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Tourists Still Head To Los Cabos Despite Safety And Security Warnings

Despite a spike in the number of homicides and a U.S. State Department travel advisory, tourists are continuing to flock to Los Cabos, Mexico. The popular tourist destination is now one of the most violent in Mexico, but tourists and officials don't seem worried about the warnings.

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during a business leaders' event with President Trump in Beijing on Thursday.

In Trump's China Visit, Plenty Of Business Deals But Little Progress On Trade

Chinese leader Xi Jinping gave little indication he was ready to budge on trade or North Korea, Trump's top priorities. $250 billion in deals were announced, but bigger issues remain unresolved.

Conflict Continues In Spain Between Catalan Government And Madrid

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with journalist Lucia Benavides about the ongoing conflict between the Spanish government and the Catalan regional government. In the Catalan capital, Barcelona, the regional parliament voted to declare independence, prompting the national government in Madrid to approve a central takeover of the region.

Critics Say Tillerson Is Gutting The State Department In His Re-Design Efforts

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is running into opposition in Congress as he tries to cut the budget and the staff at the State Department. Longtime Ambassadors are sounding the alarm too.

Donnal Walker, 52, returned home to find his HIV pills floating in floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey. He went 11 days without medication.

Texans With HIV Cope With Homes And Medicines Ruined By Hurricane Harvey

The hurricane closed pharmacies and clinics for a week or longer. Floodwaters spoiled drugs. People who fled to other states couldn't get their prescriptions filled for HIV medicine.

Takashi Yanaoka, president of the Musashigaoka Golf Course outside Tokyo, says tee times are booked at about 90 percent here. But it bucks an industry-wide downward trend.

Japan Has Half Of Asia's Golf Courses, But The Game's Popularity There Is Flagging

In the 1980s, Japan built thousands of golf courses and the game became baked into its business culture. Those days are over. Golf participation in Japan has dropped by 40 percent since 1996.

Oil operations like this one on Alaska's North Slope are designed for freezing conditions. But as the permafrost thaws, companies are creating new products to help the industry cope.

Oil Industry Copes With Climate Impacts As Permafrost Thaws

Thawing permafrost in Alaska's Arctic is making it harder for oil companies to operate there. But a cottage industry has cropped up with new gadgets to help.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks on a panel during the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting on Oct. 5.

Meet Mark Milley, Trump's Pick For Joint Chiefs Chairman

The Army general has a voracious appetite for history — and Boston sports teams. If approved by the Senate, the 60-year-old Massachusetts native will take the helm next summer.

Mugabe's State Funeral Proceeds, But His Burial Plan Has Been Mired In Controversy

Zimbabwe's longtime president Robert Mugabe was honored with a state funeral on Saturday — put on by the president and military leaders who had forced him out of office just two years ago.

White House counsel Pat Cipollone waits for his car as he leaves the Capitol after attending the Senate Republicans' lunch Wednesday.

'It's A Fluid Process': Republicans Huddle With White House On Senate Trial

During a House impeachment hearing President Trump rebuked, White House officials huddled with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill to plot a potential trial in the upper chamber.

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