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Monica Bill Barnes (left) and Anna Bass are offering literally breathtaking tours of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Raise Your (He)art Rate With A Workout At The Met

2:26pm February 08, 2017

by Sean Rameswaram

Seeing a great work of art might quicken your pulse, but the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hoping you'll break a sweat, too. A dance company is offering literally breathtaking tours of the museum.

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A neighborhood in the eastern part of New Orleans where a tornado touched down on Tuesday. Tornadoes destroyed homes and injured dozens of people in the city.

'It's Just A Mess.' New Orleans Residents Clean Up After Tornadoes

2:24pm February 08, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Tornadoes injured dozens of people as they moved through southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday. In New Orleans East, the National Guard was helping clear streets of debris and downed electrical wires.

Demonstrators at the state Legislature building in Raleigh, N.C., on Dec. 15, 2016, during a special session to pass laws limiting the power of the state's new governor, Roy Cooper.

N.C. Court Blocks Attempt By State Lawmakers To Limit Incoming Governor's Power

1:25pm February 08, 2017

Judges delayed a law signed by the outgoing governor of North Carolina, who was defeated in November's election, requiring his successor's nominees to be approved by the Republican-controlled Senate.

President Trump says it would be great for the justice system if courts would "do what's right."

Trump Calls On Court To 'Do What's Right' And Uphold His Travel Ban

1:09pm February 08, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Speaking to a gathering of sheriffs and police chiefs, President Trump said "a bad high school student" would understand the legality of his executive order, which is the subject of multiple lawsuits.

If you owe a tax penalty for not having health coverage in 2016, don't expect an eventual Obamacare appeal to bail you out.

Even If You Expect Obamacare To Be Repealed, Don't Skip Paying Tax Penalty Now

12:40pm February 08, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

People who think the change in administrations may save them from having to pay a fine for not having insurance in 2016 could be in for a rude surprise.

Syrian Refugee Family Reunited At Chicago's O'Hare Airport

9:18am February 08, 2017

by Susie An

At the same time that lawyers were arguing over President Trump's travel ban, a plane carrying refugees landed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

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Green tips of of a newly developed grain called Salish Blue are poking through older, dead stalks in Washington's Skagit Valley.

Don't Call It Wheat: An Environmentally Friendly Grain Takes Root

7:00am February 08, 2017

by Eilís O'Neill

Researchers have developed a new wheat-like species called Salish Blue that grows back year after year, which not only cuts down on work for farmers, but helps prevent erosion and agricultural waste.

Topless Protesters Protest To Remain Topless

5:51am February 08, 2017

Dozens of topless women and some men marched in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina. They were unhappy that police have been chasing topless women from a beach under threat of arrest.

Barack Obama Goes Kitesurfing

5:41am February 08, 2017

Obama wasn't allowed to do watersports as president — it was too risky. Now many of those safety restrictions are no more, and he's taking full advantage by kitesurfing in the British Virgin Islands.

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Richard Hatch, 'Battlestar Galactica' Star, Dies At 71

4:25am February 08, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Actor Richard Hatch — who starred in the original Battlestar Galactica film and TV series — died on Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his manager Michael Kaliski.