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What Qualifies Ben Carson To Run HUD? 'His Life,' Says Longtime Adviser

President-elect Trump announced he's appointing Ben Carson as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Rachel Martin talks with Carson adviser Armstrong Williams, a conservative talk show host.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory speaks during a Trump rally in November.

Ending 'Closest Governor's Race' In N.C. History, Pat McCrory Concedes

The incumbent McCrory conceded in a YouTube message just as the recount that he requested came to a conclusion. The state's Democratic attorney general, Roy Cooper, will be the state's 75th governor.

Evidence seized by authorities during raids linked to the fake U.S. embassy in Accra, Ghana.

Fake U.S. Embassy In Ghana Operated For A Decade, State Department Says

Turkish and Ghanaian organized crime rings are said to have issued legitimate and counterfeit visas for $6,000 to people from across West Africa. They bribed corrupt officials to look the other way.

Antonino Fernandez was born in 1917 in the village of Cerezales del Condado, in Spain's northern León province. Until his health deteriorated about five years ago, Fernandez came from Mexico to visit his hometown most summers. He and his wife had no children and were generous with financial help to distant relatives and former neighbors.

A Spanish Village Stays Afloat, Thanks To Corona Beer Tycoon

Antonino Fernandez, who made his fortune from Corona beer, died in Mexico in August at 98. But he never forgot where he came from — a tiny village in northern Spain that he helped support for decades.

Former Vice President Al Gore talks to the media after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Monday in New York City.

Al Gore Meets With Donald And Ivanka Trump In Search For 'Common Ground'

Gore has spent decades warning about the dire consequences of unchecked, man-made climate change, while Donald Trump regularly called climate change "a hoax" during his presidential campaign.

If you haven't had at least seven hours of sleep in the last 24, you probably shouldn't be behind the wheel, traffic safety data suggests.

Drivers Beware: Crash Rate Spikes With Every Hour Of Lost Sleep

An analysis of car accidents found that drivers who slept only five or six hours in the previous 24 had nearly twice the accident rate of drivers who slept a full seven hours or more.

Real Parents, Real Talk About Kids And Screens

How do you cope with parenting in the digital age? And how do you balance it all? How do you protect your kids, yet give them the freedom to create and explore?

Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The history of the attack is clear, yet the conspiracy theory that President Franklin D. Roosevelt allowed the attack to take place to draw America into the war never dies.

No, FDR Did Not Know The Japanese Were Going To Bomb Pearl Harbor

There's no evidence to support it, but the conspiracy theory that President Franklin Roosevelt knew beforehand about Pearl Harbor refuses to die, to the consternation of World War II historians.

President-elect Donald Trump spoke last Friday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen. In her first public comments, Tsai said Tuesday that observers should not read too much into the conversation. "I do not foresee major policy shifts in the near future," she told Western journalists.

Taiwan's President: Phone Call With Trump 'Doesn't Mean A Policy Shift'

In her first comments since her talk with Donald Trump, President Tsai Ing-wen says she does not foresee "major policy shifts." She spoke with Western journalists, including NPR's William Dobson.

President Ronald Reagan at a political rally.

Will Trump Reinstate Reagan's Abortion Rule For International Charities?

The "Mexico City policy" blocked federal funds for international family-planning charities if they were to "promote" abortion.

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