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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denied a report from a woman who said he exposed himself to her during a party while the two attended Yale.

Politics & Government

Trump On 2nd Kavanaugh Accuser: 'Totally Inebriated And All Messed Up'

7:47pm September 25, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Senate Republicans confirm they have hired a female attorney to question Brett Kavanaugh and his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, during a hearing Thursday.

A new report released by the Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog found that doctors were not properly vetted, putting immigrants and U.S. citizens at risk.

Doctors With Criminal Records Examined Immigrants, Report Says

7:43pm September 25, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Internal investigators at DHS said 132 doctors employed to examine immigrants could pose health or safety risks. Before he was hired, one physician tried to recruit a hit man to kill a patient.

Tuesday's discussion between officials of the Department of Justice and state attorneys general focused on the rapid growth of tech companies like Facebook and Google and their handling of user data.

Attorneys General Zoom In On Tech Privacy And Power

7:11pm September 25, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

A meeting with the Justice Department was originally pitched to focus on allegations of social media's anti-conservative bias. But the conversation was broadened, raising the stakes for tech giants.

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Anita Hill testified in 1991 that she was sexually harassed by then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Anita Hill Says Kavanaugh Accuser Hearing 'Cannot Be Fair'

6:40pm September 25, 2018

As it stands now, Hill tells NPR, the hearing cannot provide senators "with enough information to reach a reasonable conclusion." She testified in 1991 that Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her.

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The people-plaguing Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, typically lays its eggs in stagnant water.

Building A Better Mosquito Trap — One Scientist Thinks He's Done It

6:40pm September 25, 2018

by Joe Palca

A researcher in Australia has invented a low-tech, insecticide-free trap that might be able to reduce bites from a particularly pesky mosquito in some neighborhoods.

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Cardinal Reinhard Marx and Bishop Stephan Ackermann present the results of the study on sexual abuse of minors by Germany's Catholic priests and clerics on Tuesday in Fulda, Germany.

German Bishops' Report: At Least 3,677 Minors Were Abused By Clerics

6:19pm September 25, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The study found that 5 percent of priests in the country's dioceses had been accused of abuse. Germany's justice minister said the study was "shocking and probably just the tip of the iceberg."

Bill Cosby arrives at a Norristown, Pa., court Monday. The first jury in the case deadlocked in 2017. A jury in the second trial convicted Cosby on all counts April 26, 2018.

National

Bill Cosby Sentenced To At Least 3 Years In State Prison

5:26pm September 25, 2018

Cosby, 81, is the first celebrity to be sent to prison in the #MeToo era. The sentence completes the TV dad's stunning fall from groundbreaking cultural icon to convicted sex offender.

Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, 7, sings the national anthem on Sunday night at a LA Galaxy soccer game.

7-Year-Old Girl Belts Out National Anthem, Steals Show At MLS Match

4:20pm September 25, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja stunned the crowd of 25,000 gathered to watch the LA Galaxy take on the Seattle Sounders. Her gut-busting performance has gone viral.

Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, holds a 3D-printed gun called the Liberator at his shop, in Austin, Texas, last month. On Tuesday, the company announced Wilson resigned and severed all ties with the company on Sept. 21.

National

3D Gun Pioneer Cody Wilson Resigned As Head Of Defense Distributed

4:10pm September 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Paloma Heindorff assumed the role of director of the controversial company after Wilson stepped down on Friday. "I'm a different person. I'm not trying to replace him as a character," she said.

Relatives mourn before the funeral for family members who reportedly died by suicide at their home in Burari, India, this summer.

Health & Safety

Suicide By Women Is A Major Public Health Concern In India

4:08pm September 25, 2018

by Kamala Thiagarajan

A newly published study on suicide offers startling revelations about the rates for women and men.