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Native American teenagers participate in a drum circle dance during the College Horizons summer retreat for prospective students at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wi.

How Native Students Can Succeed In College: 'Be As Tough As The Land That Made You'

4:53pm September 26, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

Native Americans make up less than 1 percent of students in college. Many say they feel invisible, without access to elite campuses. One program helps them leverage their heritage and identity.

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Police crime tape is displayed at the scene where a 16-year-old was shot and killed and an 18-year-old was shot and wounded on April 25 in Chicago.

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FBI: Murders Up Nearly 11 Percent In 2015; Violent Crime Rose Slightly

4:53pm September 26, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Experts said homicides and other violence remain at low rates compared with a crime wave from 20 years ago.

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Public health officials want doctors to consider treating alcohol abuse with medications that have a track record of success.

Medications Can Help People Stop Abusing Alcohol, But Many Don't Know That

4:23pm September 26, 2016

by Emma Yasinski

It is still rare for a person struggling with alcohol abuse to be prescribed naltrexone or acamprosate, two medications that have been proven to help. Efforts are underway to change that.

'All Cubans Are Saddened By This Loss'; Fans React To Death Of Marlins Ace

2:51pm September 26, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

José Fernández defected from Cuba as a teenager, and there has been an outpouring from baseball fans in the Cuban community who felt proud of his success and devastation upon word of his death.

Demonstrators take a knee during the national anthem outside Bank of America Stadium before an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C. Protests have disrupted the city since Tuesday night, fol

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Curfew Lifted In Charlotte After Several Days Of Peaceful Protests

2:26pm September 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After two nights of violent unrest, a midnight curfew was imposed on Thursday night. As protests became peaceful, though, it was not always enforced, and authorities lifted it on Sunday.

Mechanic Jimmy Arno and his wife, Dami, in their home near Atlanta. A photograph of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee hangs above them.

Divided States: Georgia Auto Mechanic Ties Racial Tensions To Obama

2:23pm September 26, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

Jimmy and Dami Arno of the Atlanta suburb of Lawrenceville, Ga., say the country is in trouble. They plan on voting for Donald Trump this November.

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Festival goers order from a food truck during the Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival on June 11, in Manchester, Tenn. Food trucks embody the startup culture but a new study suggests millennials are wary of starting businesses because of economic hardships.

Millennials Want To Be Entrepreneurs, But A Tough Economy Stands In Their Way

1:57pm September 26, 2016

by Maria Hollenhorst

Millennials admire startup founders and revere self-employment, new survey findings show, but they're worried about debt and wary of starting businesses in an unforgiving economic environment.

John Stumpf, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo, arrives to testify in a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20. Stumpf was discussing the unauthorized opening of accounts by Wells Fargo.

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Ex-Wells Fargo Employees Sue, Allege They Were Punished For Not Breaking Law

11:55am September 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Wells Fargo staff secretly opened millions of unauthorized accounts to meet lofty sales targets. A class-action suit has been filed on behalf of employees who obeyed the law and failed to meet quotas.

Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Jon Jackson at his farm in Millidgeville, Ga. Jackson is supporting Donald Trump this election year.

Divided States: Ga. Farmer And Trump Backer Looks Forward To The Debate

9:54am September 26, 2016

Jon Jackson, 40, is new to farming — he served 11 years with the Army Rangers. Jackson knows it's unusual for an African-American to support Trump, and says some of his friends give him a hard time.

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The stage is set for the presidential debate between Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

4 Things To Watch At The First Presidential Debate

8:22am September 26, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Which Donald Trump will show up? That's one of several unknowns that will determine the outcome of tonight's debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton.