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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is looking into whether Facebook violated fair housing laws.

HUD Hits Facebook For Allowing Housing Discrimination

8:04am August 19, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

In a formal complaint, HUD says Facebook allows landlords and home sellers to use targeted ads to discriminate based upon the recipient's race, religion, sex, familial status and national origin.

Ahn Seung-choon was 14 when her 17-year-old brother was taken away from the family home in Pyeongchang. "After that day, we didn't hear anything about him," Ahn says.

World News

South Koreans Prepare For Rare Family Reunions With Long-Lost Relatives In The North

7:26am August 19, 2018

With tensions easing between North and South Korea, the two sides are reviving cross-border reunions that began in 1985. On Monday, 93 South Koreans will board buses to visit relatives in the North.

A group of older boys, some of whom are gang members, joke around with a younger boy. Neighborhood children are often groomed for gang activity from the age of 6 or 7. At first they may be given small assignments — like buying snacks for gang members or

PHOTOS: It's Hard To Grow Up — And Grow Old — In Honduras

7:00am August 19, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Photographer Tomas Ayuso captures the plight of Honduran youth struggling to survive in a violent country — and thinking about fleeing to stay alive.

Brett Kavanaugh sits behind independent counsel Kenneth Starr as Starr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on the possibility of President Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1998.

Politics & Government

Brett Kavanaugh Investigated A President, Then Voiced Concerns About Doing Just That

7:02pm August 18, 2018

by Tamara Keith

The Trump Supreme Court pick wanted prosecutors to ask President Bill Clinton explicit questions and wrote the section of the independent counsel's report to Congress making the case for impeachment.

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Screening for lung cancer can catch tumors but it can also produce false positives. Patients need to decide whether it's right for them, but doctors often don't know how to advise them.

Should You Get That Scan? Your Doctor Might Not Be Great At Helping You Decide

5:55pm August 18, 2018

In a new study, researchers found that doctors are better at explaining the benefits of a common cancer screening that its potential downsides. But overtesting comes with risks and costs of its own.

Report Says Faculty At Connecticut School Sexually Abused Students For Years

5:54pm August 18, 2018

by James Doubek

A law firm found sexual abuse by seven now-former staffers against 16 students — going back as far as 1969 and lasting until 1992.

Former cricket star Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's new prime minister on Saturday. One of his first challenges will be shoring up the country's economy.

World News

Imran Khan Is Sworn Into Office As Pakistan's New Prime Minister

5:51pm August 18, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Khan inherits several big challenges, including Pakistan's faltering economy, and managing relations with China and the U.S.

Mourners and heads of state gathered in Genoa, Italy on Saturday for a state-run funeral to honor victims of the highway bridge collapse on Tuesday. The death toll in the disaster rose to 43 on Saturday.

World News

As Death Toll Rises, Mourners Gather To Honor Victims Of Italian Bridge Collapse

5:17pm August 18, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

On a national day of mourning in Italy, questions remain about how a highway bridge gave way, killing dozens.

Worshipers perform prayers around the Kaaba on Friday, Aug. 17.

World News

Millions Of Muslim Worshipers Flock To Mecca For Hajj

5:16pm August 18, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

The holy event starts Sunday and lasts until next Friday.

A statue of Martha Hughes Cannon outside the Utah Capitol.

National

Utah Sending The Nation's First Female State Senator To D.C., As A Statue

4:43pm August 18, 2018

by Dianna Douglas

Utah plans to send a statue of suffragette and senator Martha Hughes Cannon to represent the state in the U.S. Capitol. It's a subtle approach to changing perceptions of women in Utah.