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'I Felt That I Couldn't Breathe': Honduran Immigrant Recalls Being Smuggled Into The U.S.

Part of Melvin Caballero's journey from Honduras to the United States involved 36 hours crammed into the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer.

Kent State University's Dr. Metin Eren holds a replica of a Clovis spear point, an Ice Age innovation in stone tool technology that allowed for the rapid colonization of the North American continent around 14,000 years ago.

New Stone-Age Technology Paved the Way for Ohio's Colonization

New technology can open up opportunities for people -- even if that technology happened in the Stone Age. The first Ohioans were part of a wave of...

Earlier this year, Frankfurt, Germany-based Deutsche Bank paid a $425 million fine for its involvement in a money-laundering scheme with Russian clients.

Democrats Want To Probe Trump Ties To Deutsche Bank. GOP Says, No Thanks

President Trump has a special relationship with Deutsche Bank. Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee wanted a probe of the German bank. Republicans said no. Here's the back story.

Dillon Katz, at home in Delray Beach, Fla., says recovering drug users in his group counseling meetings frequently used to offer to help him get into a new treatment facility. He suspects now they were recruiters — so-called "body brokers" — who were receiving illegal kickbacks from the corrupt facility.

'Body Brokers' Get Kickbacks To Lure People With Addictions To Bad Rehab

In South Florida, people with health insurance are the target of "body brokers" who can earn lucrative kickbacks — $500 per week — for referring vulnerable patients to centers that bilk insurers.

The Sad Cake: My First Election Night As A Reporter

Ed. note: Tales from the Trail is a column that will take you behind the scenes of politics to see some of the funny, and sometimes outright bizarre...

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. The band is back with a new album, <em>American Dream</em>, six years after they bid farewell with a huge show at Madison Square Garden.

It's Happened: LCD Soundsystem Is Back With 'American Dream'

Writer Lizzy Goodman, who interviewed frontman James Murphy extensively for her book Meet Me In The Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011, discusses the band's return.

Don Plusquellic May Run As Independent In Akron Mayor's Race

Former Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic did not register to run for the Democratic primary Wednesday, the last day to so. But he hasn’t ruled out a run for mayor. After 28 years as the city’s chief executive, Plusquellic suddenly quit six months before his term was up in 2015. On WAKR’s Ray Horner show Wednesday, the Democrat said he is still considering running, but as an independent.

A security guard blocks off the recording area outside the Violin Museum in Cremona, Italy.

An Italian Town Fell Silent So The Sounds Of A Stradivarius Could Be Preserved

The mayor of Cremona, Italy, blocked traffic during five weeks of recording and asked residents to please keep quiet so master musicians could play four instruments — note by note — for posterity.

Parkland Community Remembers Victims Of Deadly High School Shooting A Year Later

Across Parkland, Fla., people stopped on Friday to remember the 17 people killed a year ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The Democratic Field For President Has Gotten Quite Crowded

David Greene talks to Democratic strategist Karine Jean-Pierre about the 2020 primary contenders. How is a candidate supposed to standout?

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