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The years-long drought in California has taken a severe toll on the rural, mainly African-American community of Fairmead, where water drawn for agriculture has left wells dry.

Earthquakes seem to be at their cruelest when striking developing nations like Nepal. A research center has tried to calculate how vulnerable nations are based on their resources and coping skills.

One of Central America's richest and most eccentric former politicians, Ricardo Martinelli, may soon face charges for stealing millions of dollars from the government during his five years in power.

Shelling out dough at the grocery store can often feel painful. But Americans on average actually spend far less on food relative to their income than they did 50 years ago.

When members of Congress return to Washington next week, they’ll continue working on a tax reform plan that supporters say will aid the middle class in a number of ways, including expanding school choice options. Both the House and Senate versions of the bill include a provision to change the 529 college savings plan.

The federal judges gave lawmakers until Jan. 29 to show them a new map. The deadline is important because candidates for the November congressional elections begin filing for the primaries on Feb. 12.

The Army judge, Col. Jeffrey Nance, posed the question of whether the sergeant could receive a fair trial after comments made by the president, who has repeatedly called Bergdahl a traitor.

The 33-year-old American faced the favored Marcel Hirscher from Austria in the 2018 Olympic men's giant slalom. The American Ryan Cochran-Siegle had a solid performance, finishing 11th.

With few exceptions, neighborhoods in Cleveland are largely white or largely black. This geographic segregation has serious ripple effects for everyone, and it didn’t happen by chance, but rather by specific policies and events. We’re looking at this phenomenon for the next several days in the series Divided by Design. The series’ coordinating producer, ideastream’s Anne Glausser, spoke with “Morning Edition” host Amy Eddings about the series. On the genesis of “Divided by Design”:

His son, Franklin, said at the Charlotte, N.C. funeral that the man the world saw at stadiums and on television was the same man he knew at home. "There weren't two Billy Grahams," he said.