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Rick Saccone, Republican candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, takes questions form reporters last week in Pittsburgh. Saccone has needed millions of dollars in spending from Republican allies to stave off the strong challenge from the

Politics & Government

GOP Pours Cash Into Pennsylvania Special Election To Prevent An Upset Defeat

12:50pm March 12, 2018

by Peter Overby

Republicans have spent more than twice as much on the Pennsylvania race as Democrats. That flood of spending comes even though the district won't exist after this November's election.

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy at his design house at the Plaine Monceau in Paris, circa 1955. Givenchy has died at age 91.

Arts

Hubert de Givenchy, Famed Couturier, Dies At 91

11:55am March 12, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Known for designing the little black numbers worn by Audrey Hepburn, a British fashion declared of his first collection: "These dresses remind you of that first, best, glass of champagne."

A bulletin board at Brooklyn Collaborative School in New York City.

Education

Transgender Teachers, Long Isolated, Are Finding Strength In Numbers

10:44am March 12, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Many transgender teachers say they realize the important roles they play in the lives of their students, and they're becoming more visible, more vocal, more organized.

Rescue workers rushed to the scene of a US-Bangla Airlines jetliner that crashed at an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday.

World News

Passenger Plane Crashes At Nepal Airport; Dozens Of Injuries Reported

10:30am March 12, 2018

by Bill Chappell

A US-Bangla Airlines jet crashed as it was landing at the main airport in Kathmandu, breaking apart in a nearby field after it veered off the runway.

Villanova celebrates after an NCAA basketball game win over Providence in the Big East men's tournament final Saturday in New York. Villanova won in overtime 76-66. Villanova along with Virginia, Kansas and Xavier are the No. 1 seeds in the men's NCAA bas

Brackets For Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament Are Released

10:10am March 12, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

Virginia, Villanova, Kansas and Xavier are the tournament's No. 1 seeds. The opening-round games begin on Tuesday with Final Four action set for March 31 and April 2.

Trump's Plan To Secure Schools Calls For Arming Teachers, Improving Background Checks

11:15pm March 11, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The White House is endorsing a plan that would allow teachers and other school employees to be armed. It does not call for higher age limits for would-be gun buyers.

Police and firefighters respond to a helicopter crash into New York City's East River on Saturday evening that left two people dead and three others critically injured.

National

2 Dead In New York City Helicopter Crash

11:13pm March 11, 2018

by Emma Bowman

A private charter carrying six people crashed in Manhattan's East River on Sunday evening. At least three people are in critical condition and the pilot freed himself, authorities say.

Sherman Alexie Postpones Memoir's Paperback Release Amid Sexual Harassment Claims

9:08pm March 11, 2018

by Lynn Neary

After several women have accused Alexie of sexual harassment, his publisher says it's shelving its plans to release You Don't Have to Say You Love Me in paperback, at the author's request.

Actresses Ashley Judd (from left), Annabella Sciorra and Salma Hayek spoke about the Time's Up initiative at the 2018 Oscars ceremony.

Here's How The Time's Up Legal Defense Fund Actually Works

6:08pm March 11, 2018

by Elizabeth Blair

The fund was created to help defray the legal costs for women who've been sexually harassed. It's kind of like a matchmaking service that pairs alleged victims with local attorneys.

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