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Vacation's Untimely End: 10,000 Evacuated From Popular N.C. Destination

9:47pm July 28, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Thousands of tourists were stripped of air conditioning and places to eat after a power outage on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Now, they've been forced to leave, cutting many vacations short.

Sen. James Lankford On The Health Care Vote, White House Upheaval

6:48pm July 28, 2017

Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma discusses why he's disappointed that the health care vote failed and on the announcement that Reince Priebus is out as White House chief of staff.

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Viral Video Of Man Tipping Over LA Street Vendor's Cart Fuels Protests

6:40pm July 28, 2017

The video shows a man knocking over a Mexican vendor's cart. It's ignited tensions around street vending, which is both ubiquitous and illegal in LA, and about the racial discrimination vendors face.

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Former Office of Government Ethics director Walter Shaub wants to see reforms to strengthen the office.

Former Ethics Director Says Trump Is Causing A 'Crisis;' Calls For Reforms

6:34pm July 28, 2017

by Mollie Simon

Walter Shaub, former head of the federal ethics office, says that unless compliance laws are toughened, American ethical norms will fade away. They will be replaced by new, lower standards, he fears.

A still from a police body camera video shows tennis star Venus Williams listening to Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer David Dowling following a June 9 car crash in Florida that fatally injured an elderly man.

Body Camera Video Shows Officer Telling Venus Williams She's At Fault In Car Crash

5:55pm July 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The footage shows a Palm Beach Gardens officer telling the tennis star he won't cite her: "You just got stuck in a bad situation." She is being sued for wrongful death of a man in the other vehicle.

In Alabama, A Raucous Race To Fill Jeff Sessions' Senate Seat

5:42pm July 28, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

As speculation abounds over Attorney General Jeff Session's future, a crowded field of contenders are jockeying for position ahead of the Aug. 15 GOP primary in Alabama to choose his successor.

For a rat, "metamemory" is about knowing whether you remember that predator in the distance, researchers say. For people, knowing what we don't know can be especially useful in navigating social interactions.

From Rats To Humans, A Brain Knows When It Can't Remember

4:40pm July 28, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

When we see a familiar face, we know instantly if we can remember that person's name. That's because the human brain has an ability called metamemory. Looks like rats may have that higher power, too.

Former priest and convicted child rapist Paul Shanley was released from the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Mass., on Friday. Shanley, now 86, was a figure in the Boston Catholic Church priest sex abuse scandal.

Former Priest And Convicted Child Abuser Paul Shanley Released From Prison

3:59pm July 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Shanley, 86, was convicted in 2005 of repeatedly raping a boy over a number of years in the 1980s. Other alleged victims voiced dismay that the defrocked priest was released into the community.

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Craft Beer, Brought To You By Big Beer

3:27pm July 28, 2017

by Alastair Bland

More than a dozen of America's most popular craft breweries have been bought by global beverage companies in recent years. Craft beer brewers say they're under attack by what they call "Big Beer."

In this photo from July 24, 1967, a police officer searches a youth on Detroit's 12th Street.

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Detroit 1967: There's Still A Debate Over What To Call It

2:27pm July 28, 2017

by Maria Paz Gutierrez

The unrest in the Motor City a half-century ago this summer left 43 dead. It was one of the most devastating episodes of civil conflict in the 20th century. But was it a riot or a rebellion?