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Before astronaut Jerry Linenger's (LINN-in-jurr) began his voyage aboard the Russian spacestation Mir, he was asked what he would miss most. He said it would be hard being away from his 14-month-old son John. So he set out to "write" him a letter every day. Today we begin a series of letters from space as Jerry Linenger reads letters to his son.

Lawmakers in South Carolina began debating Monday whether to remove the Confederate flag that flies in front of the State House in Columbia, S.C.

Authorities are investigating a car explosion on a bridge from Canada to the U.S. Other points of entry in the area are also shut down.

A decades-long investigation into the murder of the rapper appeared to take another turn this week after Las Vegas police searched a home in Henderson, Nev.

Until this summer, commentator Reynolds Price had never returned to the town of Asheboro, North Carolina...where he lived between the ages of six and 11. He loved that place deeply, but was always afraid to return, because he feared he wouldn't be able to leave. Then, this summer he went back for an Asheboro celebration and saw friends he hadn't seen in fifty-odd years. The warmth of the experience is still fresh in his mind.

The report also says a full investigation is needed to determine "the overall magnitude, scope and specific attribution" of the sexual violence.

People caring for someone at home often have zero training. Many learn on the fly, and some states are passing laws to make sure caregivers get at least basic instruction in home care.

Voices from Gaza in the midst of a communication blackout as Israel forced continue airstrikes on the enclave.

For Jordanian Palestinians with family in the Gaza Strip, that distance can feel painfully close and impossibly far. Across Jordan on Friday, thousands of people marched in support of Palestinians.

Israel's military dropped leaflets on Gaza's largest city Friday, urging roughly 1 million residents to move south for their own safety. But Gaza's borders are all closed, as conditions deteriorate.