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Lung cancer affects mostly older people, but they're often not offered surgery as a treatment. A study finds that most older people can tolerate surgery, and that it extends lives.

Two new reports highlight the importance of pre-K attendance and how schools are using home visits to make sure 3- and 4-year-olds make it to class.

The Vatican has long considered abortion such a grave sin that only bishops can grant absolution. The pope changed that temporarily in 2015; now he's extended the change indefinitely.

In apparent ambushes, an officer in San Antonio has been killed and one in St. Louis has been injured. Meanwhile, officers in Sanibel, Fla., and Gladstone, Mo., were also shot on Sunday.

Both sides faced off overnight on a highway bridge that has been a flashpoint in the ongoing protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline. At least one person was arrested.

The Inland Empire is finally having a spell of cool, wet weather... although it's likely to be a short spell. KVCR's Ken Vincent has details.

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook New Zealand more than a week ago. Scientists investigating the damage have recorded mesmerizing footage of the cracks in the ground that the quake left behind.

NPR's Ron Elving talks with Here & Now’s Robin Young about cabinet appointments that could be coming soon from the president-elect.

President-elect Trump's statements on North Korea have reflected contradictory aims. Political turmoil in South Korea and Pyongyang's nuclear capability make for a mix that worries Korea-watchers.

Donald Trump settled a class-action suit last week by Trump University customers, but several other pending cases could distract him after he takes office, analysts say.