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Pamela Adlon plays plays Sam, a single mom raising three daughters (from left, Olivia Edward, Hannah Alligood and Mikey Madison) in the FX comedy series Better Things. Pamela Littky/FX hide caption
Spanish Police Focus On Imam Linked To Perpetrators Of Barcelona Attack
'Godzilla' Descends On Mexico City As Filmmakers Shoot Scenes In The Metropolis
Uber Hires Harvard Business School's Frances Frei To Address Leadership Issues
People Travel Across The Country To Get A Glimpse Of The Solar Eclipse
10 U.S. Navy Sailors Missing After Destroyer Collides With Tanker Off Singapore
Edward French, 71, was killed in San Francisco on July 11. One of the murder suspects was arrested two weeks before his death for gun possession and parole violations. The suspect was released based on a "public-safety assessment score" — a computer generated score that helps calculate whether a suspect is a flight risk or likely to return to court. Courtesy of Brian Higginbotham hide caption
Criminal Justice Collaborative
Did A Bail Reform Algorithm Contribute To This San Francisco Man's Murder?
Did A Bail Reform Algorithm Contribute To This San Francisco Man's Murder?
Darkness Falls Across The Land As Total Solar Eclipse Passes Over U.S.
Pamela Adlon plays plays Sam, a single mom raising three daughters (from left, Olivia Edward, Hannah Alligood and Mikey Madison) in the FX comedy series Better Things. Pamela Littky/FX hide caption
Pamela Adlon Started Working At Age 9, But 'Better Things' Happened At 50
Past Presidents Used Prime Time Addresses To Outline Afghanistan Strategy
Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus Describes Trump's Options In Afghanistan
Phoenix Prepares For Possible Unrest As Trump Holds Campaign Style Rally
Secret Service Struggles To Pay Agents Who Hit Overtime Caps Protecting Trump
Americans View Astronomical Show As Total Solar Eclipse Sweeps Across U.S.
Anhydrous ammonia tanks in a newly planted wheat field. Walmart has promised big cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases. To meet that goal, though, the giant retailer may have to persuade farmers to use less fertilizer. It won't be easy. TheBusman/Getty Images hide caption
Can Anyone, Even Walmart, Stem The Heat-Trapping Flood Of Nitrogen On Farms?
Despite Different Styles, Dick Gregory And Jerry Lewis Inspired Generations Of Comics
Chronixx's debut album, Chronology, showcases his unique sound — what he calls "black experimental music." Che Kothari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
It's Not Just Reggae, Says Chronixx: Call It 'Black Experimental Music'
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