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All this week, as part of our Zip Code: The Hidden Vital Sign series, ideastream has been looking at the things beyond a person’s control that influence health, such as crime, poverty, food insecurity, recreation and neighborhood green space. This next story focuses on how some rural areas lack access to dental care.

Pakistani leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says his country has "taken on terrorism" and "defeated terrorism." President Trump has accused Pakistan of harboring militants from neighboring Afghanistan.

A Syrian government offensive against a rebel-held suburb of Damascus killed hundreds of civilians. The United Nations and humanitarian groups call urgently for a cease-fire, to little effect so far.

Unarmed black people are much more likely than unarmed whites to be fatally shot by the police. A new study finds that that disparity gets wider in states with more racial segregation.

Elaine Weiss's new book reminds us how near a thing women's suffrage was — it all rode on one yes vote in the Tennessee legislature, cast by a man who changed his mind after pressure from his mother.

Castile, who was shot and killed by a police officer in 2016, worked in public school nutrition. A fund in his honor pays for the lunches of kids with outstanding cafeteria debts.

An email sent to the campaign of former Gov. Phil Bredesen seemed to indicate "unauthorized access to campaign-related information," according to a letter sent to the FBI.

In a refrigerator in the coroner’s office in Marion County, Indiana, rows of vials await testing. They contain blood, urine and vitreous, the fluid...

Student activists put on highly choreographed event in just five weeks — with help from celebrities and other donors.

David Greene talks to Phillip Carter of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) about reports embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin could be fired this week.