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U.N. Human Rights Probe: Top Myanmar Generals Should Face Genocide Charges

A United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission issued a scathing report documenting Myanmar security forces' violence against the country's ethnic Rohingya Muslim population last year.

An image of a rosehip neuron (top) and a connecting pyramidal cell (bottom).

What Makes A Human Brain Unique? A Newly Discovered Neuron May Be A Clue

The human brain isn't just bigger than a mouse brain. It contains at least one kind of brain cell that isn't found in rodents.

Extreme Heat Will Close Columbus City Schools Early Tuesday

Columbus City Schools will close its school buildings early on Tuesday, because of anticipated "extreme heat conditions".Building custodians will arrive…

Without including a "control group" of sepsis patients who get the usual mix of drugs and fluids, even a big study comparing two other experimental approaches won't deliver helpful answers, critics say.

Critics Trying To Stop A Big Study Of Sepsis Say The Research Puts Patients At Risk

The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen also says the multicenter study of life-threatening sepsis will at best produce confusing results. A Harvard doctor and designer of the research disagrees.

On Monday, Jared Kushner's family business, Kushner Cos., was fined $210,000 by New York City for falsifying construction building permits. The violations occurred while the presidential adviser was CEO of the company.

Kushner Cos. Fined For Falsifying Construction Permits

Jared Kushner was CEO when, New York City says, his real estate company filed false paperwork. A company owned by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is also under scrutiny.

The School Shootings That Weren't

The federal government said schools reported 235 shootings in one school year. But an NPR investigation finds that more than two-thirds of these reported incidents never happened.

Cedric Habiyaremye and his mother, Agnes Mukankwaya, on a quinoa farm in Rwanda.

Whatever Happened To ... That Guy Who Wanted To Make Quinoa A 'Thing' In Rwanda?

Cedric Habiyaremye wanted to bring the popular crop to his homeland. Is it working?

China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier, known only as "Type 001A", leaves port in the northeast city of Dalian in May. The vessel has reportedly begun sea trials ahead of its commissioning, expected next year.

China's Newest Aircraft Carrier, 'Type 001A,' Reportedly Begins Sea Trials

The vessel, China's second aircraft carrier and the first to be domestically produced, is expected to spend up to a year in sea trials before being handed over to the Chinese navy for commissioning.

Local Authorities ID Victim, Suspect In Fatal Sunday Night Shooting

Franklin County Sheriff's deputies have released the identity of the man shot and killed at a Franklin Township apartment Sunday night. Deputies say…

David Toombs holds a photo of his son, John, at his home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Former Sgt. John Toombs developed a drug problem after he left the Army and was in a residential treatment program at the Murfreesboro Veterans Affairs center. In 2016, he killed himself on the VA campus.

A Vet's Suicide Pushes The VA To Do Better

Former Army Sgt. John Toombs was thrown out of the residential drug treatment program at a Veterans Affairs center and then killed himself.

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