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Injured Doctors Without Borders staff are seen after an airstrike in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday. Doctors Without Borders has called the incident a war crime.

U.S. General Says Afghan Forces Called For Kunduz Airstrike

John Campbell, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, said he was correcting initial reports that it was U.S. forces under fire from Taliban fighters. The weekend airstrike killed 22 civilians.

President Barack Obama walks with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, second from right, during a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Brazil Tries To Rebuild Relations With U.S. After NSA Spying Scandal

Two years ago, President Dilma Rousseff canceled a planned state visit after discovering the U.S. was spying on Brazil. Since that time, her popularity has nosedived, and so too has Brazil's economy.

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general, testifies before a House committee in 2012 critical of the department's "Operation Fast and Furious." Thursday, he said a legal opinion from the department could block his office from getting documents crucial to his watchdog role.

Official Watchdog Says He Needs Access To Sensitive Documents

Michael Horowitz protests the Justice Department legal opinion that says DOJ officials decide what material he should get, and when.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan holds up statements from the FBI director and the secretary of Homeland Security about the risk involved in admitting refugees from Syria, during a news conference Wednesday about the House bill calling for a stricter vetting process for refugees from Syria and Iraq.

House Votes To Increase Security Checks On Refugees From Iraq, Syria

The GOP-authored bill would temporarily halt all refugee applications from the two nations, and require top security officials to sign off on every individual refugee.

Halloweens Past: Wacky Pranks With Wagons

In earlier America, before the automobile reigned supreme, the family wagon was often the target for seasonal mischief and mayhem.

The defending champion and favorite remains the chicken wing. But underdog snacks like the carrot are trying to elbow their way into the competition.

The Real Super Sunday Battle Is In The Snack Bowl

The competition over what Americans consume during the Super Bowl has gotten vicious. The nation's top merchants of virtuous and not-so-virtuous munching both want control of the line of scrimmage.

Maggie Barcellano prepares dinner in January 2014 at her father's house in Austin, Texas. Barcellano, who lives with her father, enrolled in the food stamps program while she works as a home health aide and raises her 3-year-old daughter. A study suggests that social safety nets, including food stamps, helped cushion income losses for middle- and working-class Americans during the recession.

Study Suggests Recession, Recovery Have Not Left The Rich Richer

Conventional wisdom is that income inequality has gotten worse in the years since the financial crisis, but new research by a George Washington University professor says that's not what the data show.

Dr. Stephen Hahn of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has been nominated to lead the Food and Druf Administration.

FDA Nominee Ducks Questions On Trump E-Cigarette Flavor Ban

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration sidestepped questions Wednesday on the future of a 2-month-old proposal to ban…

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (left), and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio (right), are two of the most vocal defenders of President Trump in the impeachment inquiry. They are at the top of the list for possible temporary appointments to the House Intelligence Committee, whose lineup could be changed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

GOP Leader Eyes Intel Committee Shake-Up To Boost President Trump's Defenders

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is looking to temporarily add more of President Trump's allies to the panel in anticipation of public impeachment hearings.

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