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Malu Halasa was born in the United States and grew up in Akron, the daughter of a Jordanian father and a Filipino mother. Today she's an acclaimed writer focusing on arts and culture issues in the Middle East. Halasa's back home in Northeast Ohio for the holidays and she's brought with her a debut novel - Mother of All Pigs. Halasa has fond memories of growing up in Akron, especially of her high school English teacher Elizabeth Frazier, the mother of New Yorker writer Ian Frazier.

After news that he asked a woman with whom he had an affair to get an abortion, Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Tim Murphy announced he won't seek re-election. He's a member of the House Pro-Life Caucus.

The Las Vegas PD confirms that one of its officers was killed, but they haven't named him. Charleston Hartfield was also a youth football coach, and his death is being mourned on social media.

Lisa Patterson was a mom, who worked with her husband in the family's hardwood flooring business in Los Angeles. The couple, married for 30 years, often visited Las Vegan to have fun.

Relatively few residents have taken FEMA up on the offer, even though nearly two months since Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, some 3,000 people are living in shelters.

A self-driving shuttle was involved in a crash within hours of its debut. A truck backed into it as it stopped. The shuttle company says its computer will be adjusted to account for such instances.

NASA’s Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot has announced the agency’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year. The nearly $20 billion spending...

Let the games begin. The Olympics kick off in South Korea. From athletes to watch to politics behind the scenes, we’ll take you there.

The city is filing suit on Monday against the Department of Justice, which announced it would withhold millions of dollars in police grant money from so-called sanctuary cities.

Outfielder and designated hitter Don Baylor died on Monday. He was known for his dedication to getting on base, closing his 19-year career with a record of 267 hits by a pitch.