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A Somali woman wearing a purple headscarf answers the phone in an office with American flags and East Africa map on the wall.

US-based Somali Bantu face deportation to a country they've never known

In the early 2000s, the United States resettled thousands of Somali Bantu, a group of marginalized tribes who have faced years of discrimination. Nearly 20 years later, many of their adult children are facing the unimaginable: deportation to Somalia. 

US-based Somali Bantu face deportation to a country they've never known
US members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wearing protective masks, gather at Toncontin International airport before heading home, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 29, 2020.

Latter-day Saints calls missionaries home amid coronavirus 

Latter-day Saints calls missionaries home amid coronavirus 
US President Donald Trump displays an executive order

Trump cuts federal protection for two national monuments

Trump cuts federal protection for two national monuments
Former Special Forces Engineer Sargeant Layne Morris lost the vision in his right eye during a grenade attack in Afghanistan in 2002. He's now suing the former Guantanamo detainee who threw the grenade.

An ex-US soldier sues his adversary in Afghanistan to keep him from reaping millions of dollars

An ex-US soldier sues his adversary in Afghanistan to keep him from reaping millions of dollars
Russian police check a driver's documents in Sochi December 30, 2013.

Russia ramps up Olympic security in Sochi, but can they do it with a smile?

Russia ramps up Olympic security in Sochi, but can they do it with a smile?

Study find certain U.S. regions can keep poor people poor

Geography, it turns out, is a key determiner in whether low-income children can improve their socio-economic status by the time they become adults. That's a key finding of a new research report from researchers at Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley.

Study find certain U.S. regions can keep poor people poor

Flying Scotsman Trying to Break the World Human-Powered Land Speed Record on a Homemade Bike

The town we're looking for in Friday's Geo Quiz lies about halfway between Reno, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. It's where the World Human Powered Speed Challenge is due to take place in September.

Flying Scotsman Trying to Break the World Human-Powered Land Speed Record on a Homemade Bike

Supreme Court rules human genes can't be patented

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology industries.

Supreme Court rules human genes can't be patented

NSA Leak: What's the Big Deal About Big Data?

Big data has been the catchphrase of the week since the story broke about NSA surveillance. But what exactly is big data and what does the collection of big data mean for the future? Anchor Marco Werman talks with author, Viktor Mayer-Schonberger.

NSA Leak: What's the Big Deal About Big Data?

Utah band blends American folk music with Chinese instruments

When four Mormons went on their mission trips to China, they unlocked a passion for Chinese music. They learned new instruments that have allowed them to present a completely different type of music from anything heard in the United States.

Utah band blends American folk music with Chinese instruments

Six Word Memoirs of Love and Loss

Six Word Memoirs of Love and Loss
Man and woman with baby in front of house

Many Latino Mormons are torn about Mitt Romney

Between their religion and their generally conservative culture, Mitt Romney ought to have a lock on their vote. But many in the Latino Mormon community are torn between voting for a fellow Mormon — and their dislike of his immigration policies.

Many Latino Mormons are torn about Mitt Romney
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Strands of Evidence: Hair Forensics

What you eat ends up in your hair. Scientists in the US and Europe have used this basic idea to devise a sort of hair-based GPS tracking system. Law enforcement agencies are now using this technique to solve crimes. NOVA's Ari Daniel Shapiro reports.

Strands of Evidence: Hair Forensics

Romney sparks new interest in Mormons serving missions around the world

As the Republican Party prepares to nominate its first Mormon candidate for president next week, there's growing interest in Mormon practice -- especially young Mormons serving missions around the world. Though numbers are down from the 1990s, many young Church members are still going abroad.

Romney sparks new interest in Mormons serving missions around the world
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New Interest in Mormons Serving Missions Around the World

As the Republican Party prepares to nominate its first Mormon candidate for president next week, there's growing interest in Mormon practice, especially young Mormons serving missions around the world.

New Interest in Mormons Serving Missions Around the World