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Surprise, Trump's Education Ideas Are Polarizing

A new national poll shows public opinion swings on vouchers, charters and more.

"The policy of strategic patience has ended," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (left) said Friday of dealing with North Korea. Tillerson is visiting South Korea; he's seen here alongside South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul.

Tillerson Says 'All Of The Options Are On The Table' In Dealing With North Korea

One day after saying diplomatic efforts "have failed" to affect North Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. would consider all military options if compelled to act.

The skyline of Doha, Qatar, is seen at night in 2013. Saudi Arabia and three other countries severed ties to Qatar on Monday and moved to cut off land, sea and air routes to the energy-rich nation, accusing it of supporting regional terror groups.

Qatar Diplomatic Crisis Continues To Reverberate Across Middle East

After tweets that seemed to side against Qatar, President Trump has offered to host a meeting to work out problems between the small oil-rich nation and its neighbors, which are seeking to isolate it.

Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on July 6. China has announced a plan to impose more tariffs on U.S. goods, in response to escalating trade threats from the Trump administration.

China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods

Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent. China quickly vowed to take countermeasures.

Protesters hold signs at an immigration rally in Boston. (Quincy Walters/WBUR)

Immigrant Advocates Call The State's Budget 'A Big Win' For Gov. Baker -- But Not For Immigrants

After the state compromise budget passed without protections for immigrants, advocates are regrouping to consider a new strategy.

Vice President Pence arrived Monday at the South Korean border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War.

Pence Tells North Korea: 'The Era Of Strategic Patience Is Over'

"All options are on the table," U.S. Vice President Pence said during his visit to South Korea, amid rising tensions with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile program.

In this picture of the cast of the 22nd season of ABC's hit romance reality series "The Bachelor," Rebekah Martinez, known as "Bekah M" on the show, is second from left in the back row.

Woman Reported Missing In California Found On 'The Bachelor'

Police in Humboldt County did not have to look far to remove Rebekah Martinez from their missing persons list; she has been appearing on TV weekly since Jan. 1.

A man raises his arm in a Nazi salute in response to heckling from leftists at a protest gathering the day after a fatal stabbing by migrant suspects triggered large protests in the city of Chemnitz in eastern Germany.

Anti-Immigrant Protest Turns Violent In Eastern German City Of Chemnitz

The rally had right-wing protesters, some thrusting Nazi salutes, as well as leftist counterprotesters. It was triggered by the arrest of a Syrian and Iraqi man in connection with a fatal stabbing.

"I do not cry for a perfect man," Sen. Lindsey Graham said in his farewell to McCain. "I cry for a man who had honor and always was willing to admit to his imperfection."

McCain Honored By Best Friend Graham In Emotional Senate Speech

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said that Sen. John McCain, who died on Saturday, was successful in spite of his political failures.

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

The View From Canada: G7 Summit, Tariffs And Trade

Oh, Canada. Trudeau and Trump spar ahead of the big G-7 summit. We’ll look at it through the lens of Canada.

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