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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with other Europen Union leaders during a summit Thursday in Brussels. Earlier in the day she delivered a speech to a restive German parliament, deeply divided over matters of migration.

World News

Merkel's Fragile Coalition Teeters On Edge Of Migration Question

9:05pm June 28, 2018

The German chancellor hopes to find some answers to that question at a European Union summit beginning Thursday. The parties she counts as allies have been deeply divided over how to treat newcomers.

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The portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il are displayed in Kim Il Sung square in central Pyongyang. A succession of rulers have held talks with U.S. officials.

Opinion: What I Learned From Long Months Of North Korea Talks

7:10pm June 28, 2018

by Joel Wit

Former State Department official Joel Wit has taken part in U.S. negotiations with North Korea for 25 years. Here are some key tips for the Trump administration.

China Has Refused To Recycle The West's Plastics. What Now?

6:57pm June 28, 2018

by Sara Kiley Watson

So where will all those bottles and bags end up? A new study looks at what's happening.

Police officers talk to a man as they respond to a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday.

National

Capital Gazette Shooting: At Least 5 Fatalities, Many Others 'Gravely' Wounded

6:38pm June 28, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Police confirmed at least five people have been fatally shot and many others wounded in a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md. An adult male suspect is in custody.

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A roof bolter secures the roof of a newly mined section of a coal mine. Studies show roof bolters sometimes have high exposure to the silica dust that is especially toxic to lungs.

'Fundamental Shift' Needed To Protect Miners From Deadly Black Lung

6:05pm June 28, 2018

by Howard Berkes

Coal mines comply with new dust control regulations at a near perfect rate, but that may not lead to lower rates of the deadly disease black lung, according to a new report.

Abortion-rights proponents protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy set the stage for a battle over abortion rights unlike any in a generation.

What Justice Kennedy's Retirement Means For Abortion Rights

5:30pm June 28, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate agree that the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy sets the stage for a battle over abortion rights unlike any in a generation.

Ed Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" is now the target of two lawsuits alleging similarities to Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" that infringe on copyright.

Music & Culture

Ed Sheeran Sued For $100 Million Over Supposed Song Similarity

5:21pm June 28, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Sheeran is being sued over supposed similarities between his song "Thinking Out Loud" and the indelible Marvin Gaye hit "Let's Get It On."

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told lawmakers Thursday that he objected to personal attacks about purported Justice Department stonewalling on the Russia investigation. With him is FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Rosenstein Clashes With GOP Lawmakers Amid Fallout Over 2016 Election Probes

5:01pm June 28, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray got a contentious reception in the House Judiciary Committee.

Marketing payments to doctors by makers of opioids have declined.

Health & Safety

Opioid-Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payments To Doctors

2:40pm June 28, 2018

ProPublica found that drugmakers spent less to market opioids to doctors in 2016 than in prior years. Studies have shown that payments to doctors are linked to more prescriptions for the drugs.

British cave-diver John Volanthen walks out of the flooded Tham Luang cave on Thursday. Rescue teams in Thailand have been working around the clock to save 12 boys and their soccer coach who went missing Saturday evening.

World News

U.S. Military Joins The Search For Thai Children Trapped In A Flooded Cave

2:38pm June 28, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing Saturday evening. Incessant rains prevented rescue crews from reaching a deep chamber where authorities believe the group is.