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Both Flight Recorders From EgyptAir Crash Now Recovered, Officials Say

A day after recovering the plane's cockpit voice recorder, a ship has also found and retrieved the flight data recorder, Egypt's Civil Aviation Authority says.

A young Syrian shepherd leads his flock on Tuesday as smoke billows from a farm following a reported airstrike in Sheifuniya, near the rebel-held town of Douma, east of Damascus.

Dozens Of U.S. Diplomats Call For Military Pressure On Syria's Assad Regime

About 50 State Department officials have signed an internal memo that reportedly calls for targeted military strikes to push Bashar Assad toward the negotiating table.

Federal Program That Helps Patients Navigate Medicare May Be Cut

Counselors nationwide have helped 7 million people choose Medicare plans, challenge coverage denials and get subsidies. But some senators just voted to spend the money on other causes.

Jess Thom (left) and Jess Mabel Jones from Thom's show, <em>Backstage in Biscuit Land</em>. Thom's website says she's "changing the world, one tic at a time."

Tourette's Tics Are A Challenge, But Misunderstanding Of Tics Can Be Worse

One British performance artist does live shows about living with a constant compulsion to say the word "biscuit." Onstage and online, people with Tourette's syndrome are reaching out to clear the air.

A Night With Janis Joplin

Written By: Randy JohnsonTuesday, July 12, 2016 to Sunday, August 7, 2016Previews start on: Friday, July 8, 2016At Capital Rep, 111 North Pearl Street,…

Iraqi security forces advance their positions during heavy fighting against Islamic State group militants in Fallujah, Iraq, on Tuesday.

Iraqi Forces Say They've Pushed ISIS Out Of Key Compound In Fallujah

After days of fierce fighting, Iraqi forces say they've wrested control of Fallujah's main government building from ISIS militants. ISIS has controlled the city for the past 2 1/2 years.

Mudcrutch On World Cafe

Tom Petty's gotten his old band back together for a new album, Mudcrutch 2. Hear the songs performed live.

Sodas and energy drinks are stacked and line the shelves of a grocery store.

As More Cities Eye Soda Tax, Industry Vows To Fight New Tax in Philadelphia

In November, the California cities of Oakland and San Francisco are expected to take up the issue of taxing sugary sodas. And voters in Boulder, Colo., may see a ballot initiative too.

Jamie Shupe, 52, was born male, married a woman and had a child. But Shupe felt neither male nor fully female. Now, an Oregon judge has allowed Shupe to identify as non-binary, believed to be a first in the United States.

Neither Male Nor Female: Oregon Resident Legally Recognized As Third Gender

A judge in Oregon has allowed 52-year-old Jamie Shupe, a retired Army tank mechanic, to identify as "non-binary" instead of male or female. It's widely believed to be the first such case in the U.S.

Rep. Gwen Moore (shown in 2012) has introduced a bill that would mandate drug testing for wealthy Americans before they could claim itemized tax deductions over $150,000. She says the bill is intended not so much as a statement about the rich but about the poor.

Why One Democratic Congresswoman Wants To Drug-Test The Rich

Rep. Gwen Moore's bill is unlikely to go anywhere in the GOP-controlled House, but it seems more designed to troll Republicans anyway.

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