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Abuse allegations continue at Utah residential youth treatment facilities

by Justin Higginbottom

Ten years after new regulations were adopted, activists say for-profit private care centers are rife with problems

Topics:: Utah; U.S.; Health Care

Saudi-led coalition ends military operation in Yemen

DEA chief to retire from agency, facing pressure

DEA chief to retire from agency, facing political pressure

Central American refugees return with spring

Justice Dept. to probe death of Baltimore man after arrest

U.S.

DOJ to investigate Baltimore man's death

The Justice Department is opening a civil rights investigation into the death of Freddie Gray a week after his arrest

Topics:: Baltimore; Race & Ethnicity; Police; Department of Justice; U.S.; Maryland

INTERNATIONAL

The forgotten Armenian 'genocide'

Some call the massacre of perhaps millions of Armenians nearly a century ago the 'first genocide of the 20th century'

Topics:: International; Armenia; Turkey

INTERNATIONAL

UK activists protest 'shocking' detention centers

Demonstrators demand freedom for detainees amid reports of inhumane conditions inside immigration facilities

Topics:: United Kingdom; Migrants; International; Europe

Pope does little to upend status quo on gender and sex, say advocates

CULTURE

Pope criticized for position on gender

Vatican recently announced end to crackdown on outspoken group representing American nuns, but some say it isn't enough

Topics:: Culture; Religion, Spirituality & Ethics; Vatican City; Catholic Church; Pope Francis

Ethiopia mourns 'barbaric' killing of Christians by ISIL

INTERNATIONAL

Ethiopia mourns 'barbaric' killing by ISIL

Family members say victims traveled to Libya and planned to take a boat to Europe before being seized

Topics:: Ethiopia; Libya; ISIL; International

Mindfulness therapy as effective as antidepressants, study says

HEALTH

Study: Mindfulness as effective as drugs

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may offer alternative for people who wish to avoid long-term use of antidepressants

Topics:: Health; United Kingdom

China added to list of 10 most censored countries

INTERNATIONAL

China among 10 most censored countries

The Committee to Protect Journalists has, for the first time, put China on the damning list for its crackdown on media

Topics:: China; Asia-Pacific; Press Freedom; International

INTERNATIONAL

Egypt's Morsi sentenced to 20 years

Cairo court convicts toppled president of ordering the arrest and torture of protesters in 2012 clashes

Topics:: Egypt; Egypt in Turmoil; Mohamed Morsi; Muslim Brotherhood; International

ENVIRONMENT

Oil pipelines regulated by absentee agency

Report shows how the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has fallen down on its regulatory job

Topics:: Oil; Natural Gas; Disasters; Environment; Energy; U.S.

Brazil removes 50 tons of dead fish from Olympic waters

INTERNATIONAL

Brazil removes 50 tons of dead fish from Rio

Officials blame the die-off in a Rio de Janeiro lagoon on intense rains, but many scientists blame pollution

Topics:: International; Americas; Brazil; Pollution; Politics; Conservation; Water

INTERNATIONAL

'Accountant of Auschwitz' goes on trial

Oskar Groening, 93, acknowledged having helped collect and tally money from people arriving at Auschwitz

Topics:: International; Germany; World War II; Nazi Party

NY judge to consider claims that chimpanzees are 'legal persons'

U.S.

Judge to consider if chimps 'legal persons'

For the first time, a US judge issued a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of animals — two chimpanzees, Hercules and Leo

Topics:: Animals; Law & Justice; Wildlife; U.S.

Blood on the tracks: The short life and mysterious death of Deion Fludd

U.S.

The mysterious death of Deion Fludd

The teenager's family disputes the NYPD account that Fludd died after he was struck by a subway train

Topics:: U.S.; Race & Ethnicity; New York City; Police

Human trafficking bill clears path for attorney general vote

U.S.

Path cleared for attorney general vote

Republicans were holding off on Loretta Lynch’s confirmation vote until trafficking bill was resolved

Topics:: Congress; Senate; Human Trafficking; Washington D.C.; U.S.; Loretta Lynch

Migrants’ bodies brought ashore as EU proposes doubling rescue effort

INTERNATIONAL

EU proposes doubling migrant rescue effort

Europe scaled back rescue operations last year after the naval missions were viewed as encouraging migrants to come

Topics:: International; Libya; Malta; Human Rights; Human Trafficking; Migrants

SPOTLIGHT

INTERNATIONAL

China invests in Pakistan for security, local clout

U.S.

Hanging deaths recall South's painful history

OPINION

The shocking cost of stingy pay in America

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Perverse incentives compel teachers to cheat

Pipeline regulator fails to regulateReport shows how the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has fallen down on its regulatory job

Deepwater Horizon: 5 years onA 2010 explosion may have sunk the drilling platform and started the massive oil spill, but the crisis continues

US official touts Ethiopia voteCalling elections ‘credible’ endorses Ethiopia’s ‘disregard for democratic rights,’ says Freedom House

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In Vietnam, the aftereffects of Agent Orange persist

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Le Dang Ngoc Hung, 16, who suffers from mental and physical health problems, lies in his family's house near Danang, April 12, 2015. His grandfather, a former soldier with the South Vietnamese army, said he was exposed to Agent Orange more than once. Health officials told him that two of his grandson’s disabilities are due to his exposure to the defoliant. Damir Sagolj / Reuters