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The Navy rear admiral found himself in the spotlight when he offered a folksy and authoritative update on the president's physical exam in January. On Wednesday, he was picked for the Cabinet.

Part 3in a series on environmental justice issues in the Great Lakes region. At the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve, about 10 men are gathered in a classroom in the Haudenosaunee community center. The older men are teaching younger ones some traditions – on this day, they’re learning about a funeral ritual. But soon, Leroy Hill shifts the conversation to a new topic – water.

A former U.S. Olympic gymnastics team doctor pleaded guilty today to child sexual abuse. Larry Nassar admitted to abusing young girls under the guise of medical treatment. It was a surreal, emotional moment – especially for survivors who say they reported the abuse years ago.

To find out if music really is a universal language, researchers gave people 14 second samples of songs from around the world and asked them to say what kind of song it is.

Paul Thomas Anderson's new film stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a renowned fashion designer. Phantom Thread landed six Oscar nominations, but Anderson says making sewing look dramatic wasn't easy.

This was North Korea's first missile launch since a test in mid-September. The Pentagon says it appears to be the third intercontinental ballistic missile Pyongyang has tested.

Dagoberto Gilb was fulfilling a dream to be in Mexico City for an extended stay when an earthquake struck on Sept. 19, 2017. Amidst the destruction, he says, there was a feeling of collective resolve.

Nuclear civil defense fell out of favor in the latter years of the Cold War. But, as North Korea builds its nuclear arsenal, local officials are reluctant to bring it back.

From the 455 global health and development stories we posted on our blog in 2017, here are the top 10, ranked by pageviews.

The Great Recession began exactly one decade ago this month. Although the economy has been growing steadily for years, the downturn's impact is still deeply felt by millions who lost homes and jobs.