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The Cryptsporidium parasite emerges from the oocyst ready to infect.

Progress In The Fight Against A Parasite That Causes Diarrheal Disease

2:50pm July 16, 2015

by Joe Palca

Scientists have had a hard time finding the weak spots of Cryptosporidium parvum, but now that's changing. It's not a common killer in the U.S., but it's a different story in the developing world.

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Inmates at California's Chino State Prison exercise in the prison yard in 2010. A proposition that was passed in the state last year reclassified certain crimes, releasing thousands of inmates earlier than had been anticipated.

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Is It Possible To Let More People Out Of Prison, And Keep Crime Down?

2:42pm July 16, 2015

by Martin Kaste

California is trying to do just that, though police and advocates for ex-offenders are at odds over whether it will work. The debate is playing out as President Obama is calling for nationwide change.

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WATCH: Merkel's Awkward Interaction With Tearful Palestinian Girl

2:41pm July 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Video of the encounter with the Palestinian girl whose family is close to deportation has gone viral. The German chancellor's manner during the interaction has been both criticized and lauded.

New Mexico: Dolores Ramos (right), 16, joins dozens of Highland High School students in Albuquerque, N.M., during a walkout to protest a new standardized test.

Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters

2:26pm July 16, 2015

by Kyle Stokes

As Congress debates the future of No Child Left Behind, one state falls short of federal testing requirements.

Wisconsin's Supreme Court has found that Gov. Scott Walker's campaign had not illegally collaborated with outside conservative groups three years ago.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Ends A Political Headache For Walker

2:26pm July 16, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The court found Gov. Scott Walker's campaign had not illegally collaborated with outside conservative groups three years ago, sparing him a political headache just as he launches his White House bid.

Journalist Marlene Sanders, seen here on Dec. 1, 2005, died Tuesday at the age of 84.

National

Pioneering Journalist Marlene Sanders Remembered

2:09pm July 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Sanders, who died Tuesday of cancer, was one of the first female reporters on television. On ABC and CBS, she covered politics, the assassination of Robert Kennedy and the Vietnam War. She was 84.

Alan Oates was exposed to herbicides, such as Agent Orange, while serving in Vietnam in 1968. Decades after returning home, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and because Congress passed the Agent Orange Act, he's able to receive VA benefits.

Can The Agent Orange Act Help Veterans Exposed To Mustard Gas?

11:03am July 16, 2015

by Caitlin Dickerson

Just like World War II vets who were exposed to mustard gas during secret chemical testing, Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange had trouble obtaining VA benefits — until they got the law changed.

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'Go Set A Watchman' Is A Revelation On Race, Not A Disappointment

11:02am July 16, 2015

by Errin Whack

If Mockingbird gave us a South that could be read in terms of black and white, Watchman reveals the gray complexity that is the real Dixie.

Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Courage Award onstage during the 2015 ESPYs at Microsoft Theater on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Caitlyn Jenner At ESPYs: Transgender People 'Deserve Your Respect'

10:30am July 16, 2015

by Dana Farrington

Jenner, who made her transition to becoming a woman public earlier this year, accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the sports ceremony Wednesday night.

Boys play at sunset off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania

World News

Twitter Campaign Shows A Rosier Side Of Africa

9:26am July 16, 2015

by Lauren Leatherby

The media often depict it as a land of suffering souls. Now a group of young Africans is using the hashtag #The AfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou to share "amazing people" and "amazing places."