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Image: The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School campus in Parkland, Fla.

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First day back

For Parkland students, a 'normal' year might be too much to ask

Six months and one day after a shooting at their Florida high school killed 17 people and wounded 17 more, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas return to class.

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'we made history'

Transgender candidate for governor wins Vermont Democratic primary

Tamir Kalifa / Austin American-Statesman via AP file

Tech & Media

Twitter temporarily restricts conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' account

'predator priests'

After Catholic abuse report, prosecutors can do little but name and shame

Many victims "ran out of time to sue before they even knew they had a case," the Pennsylvania grand jury said.

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Health news

China's dominance of U.S. drug market scares experts

Lynne Sladky / AP

Sports

7 must-have fantasy football players for 2018

Nicola Marfisi / AP

World

Italians point fingers, seek answers after bridge collapse kills 39

The CNR civil engineering society said structures dating from when the bridge was built had surpassed their lifespan.

Politics

Top Pentagon spokeswoman probed for making staff run errands, retaliation

Opinion

Dascha Polanco talks OITNB, being Latino in Hollywood and posing naked

Chris O'Meara / AP file

'we have to dig deeper'

Are man-made pollutants a 'booster shot' for Florida's toxic red tide?

Scientists are exploring whether agricultural pollution might be playing a role in Florida's red tide, which is killing sea life and making people sick.