Morning news brief
More than 170 migrants held at Guantánamo flown back to Venezuela, no injuries reported after 3 buses explode near Tel Aviv, and the Trump administration fires more than 200 FEMA employees.
Ohio House Votes To Make 'Hang On Sloopy' State's Rock Song
The song has been a crowd favorite at Ohio State University games since the school's marching band first performed it in 1965. But hang on, the state Senate still has to pass the measure.
Boko Haram Ramps Up Attacks Despite Effort To Repel Them
In Nigeria, the Islamist extremists are using more girls and young women in suicide bombings. It's unclear whether the children are taken from among the hundreds the militants have kidnapped.
U.S. Government Teams Up With Private Sector To Stave Off Cocoa Crisis
Chocolate is increasingly popular and under assault from diseases that infect cocoa plants. Scientists are working to find varieties that will resist diseases and keep the world's sweet tooth happy.
As Economy Improves, Wages Remain Stagnant
Monthly jobless data is released Friday. David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, and a contributing correspondent to The Wall Street Journal.
Clinton's Private Email Server Has Advantages, Vulnerabilities
While many of those messages are tucked away from the prying eyes of the public, it's not clear they are well-protected from hackers.
Billionaire's Research Team Discovers Japanese World War II Battleship
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says his team found the wreckage of the Mushashi in the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines. The vessel was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
Alex Rodriguez Is Back, For Better Or Worse
As Major League Baseball's exhibition season begins, commentator Frank Deford says the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is unlikely to be able to overcome his fall from grace, at least in the eyes of the fans.
Federal Agents Carry Out Search For Evidence Of Illegal Support For 'Birth Tourism'
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says some wealthy foreigners seek to give birth to their children in the U.S. so they will obtain U.S. citizenship.