lawsuit Claims Denver Teacher Strike Could Harm Special Needs Students

7:43am February 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The lawsuit alleges that children with severe disabilities might hurt themselves without trained teachers and caregivers present. The school district says the suit is based on "speculation."

A man who goes by the name Dave Carvagio holds a packaged syringe in Pickering Square in Bangor, Maine. The Bangor chapter of the Church of Safe Injection sets up a table in the square and offers free naloxone, needles and other drug-using supplies.

'Church Of Safe Injection' Offers Needles, Naloxone To Prevent Opioid Overdoses

7:27am February 12, 2019

by Deborah Becker

The group says it has 18 chapters in eight states, all of them funded by private, anonymous donations. Members distribute free and clean drug-use supplies even at the risk of being arrested.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks in front of a newly fortified border wall structure in Calexico, Calif. in October. A federal court ruled Monday that DHS has broad authority to waive environmental regulations in the

National

Government Can Waive Environmental Laws To Build Border Wall Prototypes, Court Rules

7:04am February 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Environmental groups and the state of California had argued that the Trump administration overstepped its authority when it waived the environmental laws to build border barriers. A court disagrees.

Gulls were eating more juvenile salmon than biologists realized, which meant fewer of the fish were making it to the ocean.

National

To Protect Imperiled Salmon, Fish Advocates Want To Shoot Some Gulls

7:00am February 12, 2019

by Courtney Flatt

Biologists think gulls are eating more juvenile salmon than they thought, and fish advocates are proposing to kill problem gulls. But opponents say dam modification is what's needed to protect salmon.