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Nancy Roach at a conference in 2016. She's long worked as a patient's advocate and recently teamed up with scientists to help improve the design of studies, as well as to improve clinical care.

Advice From Patients On A Study's Design Makes For Better Science

3:18pm February 24, 2017

by Richard Harris

Increasingly, advocates for patients are in the room when big medical studies are designed. They demand answers to big questions: "Will the results of this study actually help anybody?"

Eloisa Tamez received $56,000 from the federal government for a quarter-acre of her ancestral land, but she says, "I wasn't looking for the money. I don't want to lose the land.

Landowners Likely To Bring More Lawsuits As Trump Moves On Border Wall

1:40pm February 24, 2017

by John Burnett

More than 300 eminent domain lawsuits were filed after previous efforts to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Now more lawsuits are expected as President Trump continues the project.

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Indian Community In Kansas Shaken By Shooting

12:32pm February 24, 2017

by Laura Ziegler

A man reportedly shouted, "Get out of my country," and shot two men who are originally from India at a Kansas sports bar. One of the victims died, and a third man was shot trying to stop the shooting.

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Tom Perez (left) and Keith Ellison are two front-runners for DNC chair.

Tight Race For DNC Chair Narrows Ahead Of Weekend Vote

9:21am February 24, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez won a key endorsement just days before Saturday's vote. Perez and Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota are the race's two front-runners.

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No More 'Footloose' Comparisons For This Oklahoma Town

7:11am February 24, 2017

The city council in Henryetta, Okla., repealed an ordinance that had banned dancing within 500 feet of a church. Residents now can finally kick off their Sunday shoes.

During a training, a line of mock immigration officials [right] face down volunteers with signs [left] simulating disrupting an immigration raid.

Plan To Disrupt Immigration Raids Will Enlist Songs And Prayers

6:45am February 24, 2017

by Laura Benshoff

Volunteers training to disrupt immigration raids are forming mobile sanctuaries in hopes that enforcement agents will honor a long-standing policy of not arresting people in those spaces.

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Chris Christie Will Soon Need A Job

6:41am February 24, 2017

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie leaves office at the end of the year. Despite being an early Trump supporter, he didn't get a Cabinet spot. And a radio station was even considering him for a talk show.

Then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announces that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has approved the state's waiver request for its Medicaid plan in 2015.

Indiana's Claims About Its Medicaid Experiment Don't All Check Out

6:31am February 24, 2017

by Jake Harper

Indiana's health program for low-income people is experimental, and needs federal approval to continue. The state says its program is working, but some claims lack much-needed context.

Customs and Border Protection agents stand at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Friday, Feb. 10. One memorandum issued by the Department of Homeland Security says the government will hire new ICE officers and Border Patrol agents, but it doesn't mention hir

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Overwhelmed Courts Could Limit Impact Of Adding Immigration Officers

5:02am February 24, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Much attention has been given to President Trump's plans for enforcing immigration laws, but not much has been said about how deportations might affect an already-stressed immigration court system.

A demonstrator at a marijuana legalization rally in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day 2017.

White House Spokesman Predicts More Federal Action Against Marijuana

10:28pm February 23, 2017

by Nathan Rott

Press secretary Sean Spicer comments on Thursday came as a poll indicated a majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana.