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Small Florida City In Deep Financial Trouble

Things have gotten so bad in the small Florida city of Opa-locka that the state has taken over its finances and city leaders are the subject of two corruption investigations.

Thirty years ago today, Panda Express came up with the recipe for Orange Chicken — dark chicken meat coated with a light batter, tossed with a savory sweet-and-sour source. It's the company's signature dish, emblematic of "American Chinese" food.

Orange Chicken, Panda Express' Gift To American Chinese Food, Turns 30

The concoction, crispy fried chicken tossed with a sweet and sour sauce, is an Americanized version of dishes found in China. But this top seller has developed its own authenticity over the years.

A view of Uluru in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia in 2013. Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone formation situated in central Australia approximately 335 kilometers from Alice Springs. The site and its surrounding area is sacred to the Anangu, the Indigenous people of this area, and is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year.

After Years Of Debate, Australia's Iconic Red Rock Will Be Off-Limits To Climbers

The Aboriginal owners of the sacred sandstone rock have long requested that visitors not climb it. But now climbing Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) will be officially prohibited.

'NYT' Report Says Trump Ordered Mueller Fired Last June Before Backing Down

A report from The New York Times says that President Trump ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller to be fired last June, but backed down when the top White House lawyer threatened to quit.

Student Suicide Investigation; DeVos Proposes New Student Loan Rules

Empty classrooms in Puerto Rico, and more in our weekly education news roundup.

U.N. Panel Issues Climate Warning

The U.N.'s climate science panel has finished its report on global warming. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Michael Oppenheimer about the conclusion that humans are altering the Earth's climate.

Private Ernest Cable was buried in a cemetery in Wimereux, France. He died from dysentery in a hotel turned hospital in the northern French town.

A Dysentery Sample From A WWI Soldier Sheds Light On Drug Resistance

A British Army private died of dysentery 99 years ago. A sample of the bug that killed him may help researchers develop a vaccine for this antibiotic-resistant disease, a top killer of young kids.

Loretta Lynch testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in January 2015.

Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch As Attorney General

After a five-month delay, Lynch will be the first black woman to lead the Justice Department. Now she has to build a relationship with the same Congress that stalled her confirmation.

Google's New Search Algorithm Stokes Fears Of 'Mobilegeddon'

This week, Google started prioritizing mobile-friendly websites in Google searches made on a smartphone. The change could hurt businesses whose sites don't pass Google's mobile-ready test.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (left) and ranking member Rep. John Conyers said their proposal comes after months of negotiations "to ensure our federal criminal laws and regulations appropriately punish wrongdoers ... and do not waste taxpayer dollars."

New House Bill Could Cut Some Mandatory Life Sentences To 25 Years

Billed as a "companion" to major Senate sentencing legislation released last week, the top Republican and Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee say the proposal comes after months of negotiations.

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