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Japan, South Korea reach agreement on WWII ‘comfort women’

Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement over the long-standing issue of “comfort women,” a term that describes sex slaves used by the Japanese military during World War II.

 
This is how and why the Black Lives Matter movement continues to grow

Critics said it wouldn’t last. It was a blip on the radar of protest movements. It would fade away like Great Ape-Snake War. With no clear structure and no strong leader, some said, it was bound to fail, especially when the infighting began. But still it rises — and polarizes.

 
Holiday storms, tornadoes kill at least 43 in US

Storms hit the South, Southwest and Midwest over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time.

Families of Chicago police shooting victims call for answers

The families of two black Chicagoans killed by police accused officers on Sunday of having used excessive force and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of having failed them, piling pressure on a city facing a U.S. federal probe over possible racial bias in policing.

Hundreds of California firefighters battle wildfire flames

More than 400 California firefighters battled on Sunday to contain a final stretch of wildfire that caused the temporary closure of a major highway and forced evacuations northwest of Los Angeles, officials said.

New operators of troubled Arizona prison promise change

Executives with the Florida-based company that has taken over operation of the state prison in Golden Valley are promising to lead the embattled penitentiary in a new direction.

 
Five killed in Texas amid flooding, tornadoes; US storm deaths hit 23

Five people died in Texas as a storm system brought tornadoes and flooding to the state on Saturday, increasing the death toll from harsh weather in the southern United States this week to 23, according to officials and local media.