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VIDEO: College Democrat Tells Gov. Jeb Bush, 'Your Brother Created ISIS'

12:18pm May 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Ivy Ziedrich, 19, challenged the potential presidential candidate on his assertion that the Sunni extremist group was the result of the U.S. pulling out of Iraq.

An image obtained by Yonhap News Agency showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pointing at a ballistic missile believed to have been launched from underwater near Sinpo, on the northeast coast of North Korea, on Saturday.

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North Korea Claims Missile Launch From Submerged Submarine

10:30am May 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Pyongyang says the test of an anti-ship cruise missile "verified and confirmed" that the technology had met "military, scientific and technical requirements."

Long-Term Depression May Boost Stroke Risk Long After Mood Improves

9:51am May 14, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

Even after the psychological pain is effectively treated, damage from long years of depression may linger. It seems to double the risk of stroke among adults over age 50, research suggests.

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Allowing kids with ADHD to move around in class may help them collect their thoughts.

Vindication For Fidgeters: Movement May Help Students With ADHD Concentrate

9:46am May 14, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

There's a correlation between physical movement and mental work, new research suggests. For kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, that may mean bouncing a knee helps sharpen their focus.

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5, Including American, Killed In Attack On Kabul Guesthouse

9:40am May 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

India's ambassador to Kabul said "a few Indian casualties" were among the victims. At least five people were also wounded in the guesthouse, which is popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital.

Jurors In Boston Bombing Trial Deliberate On Sentence For Second Day

9:38am May 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The jury already convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Now jurors decide whether he will live or die.

Need A Laugh? Watch This Kiss Cam Gone Wrong

9:34am May 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

There was a smile, an embrace, a big kiss and then... something terrible, but funny, happened.

Anti-nuclear activists Gregory Boertje-Obed, Sister Megan Rice and Michael Walli in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2013.

Court Throws Out Nun's Sabotage Conviction For Nuclear Site Break-In

9:51pm May 13, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Sister Megan Rice's case gained attention after supporters said the 85-year-old nuclear activist was being held in unfair conditions.

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Dream Action Coalition Co-director Cesar Vargas, at a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2014. He wants immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children to later be allowed to serve in the military.

GOP Split Over Bill To Let Immigrants In U.S. Illegally Serve In Military

8:20pm May 13, 2015

by Juana Summers

Some members of Congress would like to allow immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally when they were children to serve. But some Republicans are threatening to hold up a key defense bill over it.

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Emergency personnel help a passenger at the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, in Philadelphia.

Engineer Applied Emergency Brake Before Fatal Amtrak Derailment

7:54pm May 13, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

An NTSB board member says the train was traveling at 106 mph while making a turn in a 50-mph zone. Tuesday night's derailment in Philadelphia claimed seven lives; dozens were injured.