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Cypress trees line Reelfoot Lake, in northwestern Tennessee. Some of them show signs of damage from an herbicide that farmers sprayed on nearby soybean fields.

A Drifting Weedkiller Puts Prized Trees At Risk

The EPA is deciding whether to let farmers keep using an herbicide called dicamba. The chemical is controversial because it can damage nearby crops. What's less well-known: It's hurting wildlife, too.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Brett Kavanaugh Offers Fiery Defense In Hearing That Was A National Cultural Moment

Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh each gave riveting testimony in the daylong hearing called to look into Ford's accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers.

Del. Ariana Kelly stands outside the Maryland House of Delegates in Annapolis, Md. She introduced a new state law to require that consent be taught in sex ed classes.

Should We Teach About Consent In K-12? Brett Kavanaugh's Home State Says Yes

More states are requiring that children learn about consent and healthy relationships, and students themselves are among those pushing for change.

A frame grab from a police video shows Netherlands officers arresting suspects in a car park in Weert in the southern Netherlands, Thursday.

Police In Netherlands Arrest 7 Suspected In Terrorist Plot To Attack 'Large Event'

Dutch police executed a raid in two cities, Arnhem and Weert, arresting the suspects who they said were looking for bomb-making supplies and Kalashnikov rifles to use in the attack.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar state counselor, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa last year.

Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship

The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate's international reputation has taken a severe beating over her government's failure to halt atrocities against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

American Bar Association Said FBI Investigation Should Come Before A Kavanaugh Vote

Moving ahead without more FBI scrutiny could hurt the reputations of the Senate and the Supreme Court, the ABA said. President Trump later ordered the agency to reopen the case for one week.

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