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Former UK Basketball Staffer Indicted For Fraud

Leon Smith has been charged with defrauding more than $1.2 million from professional athletes who used his companies for financial services. Smith has…

Killip Elementary third graders Alexa Cardenas (left) and Luis Gonzalez (right) are preparing for the chess SuperNationals.

The Idea Was To Keep Kids Safe After School. Now They're Chess Champions

This low-income elementary school will send dozens of kids to the SuperNationals of chess this week in Nashville, Tenn.

Casey Raub is a bartender at a busy brunch spot in Brooklyn, New York City. After injuring himself in an accident, he found that his work, like hoisting heavy buckets of ice, compounded his lower back pain.

New Businesses Give Restaurant Workers The Tips They Ache For: Wellness

Waiting, cooking and tending bar can take a heavy toll on the body and mind. Several health-minded support services are springing up to help workers stay in the game for the long term.

Also: President Trump is weighing the U.S. role in the Paris climate accord; Venezuelan police's tear gas affects people who weren't protesting; and France clears a migrant camp near Paris.

South Korean presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea reacts to exit polls suggesting his victory, in the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday.

Liberal Wins South Korean Presidency As Opponents Concede

Moon Jae-in, a lawyer, former student protester and son of North Korean refugees, vows to hold talks with North Korea and improve the South Korean economy.

Apricot trees are removed to make way for Cosmic Crisp.

PHOTOS: This Is What It Looks Like When A New Apple Comes To Town

This spring, orchards in Washington state are being ripped up to make room for a new apple variety called Cosmic Crisp. This is what happens before it hits store shelves.

Kenya Barris is the executive producer of the family comedy Blackish and Shahidi plays Zoe, the eldest daughter in the Johnson family. There are hopes for a spin-off starring Shahidi's character going off to college. Meanwhile, Barris is piloting a few other TV shows for the fall-- including a comedy starring Felicity Huffman and Courtney B. Vance.

Talking Black-ish With Star Yara Shahidi And Creator Kenya Barris

Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby chat it up with Kenya Barris and Yara Shahidi — the creator and star of ABC's Black-ish.

The murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez, seen here during a 2013 court hearing, was thrown out because he died before an appeal could be heard.

Judge Vacates Aaron Hernandez's Murder Conviction

The legal doctrine behind the ruling is known as abatement ab initio ("from the beginning"), the same concept that cleared former Enron CEO Ken Lay's criminal record back in 2006.

President Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress in February. After the compromise spending bill failed to fulfill all his budget requests, the president appears to be gearing up for a fight in September.

Trump May Be Spoiling For A Shutdown Fight, But It Could Spell Disaster In 2018

The recent spending compromise may well have just kicked the can down the road until September, when both sides may be spoiling for a fight amid the specter of a government shutdown.

The $25 million Labre Place in Miami was built using the low-income housing tax credit program. It's named for the patron saint for the homeless and is now home to 90 low-income residents, about half of whom were once homeless.

Affordable Housing Program Costs More, Shelters Fewer

The low-income housing tax credit program gave way to a booming $8 billion private industry, but as tax credits for companies increased, the number of housing units being built for the poor fell.

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