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"Research among U.S. populations of kids indicates that this ability to articulate a moral theme develops fairly slowly, emerging only around age 9 or 10," says researcher Seeta Pai.

Forget chess. Poker may be even harder for a computer. But a software program has now "solved" a variant of Texas Hold'em, the bot's creators say. And nothing can keep it from winning.

Kent's work, which included the U.S. Postal Service's popular "love" stamp, had a lasting influence. But today her story seems to have fallen through the cracks of art history.

The new GED is more expensive, computer-based and tougher. As a result, some states are embracing alternative tests, and the number of GEDs awarded last year fell.

President Obama is on the road as part of his effort to jump-start his 2015 agenda. Friday he's in Tennessee, talking about higher education.

Police in Portland, Oregon, responded to a call about a firebomb. When they arrived on the scene, they found a dog had chewed a TV remote — damaging the battery which started to smoke.

After two separate police standoffs that lasted for hours, three suspects in recent attacks in Paris are dead. Four hostages also were killed, President François Hollande said Friday.

December's job growth caps a 2014 that saw the most jobs added to the economy since 1999.

Steve Inskeep speaks with Robert McFadden, a senior vice president of the Soufan Group and a 30-year veteran of U.S. law enforcement, for details on the security situation in and around Paris.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who presided over the end of the island nation's long and brutal civil war, lost to a former ally and Cabinet minister, Maithripala Sirisena.