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Federal prosecutors said Don Blankenship operated Massey Energy as a "lawless enterprise." He's seen here leaving a federal courthouse in Charleston, W.Va., on Nov. 17, when the jury began deliberations.

Former Coal CEO Blankenship Found Guilty Of Conspiracy In Mine Disaster Case

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was acquitted of two other counts, meaning he'll face far less than the potential 30-year prison sentence prosecutors had sought.

Ukrainian deputy minister of health Igor Pereginets holds a 2-year-old getting a polio vaccination in Kiev on October 21 — part of a campaign launched after two cases were reported in September.

WHO Asks Ukraine To Declare A State Of Emergency. The Reason? Polio

Two cases in September raised concern about the country's low vaccination rate. And a new government campaign to inoculate kids is falling short.

As Details Emerge About San Bernardino Suspects, Motives Remain Unclear

For the latest information on Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., Linda Wertheimer talks to Saul Gonzalez of KCRW.

A sign points to a McDonald's restaurant in Rome in 2011. Regulators say the restaurant chain essentially has avoided paying taxes on its European profits for years.

EU Investigating Tax Deal Between Luxembourg, McDonald's

Regulators say Luxembourg has allowed the fast-food giant to pay virtually no taxes on its European profits since 2009.

Idaho Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Coeur d'Alene Tribe

The Idaho Supreme Court has ordered the state of Idaho to pay attorney fees and costs to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in the instant racing case. Earlier this…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Republican Jewish Coalition Presidential Forum on Thursday.

Trump To Jewish Republicans: 'I'm A Negotiator Like You Folks'

At the Republican Jewish Coalition's candidate forum Thursday, Trump spoke about his Jewish daughter as well as the threat of terrorism and U.S. policy in Israel.

Behind-the-scenes work to reduce injuries and infections in hospitals has paid off. Further improvements may be more challenging.

Hospital Injury Rates Plateau, After 3 Years Of Decline

Hospitals have averted many types of injuries where clear preventive steps have been identified. But complications with less clear-cut solutions remain a problem, a government report finds.

Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley in a photo his office posted to social media January 16, 2015.

Judge Orders Seized $900K Returned To Kelley

A federal judge in Tacoma Thursday ordered the feds to return to indicted Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley $900,000 it seized in September. The feds...

Even As Details Emerge In San Bernardino Shooting, Motive Remains Murky

NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson tells host Kelly McEvers about the latest that's known about Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.

German nudist August Engelhardt sits in front of his thatched tent-like hut on the island of Kabakon (in what is now Papua New Guinea) with the books that he brought with him from Germany. In 1902, he moved to the South Pacific to start a utopian cult that revolved around two orbs: the coconut and the sun.

Death By Coconut: A Story Of Food Obsession Gone Too Far

August Engelhardt believed coconuts were a nutritional and spiritual panacea. So in 1902, he sailed to the South Pacific to start a utopian cult that survived only on the fruit. It ended calamitously.

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