Maggie Penman

Egyptian-American aid worker Aya Hijazi was held for nearly three years without a verdict, in what human rights groups have called an "arbitrary detention."

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Cairo Court Drops Child Abuse Charges Against Egyptian-American Woman

Maggie Penman

Egyptian-American aid worker Aya Hijazi was acquitted Sunday after being held for nearly three years without a verdict in Cairo. Human Rights Watch has called her case a "travesty of justice."

Animal Adventure Park said in a press release that April the giraffe will "raise her baby naturally." The zoo added that weaning can take up to 14 months.

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The Internet Is Gratified: 'April The Giraffe' Gives Birth On Popular Livestream

Jason Slotkin

The calf was born Saturday as an estimated million viewers watched Animal Adventure Park's live Youtube feed.

The Department of Labor is suing Google to obtain payroll data to determine whether the company is complying with equal opportunity laws. Google's lawyer has called the lawsuit a "fishing expedition."

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Google Accused Of Underpaying Female Employees

Maggie Penman

The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating Google for what an official called "systemic compensation disparities" between men and women. The government is suing the company to release its records.

According to Reuters, U.S. officials say the Islamic State in Afghanistan is based overwhelmingly in Nangarhar and Kunar province.

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U.S. Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

Maggie Penman

The NATO-led Resolute Support's official Twitter account released a statement Saturday saying that a U.S. soldier had been killed in Afghanistan. Few details were given about the circumstances.

Filipino and American soldiers had defended Bataan for three months with dwindling supplies. Many were already sick and starving by the time the sixty-five mile march began.

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Ceremony In San Francisco Marks The 75th Anniversary Of The Bataan Death March

Maggie Penman

The Bataan Death March in the Philippines is an oft-forgotten part of World War II history, but survivors and advocates are working to change that.

In the Secure Housing Unit (SHU) of Pelican Bay State Prison, inmates spend 23 hours a day alone in their cells.

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Inside The Hole: What Happens To The Mind In Isolation?

Shankar Vedantam

The use of solitary confinement in prisons has grown since the 1970s. Criminologist Keramet Reiter talks with us about the psychological effects that long-term isolation has on our minds.

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Tribes & Traitors: What Happens When You Empathize with the Enemy?

Maggie Penman

This week on Hidden Brain, the stories of two men who showed empathy for the other side and found themselves labeled "enemy" by their own people.

The clouded leopard cub was born on Wednesday at the Nashville Zoo, where he will be hand-raised by keepers.

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First Clouded Leopard Cub Born Using Cryopreserved Semen

Maggie Penman

A statement from the Smithsonian National Zoo and the Nashville Zoo said Thursday that the accomplishment is "a giant step for global conservation efforts."

Energy Secretary Rick Perry was sworn in Thursday, apparently having come to terms with heading the agency he once wanted to abolish.

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Rick Perry Sworn In As Energy Secretary

Maggie Penman

The former Texas governor was confirmed Thursday by a 62-37 vote in the Senate. While running for president in 2011, Perry pledged to eliminate the department, but he says he's changed his mind.

Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions testifies on Jan. 10 at the confirmation hearing on his nomination as attorney general.

Trump Calls Dems' Criticism Of Attorney General Jeff Sessions A Witch Hunt

Maggie Penman

The tweets come after the AG said he won't take part in probes of links between the campaign and Russian officials. Sessions spoke with the ambassador but testified at a Senate hearing that he hadn't.