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Nurcahyo Utomo, an investigator for Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee, speaks at a news conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, about preliminary findings from the investigation into the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.

Lion Air Jet Was 'Un-Airworthy' In Lead-Up To Fatal Crash, Investigators Say

Indonesia's transportation safety committee's report addressed maintenance practices, pilot training and an anti-stall system on the Boeing 737. It did not identify a firm cause for the crash.

Neil deGrasse Tyson said of the allegations: "But what happens when it's just one person's word against another's, and the stories don't agree? That's when people tend to pass judgment on who is more credible than whom."

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Rejects Claims Of Sexual Misconduct

Three women have accused the astrophysicist of inappropriate behavior. One says she quit her job on his TV show Cosmos because of it.

Kareem Hunt walks off the field before his last game with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs released him after the release of a video showing Hunt shoving and kicking a woman.

NFL's Chiefs Cut Player Seen Attacking Woman — After Video Becomes Public

"Earlier this year, we were made aware of an incident involving running back Kareem Hunt. ... The video released today confirms that fact. We are releasing Kareem immediately," the Chiefs said Friday.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a state has to adhere to the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause. That could have consequences for civil forfeiture in crimes.

Supreme Court Appears Ready To Make It Harder For States To Confiscate Property

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about one of the few remaining provisions in the Bill of Rights not yet applied to the states: the ban on excessive fines.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to a 90-day halt on new tariffs, hailed as a cease-fire in the countries' trade war.

Trump Leaves G-20 With China Trade Truce, Plans To Cancel NAFTA Ahead Of New Pact

The deal pauses a tariff increase that had been planned to take effect New Year's Day. President Trump called the meeting with China's president "amazing and productive."

Pakistan And India Begin Construction On Corridor Linking The Two Countries

Pakistan's prime minister will break ground on a corridor linking to India. It will allow visa-free travel for India's Sikhs to one of their holy sites.

Political Moves In Wisconsin And Michigan Reminiscent Of Marbury Vs. Madison Debate

The moves in Wisconsin and Michigan aren't new. In some ways they reopen the debate that was settled in Marbury vs. Madison. The American Enterprise Institute's Norman Ornstein gives us a lesson.

Pelosi: Democrats 'Have A Responsibility To Seek Common Ground'

The speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 is eyeing a return to that post despite calls from many in her party for fresh leadership. Wednesday, both she and the president spoke of working together.

A rendering of the Thirty Meter Telescope. The telescope will allow astronomers to see some 13 billion light years away from Earth. But some say that knowledge shouldn't come at the expense of Hawaiian spirituality. (Courtesy TMT International Observatory)

Indigenous Hawaiians Weigh In On Controversial Thirty Meter Telescope

The Hawaiian Supreme Court approved a permit for the telescope to be built on Mauna Kea, a sacred mountain for many Indigenous Hawaiians.

Tricentennial Reading List (New Orleans Cemeteries) with Sally Asher

Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans, by Sally AsherVol. 2 Friends of the Cabildo New Orleans Architecture series: Cemeteries.Cemeteries…

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