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A Turkish military convoy passes through the Syrian town of Dana, in Idlib province near the Turkish-Syrian border, on Sunday. It is there, in northwestern Syria, that friction between the country and neighboring Turkey has flared into direct violence.

Turkey, Syria Trade Deadly Strikes As Russia Watches Uneasily

Half a dozen Turkish troops and at least 13 Syrians died Monday in the Syrian border province of Idlib. The spasm of violence between the bitter neighbors also threatens to ensnare Syrian ally Russia.

This image from an electron microscope shows a cross-sectional view of an oligodendrocyte (blue) among nerve fibers coated with myelin (dark red). In models of autism spectrum disorder, oligodendrocytes appear to create too much or too little myelin.

Researchers Link Autism To A System That Insulates Brain Wiring

Brains affected by autism appear to share a problem with cells that make myelin, the insulating coating surrounding nerve fibers that controls the speed at which the fibers convey electrical signals.

Sure, you can shoot your doctor an email, or hit the urgent care clinic when you have a sore throat. But those convenient alternatives may be less likely than regular visits to a primary provider to catch symptoms that ebb and flow, yet might signal a larger health problem.

As Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Rise, Insured Adults Are Seeking Less Primary Care

When's the last time you checked in with your primary care provider? U.S. adults under age 65 made nearly 25% fewer visits to primary care providers in 2016 than in 2008, a big study finds.

Family members who have lost a loved one because of gun violence leave remembrance items inside the glass bricks of the four houses that are the cornerstone of the Gun Violence Memorial Project.

Nearly 700 People In The U.S. Die From Gun Violence Each Week; A Memorial Honors Them

An art installation in Chicago honors victims of gun violence, and its organizers hope to make it a national monument. They want to bring widespread attention to what they consider another epidemic.

President Bill Clinton gave his 1999 State of the Union address during his impeachment trial, just as President Trump will on Tuesday.

Trump Delivers State Of The Union As Impeachment Vote Looms. So Did Clinton

The State of the Union gets massive television ratings. This year, President Trump will deliver it a day before senators vote on whether to remove him from office.

A notice advising all staff and visitors to wear protective masks stands outside the closed Ocean Park in Hong Kong, on Monday.

Hong Kong Reports Its 1st Coronavirus Death

A 39-year-old man is only the second person to have died from the infection outside of China. Hong Kong health workers are striking to demand the border with mainland China be sealed.

Whitmer allies launch TV ads to support road-bonding plan

Allies of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have launched $750,000 in TV ads to support her plan to borrow $3.5 billion to roughly double construction spending on…

City of Grand Rapids City’s Parks and Recreation and Public Works departments photo

City of Grand Rapids expands voter services opening Election Central office

The Iowa Caucuses kicked off the presidential primary campaign season. In five weeks, on Super Tuesday, Michigan voters will cast their ballots. The City…

Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili says that an Iranian man named Amir Rahimpour will be executed for spying on behalf of the CIA and that the sentence and would be carried out soon.

Iran Upholds Death Sentence For Man Accused Of Giving Nuclear Secrets To CIA

A judiciary spokesman said Amir Rahimpour "received huge amounts of money and attempted to provide the U.S. intelligence service with a part of Iran's nuclear information," FARS News Agency reports.

GR8 Sports, Great Kids

GR8 Sports, Great Kids returns with their latest GR8 Girls Game Changers campaign, just in time for National Women and Girls in Sports Days. We talk to…

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