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Crews work on a relief well at the Aliso Canyon facility above the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles in early December. A leak has allowed tons of methane to escape into the surrounding neighborhood; stopping it is taking months because of pressure from the leak.

California Declares State Of Emergency Over Months-Long Gas Leak

Since October, a natural gas storage well near Los Angeles has been spewing hundreds of tons of methane gas each day. The leak isn't expected to be fixed for months.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the presidential palace in Rome on Monday. With many international sanctions against Iran lifted, Rouhani has become the first Iranian president to tour Europe since 1999.

With Sanctions Lifted, Iran's President Heads Straight To Europe

Many financial restrictions were lifted Jan. 16 as part of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers. President Hassan Rouhani is already in Europe amid reports Iran may buy more than 100 Airbus planes.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster's office has appealed a decision blocking the state from revoking the abortion license of the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia.

Missouri Appeals Court Order Halting Revocation Of Planned Parenthood License

The state of Missouri is appealing a judge’s decision blocking it from revoking the abortion license of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia. The...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop Monday at Farmington High School in New Hampshire.

Trump Hammers Birther Charge, Dismisses Cruz As 'The Canadian'

With the polls tightening a week ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the real-estate mogul is continuing to raise questions about whether the Texas senator is even eligible for the White House.

A giant statue of late Chairman Mao Zedong was under construction Monday near crop fields in a village in Tongxu county in China's Henan province.

In Remote Field In China, There's Now A Giant Golden Statue Of Mao

The 121-foot-high statue in one of the country's poorest areas was paid for by local businessmen and villagers.

Stinging Report On Pandemics Makes Louis Pasteur Look Like A Prophet

The French disease fighter had a healthy fear of microbes. So does a new report, which worries that humankind might not be ready to fight off the next pandemic.

The Cost Of Steel Tariffs

The Trump administration is talking tough tariffs on imported steel. Will that make America great again?

Report: Low-income students in Metro East pass tests at rates well behind classmates

Third-grader students who live in low-income homes underperformed their more well-off classmates by 50 percentage points in seven Illinois school...

An Afghan National Army soldier searches a vehicle at a checkpoint in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday on the way to the Maiwand army base, the site of the Taliban attack late Wednesday.

Taliban Attack Nearly Wipes Out Afghan Army Base

Just two Afghan soldiers at a base in Afghanistan's Kandahar province were left uninjured. At least 43 were killed. This week, more than 120 people were killed by the militant group.

Georgia OB-GYN Will Lead Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who leads the Georgia Department of Public Health, has been appointed CDC director. She'll take over as the Trump administration seeks big cuts to the CDC's budget.

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