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Who can say no to a free college education?

The city is investing big in its kids, and other cities and states are taking notes.

Russians in Moscow's Red Square hold banners reading, "Love You Crimea!" "Together For All Time" and "Obama, Think About Alaska!" during a March 18 rally celebrating the annexation of Crimea.

Not An April Fools' Joke: Russians Petition To Get Alaska Back

After Crimea, is Alaska next? A petition on the White House website calling for just that has more than 37,000 signatures.

Live At Watkinson School: Future So Bright, You Gotta Wear Shades

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/Commodore%20Skahill/Colin%20McEnroe%20Show%2004-29-13.mp3Today's New York Times features an article about…

This still image was made from video released by the U.S. military on Tuesday that shows a building hit by a U.S. airstrike in Tall Al Qitar, Syria. The U.S. is describing the bombing campaign in Syria and Iraq as a counterterrorism operation and not a war.

The U.S. Bombing Campaign: Is It War Or Counterterrorism?

President Obama has been reluctant to call it a war, yet the administration and the Pentagon boast of a 40-nation coalition and warn of a military operation that could last for years.

Victoria Soto Memorialized As Mentor

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/Samaia/SH%20Vicky%20Soto%20Award%20042613.mp3Going to class wasn't enough. Victoria L. Soto wanted to help…

Armed Iraqi soldiers take their positions during clashes with militants in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq.

Insurgent Group Claims Large Part Of Major Iraqi City

The run on Mosul was a reminder of the precarious situation of Iraq's central government and raises serious questions about the government's ability to fight terrorism in Iraq.

An inmate at Rikers Island juvenile detention facility carries a plastic fork behind his back as he walks with other inmates. A recent report found that juvenile detainees are subjected to routine violence, both by other inmates and by correction officers.

'Culture Of Violence' Pervades Rikers' Juvenile Facilities

Automatically charged as adults in New York, the 16- and 17-year-old boys are at risk for assault by both corrections officers and other inmates. But advocates say reform efforts are moving slowly.

Chris Colwell, director of emergency medicine at Denver Health, has treated victims from two of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. He says he's deeply disturbed by how easy it is to get guns.

Colorado Doctors Treating Gunshot Victims Differ On Gun Politics

Some Colorado doctors who've treated victims of recent mass shootings and everyday gun violence say they're deeply disturbed by and opposed to guns. But other doctors don't support the new gun restrictions lawmakers are talking about in Denver and Washington, D.C.

State Restrains Psychiatric Patients at High Rate

As the state works to improve its mental health system, new federal data shows that hospitals in Connecticut restrain psychiatric patients at more than…

An ultrasound test is used to look for nodules on the thyroid gland at the front of the throat.

Overdiagnosis Could Be Behind Jump In Thyroid Cancer Cases

The number of people diagnosed with thyroid cancer has tripled since 1975, but more lives haven't been saved as a result.

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