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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is pictured on Capitol Hill on Wedesnday in Washington, DC.

Politics & Government

House Democrats Reeling After Crowley Upset By Long-Shot Challenger

5:13pm June 27, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi dismissed the idea that the stunning loss of a top party leader to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive socialist candidate, has wider implications for the party.

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen here in 2017, announced his retirement in a letter to the White House on Wednesday.

Supreme Court To Lose Its Swing Voter: Justice Anthony Kennedy To Retire

5:09pm June 27, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

Justice Kennedy is a moderate and a champion for the gay-rights movement. President Trump will likely replace him with a staunch conservative, which would fundamentally shift the culture of the court.

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A US Border Patrol agent searches for tracks after a night of surveillance using night-vision equipment as agents carry out special operations near the US-Mexico border fence.

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He Gave Up His Asylum Claim To Get His Child Back, But That Hasn't Happened Yet

5:06pm June 27, 2018

by Tyche Hendricks

When a father and daughter traveled to the U.S. to escape gangs in Guatemala, they were separated at the border. One stayed in California, one went to New York and they couldn't communicate again.

Polish lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove prison penalties in a controversial Holocaust law. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (upper left) looks on as a right-wing lawmaker blocks the podium in a failed effort to obstruct the vote.

Poland Backtracks On A Controversial Holocaust Speech Law

4:36pm June 27, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Under the law, anyone who accuses the country of complicity in Nazi crimes during World War II could face three years' imprisonment. But lawmakers voted to remove that penalty on Wednesday.

Equinox's rope class involves exercising with a jump rope.

Top Fitness Trends For 2018: Back To Basics

4:32pm June 27, 2018

by Patti Neighmond

A survey of fitness professionals who keep track of how we exercise suggests 2018 is likely to find more of us trading fitness gadgets for high-intensity interval training and group classes.

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Senior FBI Agent Peter Strzok outside his home in Fairfax, Va., in January. Strzok is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to discuss text messages sent during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Senior FBI Agent Who Criticized Trump Appears In Congress Amid GOP Onslaught

4:27pm June 27, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Peter Strzok went behind closed doors with the House Judiciary Committee following months of criticism of the politically charged text messages he exchanged with another FBI official in 2016.

Frank Gebhardt was convicted in the brutal slaying of 23-year-old Timothy Coggins in 1983.

National

Georgia Man Convicted In Slaying Of Black Man In Decades-Old Cold Case

4:22pm June 27, 2018

by Kat Chow

Franklin Gebhardt was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 20 years for brutally murdering Timothy Coggins. Prosecutors said Gebhardt killed Coggins for socializing with a white woman.

Ahmed Abu Khatallah, seen here in a 2014 artist's rendering, faces his judge during a hearing at the federal District Court in Washington, D.C.

National

Libyan Militant Gets 22-Year Sentence For Role In Benghazi Attacks

3:56pm June 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Ahmed Abu Khatallah was charged in the 2012 assault that killed four Americans. He was acquitted of murder, but his terrorism-related convictions could have meant life in prison.

Asteroid Ryugu, photographed on June 26 by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, was the Japanese mission's destination. The craft will travel alongside the asteroid for 18 months.

Science

Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Arrives At Its Asteroid Destination

3:28pm June 27, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The mission includes a plan to bring a sample back to Earth. It's the first time humans have been able to study a C-type asteroid at such a close range for an extended period.

People gather Monday at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., awaiting a decision in an Illinois union dues case, Janus v. AFSCME.

Supreme Court Deals Blow To Government Unions

3:02pm June 27, 2018

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states may not force public employees to pay agency fees to unions of which they are not a member.