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New research reinforces the role of a human — an adult or older child — when young kids learn from technology.

Emily Bitto's new novel is set in the overheated avant-garde art scene of Depression-era Melbourne, where two girls — conventional Lily and sharp-tongued, exotic Eva — form a complicated bond.

After a Palestinian assailant had been shot and wounded, a 20-year-old Israeli soldier shot the motionless man in the head. The shooting was captured on camera by a human rights activist.

After various rounds of voting were annulled, canceled, rescheduled and challenged, Haiti's electoral council has declared businessman Jovenel Moise the winner. He'll be sworn in on Feb. 7.

Conner Bottling Works used to be one of about 60 bottlers in New Hampshire. Now this fifth-generation, family-owned and run business is the last independent soda maker standing in the state.

Roof, who was convicted of murdering nine people at a South Carolina church, has dismissed his lawyers and is acting as his own counsel. He faces the death penalty or life in prison.

Smith originally recorded a demo of the song in 1995 for singer Mary Lou Lord. It's being made available in an expanded version of his 1997 album Either/Or for the album's 20th anniversary.

Euthanasia is illegal in South Africa, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has spoken out recently in support of the option to choose. He has long lived with prostate cancer.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to become U.S. secretary of state is in line to receive a $180 million retirement package.

Anthropologists in Germany say they may not need old bones to recover ancient DNA. They just analyze dust from the floor of caves where Neanderthals and other now-extinct human relatives once resided.