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Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, of Eagan, Minn., shown here in December 2015, is one of nine men convicted of plotting to join the Islamic State group in Syria.

'They Wish Me Dead.' Convict In ISIS Case Faces Backlash For Helping Feds

Abdirizak Warsame was among nine Minnesota men who planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS. When the FBI foiled their plot, each faced a decision that would influence their sentencing.

"The way the public feels about Tom Hanks has a similar quality to how we feel about Mister Rogers," says director Marielle Heller. But she found that Hanks and Rogers had a very different energy. At the beginning, she tried to "rein Tom's natural buoyancy back and settle him into a kind of zenlike state."<em></em>

'Beautiful Day' Director On Mister Rogers' 'Radical Notion': Telling Kids The Truth

"He wasn't afraid of any of the hardest parts of childhood," Marielle Heller says. Her film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood centers on Rogers' unlikely friendship with a cynical journalist.

Adolf Hitler's birth house in Braunau am Inn, Austria, as seen in 2012. Austrian officials said Wednesday the building will be renovated and turned into a police station.

Hitler's Birth Home In Austria Will Become A Police Station

Austrian officials hope the decision to turn the three-story building in the town of Braunau am Inn into a police station will be a deterrent to those who would make the site a neo-Nazi shrine.

Archie Williams with his attorney Vanessa Potkin (left) and aunt Saundra Christmas at the 19th Judicial District Court of East Baton Rouge, La., this March, after forensic evidence cleared his name.

After Being Wronged By The Law, Singer Archie Williams Gets A Second Chance

Williams was exonerated after 36 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now he's fulfilling a lifelong dream on the stage of New York's Apollo Theater.

Lizzo and Lil Nas X, both nominees for best new artist at the 2020 Grammys, during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards on August 26, 2019.

The Grammy Nominees For Best New Artist Point To A Sea Change In Pop

The Grammy nominations are ripe for attempts to predict the future of popular music — but this year, we need to examine just one category to see how much everything is changing, and already has.

Britain's Prince Andrew announced Wednesday that he is stepping back from his public duties amid renewed scrutiny of his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life in a Manhattan jail cell this summer.

Prince Andrew Steps Back From Public Duties Over Ties To Jeffrey Epstein

The news comes days after the prince sat down for an hourlong interview with the BBC over his association with Jeffrey Epstein. He says the scrutiny has been a "major disruption."

U.N. Expert Clarifies Statistic On U.S. Detention Of Migrant Children

"I didn't know at that moment that it was [from] 2015," a U.N. rights expert says. "If I would have known that, I would not have mentioned it, because that's some time ago."

Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador To The E.U., Answers Questions About Ukraine

Impeachment hearings continued Wednesday, with Gordon Sondland, President Trump's ambassador to the European Union, taking questions about his involvement pressing Ukraine for investigations.

Teachers Around The U.S. Are Using The Impeachment Inquiry As A Class Lesson

For some teachers around the country, the impeachment inquiry by Congress is a teachable moment. But they must navigate the complex and polarizing issues that the topic raises.

Fed Chair Says The Bank Takes Its Cues From Economic Data, Not Criticism From Trump

President Trump wants the Federal Reserve to keep cutting interest rates. But the central bank has signaled it's done cutting rates for now, unless the economy takes a turn for the worse.

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