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A newborn has its umbilical cord cut after birth in a Nigerian hospital. In a contest last week, MBA students came up with plans to get moms and dads to use an antiseptic on the cord stump to ward off infection.

Contest For Biz Students Is All About Umbilical Cords

Students from 11 business programs around the U.S. came together to see who could make the best business plan to address infant mortality in Nigeria.

The music video "Hwages" has become a viral sensation in the Middle East.

Saudi Women Stunt Hard (And Dis Men) In A Music Video Gone Viral

"Throughout Saudi Arabia, throughout the Gulf, throughout the entire Middle East, this is getting a lot of play and a lot of conversation," says NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas. And you can dance to it."

Westminster Dog Show Opens Up Competition To Cats

For the first time in its 140-year history, cats will now compete in the Westminster Dog Show.

The House Public Safety Committee heard emotional testimonies from supporters and critics on bills involving the use of deadly force by police.

Lawmakers Discuss How to Keep Officers Accountable When Using Deadly Force

At a hearing in Olympia Tuesday, citizens supporting a pair of bills in the Washington legislature involving the use of deadly force by police said it’s...

Cat breeder Anthony Hutcherson shows off a Bengal Cat on Monday in New York. The Bengal Cat will be featured at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in a non-competitive "meet the breeds" exhibition, where cats will be shown for the first time.

Westminster Dog Show Welcomes New Species — Cats

Yes, you read that right – this month, cats will make an appearance at the Westminster Dog Show. It's a break from 141 years of tradition.

Roxanne Weber (left) rallies in support of a voter-approved government ethics overhaul in front of the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre last month. Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard said he supports efforts to repeal and replace the initiative.

South Dakotans Voted For Tougher Ethics Laws, But Lawmakers Object

A ballot measure last fall targeted South Dakota's status as the only state that allowed lobbyists to give politicians unlimited and undisclosed gifts. Now lawmakers have voted to repeal the law.

Washington House Votes to Remove "Branch" From Campus Names

The Washington House today (Tuesday) approved a bill that symbolizes the growth of higher education statewide during the last quarter century.That bill…

High school senior Mason Thurman speaks at a State Capitol press conference in Salem on behalf of a bill that would raise the legal limit to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21.

Oregon Lawmakers To Consider Measure To Raise Smoking Age To 21

The legal age to purchase and use tobacco in Oregon would rise from 18 to 21 under a measure under consideration in the legislature. A similar measure...

Arnold Fritz was 14 when he was killed in a 1996 school shooting in Moses Lake, Washington. His sister will testify in Olympia on the 21st anniversary of the shooting in favor of making unsafe gun storage a crime.

On Anniversary Of School Shooting, Victim's Sister Has Plea For Lawmakers

Thursday is the 21st anniversary of a deadly school shooting at Frontier Junior High in Moses Lake, Washington. To mark the anniversary, the sister of...

Commissioners Name Maycumber to House Seat

On the same day Shelly Short was sworn in as the new senator representing Washington’s 7th Legislative District, her replacement in the state House was…

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