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Dr. Eric Ball examines a healthy 5-day-old patient in his office in Ladera Ranch, Calif. Ball and colleagues decided this week to take only patients whose parents follow the recommended vaccine schedule.

Pediatricians Pressured To Drop Parents Who Won't Vaccinate

The pressure, doctors say, is mostly coming from other parents who don't want their infants exposed to measles, whooping cough or other serious illnesses in the pediatric waiting room.

In this courtroom drawing, defendant Ross Ulbricht listens to proceedings from the defense table during opening arguments in his criminal trial in New York on Jan. 13. A jury convicted Ulbricht, the man linked to the underground marketplace Silk Road, of seven drug and conspiracy counts on Wednesday.

Ross Ulbricht, Accused Of Operating Silk Road, Is Convicted Of Drug Charges

A New York jury took a little more than three hours today to convict the San Francisco man linked to the shadowy online marketplace that had been labeled the eBay of the drugs trade.

Sister Megan Rice ahead of her 2013 trial in Washington, D.C. In 2012, she and fellow anti-nuclear activists successfully broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to draw the world's attention to the danger of nuclear weapons.

Supporters Say Imprisoned Nun Is Being Held In 'Unfair' Conditions

Megan Rice, an 85-year-old Catholic nun and anti-nuclear activist, is at a crowded facility in Brooklyn. Her friends warn of deplorable conditions there, including a lack of health care.

Al-Qaida In Yemen Says U.S. Drone Strike Killed Senior Cleric

A prominent presence in the Al-Qaida in Yemen organization, Sheik Harith al-Nadhari was among those who praised the recent attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will send letters of clarification to two celebrities, after they tweeted about the controversial death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman. Kirchner is seen here during her current trip to China.

Argentina's President Will Write To Mia Farrow And Martina Navratilova About Scandal

Argentina's Secretary General of the Presidency, Anibal Fernandez, says Mia Farrow's statement about a controversial case is a "consequence of either misinformation ... or lack of it."

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou meets with family members of a passenger who died in a TransAsia Airways plane crash, at a funeral parlor in Taipei on Thursday.

Pilot In Deadly Taiwan Crash Hailed As A Hero

The TransAsia Flight 235 crashed into a shallow river on Wednesday, killing at least 31 people. Taipei's mayor said the pilot had narrowly avoided buildings and likely more casualties.

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