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Part of Hilo, Hawaii's main street was flattened by a tsunami in April 1946. That big wave was triggered by a quake near the Aleutian Islands, where the edges of two tectonic plates continue to collide.

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Aleutian Quake Zone Could Shoot Big Tsunamis To Hawaii, California

Tension is building along a major fault in the seabed off Alaska's coast, research shows. Devastating tsunamis from sudden slips in certain sections could directly hit Hawaii and Central California.
Jesse Mackey, an NRA member, has taught concealed-carry classes out of his living room in Xenia, Ohio, for a decade.

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Gun Rights Supporters Carry On After Obama's Executive Actions WYSO

Members of the National Rife Association continue to hold classes and events locally, and many say they're OK with the new rules. Meanwhile, response from the NRA's national leadership has been muted.

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Mohammed al-Nimr is the son Shiite Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed by Saudi Arabia.

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Shiite Sheikh Executed By Saudi Arabia Preached Against Violence, Son Says

Mohammed al-Nimr says he felt relieved following his father's execution because the sheikh was abused for years by Saudi authorities.
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Wood specialist Mike Bamforth examines the base of a Bronze Age wooden bucket at the excavation site.

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Everyday Life In A Bronze Age Village Emerges In U.K. Excavation

Archaeologists have found well-preserved houses, textiles, tools, and even pots of food. They say a fire had destroyed the settlement. The people had to leave everything behind.
Bullet holes riddle the walls of the second floor of the home that marines raided in their search for the Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán.

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With Another Secret Tunnel, Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Almost Evaded Capture

Mexican marines swarmed Joaquin Guzmán's safe house in Los Mochis, but he managed to flee through a secret tunnel leading to the sewer system. Authorities caught him on a highway in a stolen car.
Ray Liotta and Jennifer Lopez play corrupt cops in the NBC drama, Shades of Blue.

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Ray Liotta On 'Goodfellas,' Acting And His Return To TV FA

"When I first started," Liotta says, "television was kind of like the wasteland. ... Now [it's] very respected." Liotta plays a corrupt NYC police lieutenant on the new NBC series Shades of Blue.
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The Supreme Court's ruling casts doubt on the status of the 390 inmates on death row in Florida.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida's Death Penalty System

Florida ranks second in the nation in the number of death row inmates, with 390 men and women currently awaiting execution, and the ruling casts doubt on their status.
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Danish Afrobeat-inspired band The KutiMangoes pose for photos with the crowd at the Jarasum International Jazz Festival.

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How A Korean Jazz Festival Found A Huge Young Audience

In a picturesque setting a few hours from Seoul, hundreds of thousands of millennials camp out for a three-day weekend of jazz. Its secret? It might just be that the music comes ... well, not first.
A change in income can also change a person's options for health coverage.

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Switching Between Medicaid, Marketplace Can Confuse Consumers Kaiser Health News

Here are some tips for how people can handle moving between the government health plan for low-income residents and the private plans offered on the federal health law's exchanges.

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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is following through on a promise he made to drop the state-run health insurance exchange in favor of the federal HealthCare.gov.

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Kentucky Governor Tells Feds He Will Dismantle State's Insurance Exchange LPM

Republican Gov. Matt Bevin follows through on a campaign promise to end Kynect, the state's health plan marketplace. He also said he will change the state's approach to Medicaid.

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Yemenis wounded in the civil war call for an end to a blockade that's been keeping medical supplies from reaching Taiz.

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Medicine, Trauma Kits And Oxygen Canisters Blocked From Yemeni City

Rebel forces have kept vital supplies from reaching hospitals in Taiz. Everyone is suffering, from war victims to cancer patients. Plus, the hospitals are dealing with a lack of electricity.
Self-described patriot Wayne Ehmer of Irrigon, Ore., and his horse named Cowboy says he joined the occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last week.

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Who Will Blink First? Armed Occupation In Oregon Drags On

The sole meeting between the local sheriff and the militants' de facto leader went nowhere. And law enforcement isn't saying what, if any, action it might be planning to take against the occupiers.
Dave Manning (left) and three other veterans who are studying to become physician assistants at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

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Making The Most Of Military Medics' Field Experience WFAE

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill training program for physician assistants recruits veterans and gives them credit for their experience.
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Lower-back pain is one of the top three reasons that Americans go to the doctor. But the solution can be a DIY project.

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Forget The Gizmos: Exercise Works Best For Lower-Back Pain

Ditch the strap-on belts and shoe inserts, and definitely don't rest. Accumulating research shows that the best way to treat and prevent lower-back pain is to get off the couch.
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Spain's Princess Cristina and husband, Inaki Urdangarin (right), leave a makeshift courtroom on Monday, the first day of a corruption trial. She is accused of tax fraud and is the first member of Spain's royal family to face criminal charges.

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Spain's Princess Goes On Trial

Princess Cristina, the sister of Spain's king, is accused of tax fraud. She is the first Spanish royal to be charged with a crime and has become a symbol of corruption in Spain's ruling elite.
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Tia Tsosie Begay is a fourth-grade teacher at a small public school on the outskirts of Tucson, Ariz.

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A 'Wisdom Keeper' Draws From A Deep Well Of Navajo Culture

In the Navajo culture, teachers are revered and trusted. Tia Tsosie Begay is no exception, making sure her fourth-graders know that "someone believes in them."
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman (left) speaks with his son Mohammed in the capital Riyadh in 2012. The king was the crown prince at the time. When he assumed the throne last year, Salman named Mohammed, now 30, the deputy crown prince and defense minister. They have pursued a much more aggressive foreign policy in the region, particularly when it comes to confronting Iran.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman (left) speaks with his son Mohammed in the capital Riyadh in 2012. The king was the crown prince at the time. When he assumed the throne last year, Salman named Mohammed, now 30, the deputy crown prince and defense minister. They have pursued a much more aggressive foreign policy in the region, particularly when it comes to confronting Iran. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption

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Long Guarded And Reserved, Saudi Arabia Goes Big And Bold

King Salman's first year on the throne has brought big changes to the kingdom. It has a more aggressive foreign policy, is actively confronting Iran and is speaking out more openly than in the past.
Somalis living in the Dadaab camp in Kenya gather to watch the arrival of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees last May.

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Why The World's Largest Refugee Camp May Never Go Away

The author of City of Thorns says he hopes readers will fall in love with the characters and, possibly, "also have their heart broken."
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In the 1960s Maggie Smith starred in the Broadway hit Mary, Mary. One reviewer called her a "gem of an actress, an undeniable dish."

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Movie Interviews

'60s 'Dish' Maggie Smith Says, 'That Was Never Me'

"It must be lovely to be beautiful, but that's a really difficult thing to lose," says Smith, now 81. Best known in the U.S. for her role in Downton Abbey, she's now starring in The Lady in the Van.
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