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Digital platforms often shield those ripe for radicalization from being detected by family members who can't, or won't, see the signs.

An area in Maryland that’s home to abandoned World War I-era steamships has been designated a new national marine sanctuary.

The young cast of the new "Harry Potter" franchise was revealed in London (Aug 23).

An Illinois child welfare agency under fire for some high-profile deaths is giving workers hands-on training. Trainees walk through mock homes and role-play scenarios with actors to prepare for investigating abuse and neglect claims.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Authorities say more than two dozen people have been injured in a light rail train accident in Northern California. Sacramento Fire Capt. Keith Wade tells news outlets that 27 people were injured, including 13 people who were taken to hospitals.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Former U.S. congresswoman and shooting survivor Gabby Giffords briefly spoke at a town hall meeting in El Paso, Texas on Thursday night. (Aug. 23)

Seventy U.S. mayors rebuked the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the federal food stamp program in a signed letter.

A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania was charged with theft after he stole nearly $100,000 from his parish over several years.

Highlights of this day in history: Nazis and Soviets sign a non-aggression pact on eve of World War II; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; Defrocked priest John Geoghan killed; Movie star Rudolph Valentino and Broadway's Oscar Hammerstein die.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

These little girls find their favorite comic book hero in the park, but the real super hero is underneath the mask.