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Iraq's special forces declare their Mosul mission complete
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's special forces declared their mission in Mosul complete Saturday after the group retook the last western districts from the Islamic State group within their area of operation, according to a military spokesman.
'Doomsday' seed vault entrance repaired after thaw of Arctic ice
By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Norway is repairing the entrance of a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island after an unexpected thaw of permafrost let water into a building meant as a deep freeze to safeguard the world's food supplies. The water, limited to the 15 meter (50 ft) entrance hall in the melt late last year, had no impact on millions of seeds of crops including rice, maize, potatoes and wheat that are stored more than 110 meters inside the mountainside. It seeks to safeguard seeds from cataclysms such as nuclear war or disease in natural permafrost.
NAACP president to leave office as group undertakes changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — NAACP President Cornell William Brooks will not be returning as the leader of the nation's oldest civil rights organization after his contract expires this summer, officials said Friday.
Parents see son for the first time since he unplugged from technology: Part 5
"I didn't really notice that video games were destroying me mentally," Josh said of his video game use.
Senior White House aide 'person of interest' in Russia probe: report
The FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia has extended to a current senior White House official, the Washington Post reported Friday. The newspaper cited unnamed sources familiar with the probe as saying a current top White House official has been identified as a "significant person of interest," without disclosing the name of the person. The revelation undercuts President Donald Trump's insistence that his campaign had nothing to do with the Kremlin.
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