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"We have the assurance that no matter what happens to us here in Alaska we'll be able to take care of ourselves," Anchorage's mayor said.

NASA plans to send people to the Red Planet in the 2030s. In the meantime, a remote location in southern Utah serves as a non-NASA training ground for the Mars-minded.

Shaub, who has had many battles with the Trump administration, says he is quitting to become a legal activist. He says the "current situation" shows tougher ethics action is needed.

The rights group's Turkey chair was taken into custody last month, and Amnesty says it is the first time in its history that a country has detained its chair and director at the same time.

Shirley Yamauchi had to hold her 2-year-old on a flight from Houston to Boston, despite having bought him a ticket. United Airlines said it failed to properly scan the boy's boarding pass.

When the two presidents meet Friday, the world will be looking for clues to the future of the fraught U.S.-Russian relationship. "Putin needs the meeting more than Trump," says one Russia expert.

Demonstrators threw bottles and stones, and police responded by firing water cannons and using pepper spray. Organizers canceled one protest march because of the violence.

For an upcoming series of stories, we'd like to explore the world of taboos. And we welcome your suggestions.

Unpaid bills have been piling up in Illinois since 2015. A deal that included a tax hike was vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner this week. Then a powdery substance at the Capitol caused even more delays.

The Liaoning, the only operational aircraft carrier in the Chinese fleet, arrived in the southern port amid recent tensions with U.S. forces in the South China Sea.