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A passerby stops to look over a street side memorial to the shooting victims of the Borderline Bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Tuesday. Investigators said the number of victims from the shooting at the country music bar could have been much higher based

National

Authorities Describe 'Confusion And Chaos' At Borderline Bar Shooting In California

10:28am November 28, 2018

by Ina Jaffe

The FBI says they've found no evidence of "radicalization" of the shooter, Ian David Long, at the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., earlier this month.

Russia is sending a new division of S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems to Crimea, in a new sign of heightened tensions. Here, one of the systems is carried during the Victory Day military parade Russia held in May.

World News

Russia Plans To Deploy More S-400 Missiles To Disputed Crimea Peninsula

9:22am November 28, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Russia's military already has three of the S-400 "Triumf" divisions on the Black Sea peninsula; it plans to have another in place and operational by the year's end.

Nurcahyo Utomo, an investigator for Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee, speaks at a news conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, about preliminary findings from the investigation into the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.

World News

Lion Air Jet Was 'Un-Airworthy' In Lead-Up To Fatal Crash, Investigators Say

9:21am November 28, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Indonesia's transportation safety committee's report addressed maintenance practices, pilot training and an anti-stall system on the Boeing 737. It did not identify a firm cause for the crash.

Mehnaz sits inside her home in Abbottabad, northern Pakistan. She has one son and six daughters. She has also had three abortions, fearing she would have more girls.

Health & Safety

Why The Abortion Rate In Pakistan Is One Of The World's Highest

8:05am November 28, 2018

Family planning researchers point to a number of reasons. The procedure itself is legal in Pakistan — but only in limited circumstances.

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Shereese Hickson was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 and is unable to work. She supports herself and her son, Isaiah, on $770 a month.

Health & Safety

Chronically Ill, Traumatically Billed: $123,019 For 2 Multiple Sclerosis Treatments

11:12pm November 27, 2018

by Jay Hancock

Shereese Hickson's doctor wanted her to try a drug called Ocrevus for her multiple sclerosis. Trained as a medical billing coder, Hickson was shocked by the six-figure bill and the share she owed.

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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., seen at a debate with Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Miss., won a runoff election to hold her seat on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith Wins Miss. Senate Runoff After Racially Charged Campaign

10:29pm November 27, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Revelations about Hyde-Smith in recent weeks revived memories of the state's dark history of racism and violence. She prevailed over Democrat Mike Espy and has to run again in 2020 for a full term.

A "Yellow Vest" protester waves a French flag in Villefranche-sur-Saone on Saturday, during a demonstration against high fuel prices.

French President Holds Firm On Clean-Energy Goals, Despite Protests

9:31pm November 27, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A grassroots movement in France, the mostly working-class "yellow vests," objects to new gasoline taxes. French President Emmanuel Macron says he sympathizes, but the tax will stand.

World News

After Months Stuck Living In Airport, Syrian Finds Refuge Half A World Away

8:26pm November 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Hassan Al Kontar arrived in Canada eight months after posting his first pleas for help at a Malaysian airport. He didn't have a visa to go anywhere else — until he found allies in an unlikely place.

Military personnel and Customs and Border Protection officers gather at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego. The number of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status has declined to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a new report

National

U.S. Seeing Lowest Level Of Unauthorized Immigrants In A Decade, Pew Study Says

8:07pm November 27, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

A large decline in illegal immigration from Mexico means fewer unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S., and those already here are likely to be long-term residents, according to a new study.

Juan Antonio Hernández, the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and a former congressman, was arrested in Miami on Friday. He is accused of collaborating with multiple criminal organizations in Honduras, Colombia and Mexico to smuggle t

Honduran President's Brother Arrested In Miami On Drug Trafficking Charges

7:43pm November 27, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The federal indictment alleges Juan Antonio Hernández — a former lawyer and congressman in Honduras — smuggled tons of cocaine into the U.S., aided by prominent politicians and law enforcement.