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Ken Russell (1927-2011) accepts a BAFTA in 1969 for creative contribution to television.

Controversial Film Director Ken Russell Dies At 84

The edgy, experimental director of Tommy, Altered States and the Oscar-winning Women in Love brought a spirit of glamour and flamboyance to British cinema.

Women stand in line to cast their votes in Suez, Egypt, on Wednesday. For months after the revolution, the port city had no government or services. Some voters are turning to the Salafists or the Muslim Brotherhood to bring change.

Egyptian Islamists Favored In Second Phase Of Voting

A steady stream of voters showed up Wednesday at polling centers in Suez and in eight other governorates in Egypt. Suez has suffered since the revolution, and some voters are turning to Islamists for help.

A placard of a child sits on a table during a conference Oct. 31 on human sex trafficking in Atlanta. The Georgia Department of Education estimates that about 5,000 girls in the state are at risk for trafficking each year.

States Fail In Fight Against Sex Trafficking

A new report finds that too many states inadvertently provide safe havens when it comes to sex trafficking — even when children bear the consequences. The study graded states on how well they protect children who are pushed into the sex trade and punish adults who use those services. More than half of states got grades of D or F.

John Carlos speaks at NPR in Washington, D.C.

Runner John Carlos: No Regrets On Olympic Salute

The long fight against injustice was symbolized by the image from the 1968 Olympics — when two African-American sprinters stood on the medal podium with their heads bowed and single fists thrust into the air. The moment turned the men into outcasts in their own country.

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney released <em>El Camino</em>, their latest album as The Black Keys, earlier this week.

The Black Keys: A Reinvention On 'El Camino'

The Black Keys just released a new album called El Camino. Rock critic Ken Tucker says that, while the album retains the band's roots in blues and R&B, it's also reaching out to a wider audience with its pop and rock touches.

Christopher Miller samples sediments from an excavation site in South Africa. Archaeologists found layers upon layers of burned bedding material, indicating that the hunter-gatherers who lived here 77,000 years ago stayed for a long time.

Grass Mattress Was A Stone Age Bed And Breakfast

Scientists have found what they say is the world's oldest bed: a 77,000-year-old grass and leaf mattress in a cave in South Africa. And the people who made it were crafty: Atop layers of sedge grass were leaves from a plant known to repel insects — key for living in buggy, dank caves.

Georgia OB-GYN Will Lead Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who leads the Georgia Department of Public Health, has been appointed CDC director. She'll take over as the Trump administration seeks big cuts to the CDC's budget.

Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder of Emerson Collective, arrives for a State Dinner at the White House in 2016.

Laurene Powell Jobs To Buy Stake In 'The Atlantic'

The widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is acquiring a majority ownership in The Atlantic magazine and its affiliated businesses.

Leading members of the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation, Republican Rep. Mike Conaway (left) and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, said Thursday that the committee is not satisfied with the White House response to whether there are tapes or records of the president's Comey meetings.

House Intelligence Committee Threatens White House With Subpoena

The two lawmakers leading the committee's Russia investigation said Thursday that they aren't satisfied with President Trump's response to its request regarding former FBI Director James Comey.

The bipartisan amendment expands existing sanctions on Russia. The Senate will consider it as part of an Iran sanctions bill that already has wide support.

Senators Aim To Make It Harder For Trump Administration To Ease Russia Sanctions

A new amendment strengthens existing sanctions and imposes new sanctions for human rights abuses, supplying arms to Syria's regime and "malicious cyber activity" on behalf of the Russian government.

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