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North Korean women twirl hoops during a debut of a new mass games event to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the nation.

World News

PHOTOS: North Korea Celebrates 70 Years With Military Parade And Mass Games

9:43am September 10, 2018

by Wynne Davis

North Korea did not mark its 70th anniversary by putting its intercontinental ballistic missiles on display. Instead, the country brought back its mass games, a highly choreographed performance.

Colourful overlapping silhouettes of hands voting in fabric texture

Politics & Government

On The Sidelines Of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don't Vote

9:30am September 10, 2018

In recent midterms, 4 in 10 eligible voters cast ballots. Nonvoters talk of apathy, disgust, barriers and other reasons. But those who don't vote, and their interests, can be ignored by candidates.

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President Donald Trump walks up the steps of Air Force One at Sioux Falls Regional Airport, S.D., on Sept. 7.

Bob Woodward Paints A Presidential Portrait Like No Other For Donald Trump

9:46pm September 09, 2018

by Ron Elving

In this account by the longtime journalist, President Trump appears convinced that the same braggadocio that made him rich and made him president will make the world conform to his own view of it.

WTC Cortlandt subway station reopened in New York on Saturday, nearly 17 years after it was destroyed during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

National

New York Subway Station Reopens 17 Years After It Was Destroyed During 9/11 Attacks

7:29pm September 09, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

The newly reconstructed WTC Cortlandt station opened on Saturday, just three days before the anniversary of the attack.

Florence, expected to approach arrive at the U.S. East Coast late this week, has just been named a Hurricane.

National

Florence, Now A Hurricane, Is One Of Many Threats To The Atlantic And Pacific

4:09pm September 09, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

As Hurricane Florence heads toward the southeastern U.S., Hurricane Olivia is headed towards Hawaii and a typhoon is expected to hit Guam on Monday.

According to The New York Times, Trump administration officials met with coup plotters who wanted to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (center), shown here at a ceremony last month.

Venezuela Decries Reported Meetings Between U.S. Officials And Coup Plotters

1:30pm September 09, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The meetings, reported by The New York Times, happened secretly after rogue officers contacted the U.S. government. The Trump administration apparently decided not to help the Venezuelan officers.

Ramona Morales, 80, was one of many residents facing large fees for a minor code violation.

National

California Outlaws Big Bills For Minor City Violations

10:33am September 09, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

The law makes it illegal for cities and counties to charge defendants for the legal costs to investigate, prosecute or appeal a criminal violation of a local ordinance.

Bigfoot casts for "Seven" on display at the Bigfoot festival in Marion, N.C. on Saturday.

National

The Lore Of Bigfoot Lives On At North Carolina Bigfoot Festival

8:41am September 09, 2018

by David Ford

In western North Carolina, people from across the country came to Marion's first Bigfoot festival. The highlight was a Bigfoot-calling contest and a Bigfoot-knocking competition.

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The search for the cause of Alzheimer's has so far come up dry. Some researchers are now asking if germs play a role.

Infectious Theory of Alzheimer's Disease Draws Fresh Interest

7:30am September 09, 2018

by Bret Stetka

Money has poured into Alzheimer's research, but until very recently not much of it went toward investigating infection in causing dementia. A million dollar prize may lead more scientists to try.

The Sahara desert creeps up on a palm field.

A Scientist Dreams Up A Plan To Stop The Sahara From Expanding

7:00am September 09, 2018

by Dan Charles

It involves a super solar farm the size of the United States.