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At the Iowa State University Beef Nutrition Farm, the cattle eat carefully formulated rations. Researchers there are trying to test new types of animal feed.

Taking Cues From Human Nutrition To Reduce Antibiotic Use In Livestock

7:38pm April 13, 2016

by Amy Mayer

Researchers are trying to figure out whether probiotics — the stuff we like to eat in yogurt to keep our guts healthy — could also help pigs, cows and chickens thrive.

Bryant (right) celebrates with Lebron James (center) and Carmelo Anthony after winning the men's basketball gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Kobe Bryant's Life And Career By The Numbers

6:50pm April 13, 2016

by Laura Wagner

After 20 years in the NBA, the point guard plays his last game Wednesday night.

Melania Trump in the spin room after the CNBC Republican presidential debate last October in Colorado.

An Atypical Political Spouse, Melania Trump Steps Into The Campaign Spotlight

6:37pm April 13, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

She's not a typical political spouse, spending most of her time at home caring for the couple's 10-year-old son.

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Angelica Pereira feeds her daughter Luiza, who was born with microcephaly, at her mother's house in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Brazil.

Zika Virus Can Cause Brain Defects In Babies, CDC Confirms

6:28pm April 13, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

U.S. health officials say they are now convinced that Zika virus can target the developing brain before birth, leading to a severe type of microcephaly and other brain abnormalities.

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Chicago Police Department Must Acknowledge Racist Past, Task Force Says

5:48pm April 13, 2016

by David Schaper

The Chicago Police Department needs to acknowledge its racist history and use of excessive force, and it needs a major overhaul in the way it investigates officers and holds police accountable. That's according to a scathing report from a task force appointed by the city's mayor to issue recommendations for sweeping reform.

Not all financial education classes help us make better financial decisions. But some do.

Not All Financial Education Is Effective. Here Are 4 Ideas That Work

5:48pm April 13, 2016

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Credit scores. Car loans. Mortgages. It's stuff we all need to know. Yet not all financial education classes help us make better financial decisions. But some do.

Oakland And The Warriors: NBA Team's Success Mirrors Rise Of Home City

4:51pm April 13, 2016

They're called the Golden State Warriors and are claimed by the entire Bay Area. But really, the Warriors belong to Oakland, Calif. The rise of the team from irrelevance to NBA champions mirrors the rise of the city itself.

Ethan Couch, pictured here in February, will spend nearly two years in jail.

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'Affluenza Teen' Gets Nearly 2 Years In Jail

4:23pm April 13, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Ethan Couch, whose lawyers presented an "affluenza" defense to show he wasn't responsible for a deadly drunken driving crash in 2013, has been sentenced to four consecutive terms of 180 days.

Jeff Hebert, who is leading New Orleans' efforts to adapt to rising sea levels, stands at the site of the future Mirabeau Water Garden, a federally funded project designed to absorb water in residential Gentilly.

Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative

4:12pm April 13, 2016

In preparation for sea level rise, vulnerable cities are building infrastructure to protect themselves. But as a look at New Orleans and Philadelphia shows, the strategies are unique to each city.

Brewers in North Carolina are planning to donate all of the profits from a new beer to two groups that work on behalf of the LGBT community.

'Don't Be Mean' Beer: 36 N.C. Breweries Sign Up To Sell Brew Aimed At HB2

2:59pm April 13, 2016

by Bill Chappell

North Carolina's HB2 law has sparked an ACLU lawsuit and prompted calls for boycotts. Inside the state, beer brewers say the law doesn't represent them.