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IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, ReutersBy Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Megan Crowley,a University of Notre Dame student born with a rare disease, was recognized byPresident Donald Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress.Thepresident Feb. 28 acknowledged Megan Crowley, 20, who has Pompe disease, for her strength and character while living withthe inherited disorder since being diagnosed at 15 months of age.Trump pointedto Megan Crowley, who was seated in a wheelchair in the House of Representativesgallery and received two standing ovations, on Rare Disease Day. Traditionally marked on the lastday of February, the day first was designated in 2008 by the European Organization for Rare Diseases.Megan Crowleywas not expected to live past 5, Trump said, but her father, John Crowley, founded apharmaceutical company to develop the enzyme replacement treatment she needs tocope with symptoms of the disease."Megan'sstory is about the unbounded power of a father's love fo...
Uber's CEO is known for battling with critics and local governments, but a video of an argument with one of his own drivers has him pledging to change his ways....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tiny tubes and filaments in some Canadian rock appear to be the oldest known fossils, giving new support to some ideas about how life began, a new study says....
PARIS (AP) -- The French presidential campaign lurched across another speedbump Wednesday as conservative candidate Francois Fillon defiantly vowed to stay in the race despite being notified that he may face preliminary corruption charges in two weeks....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump has demonstrated more than once that he can project a more disciplined and presidential style when he wants - only to quickly slip back to his old ways....
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The investigation into the sexual assault of a disabled black football player by his white teammates at a small-town Idaho high school showed that crucial evidence was collected by school employees, not law enforcement officials, and that the culture that led to the attack stretched far beyond the locker room....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The president of the film academy says the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at Sunday's Academy Awards will never work the Oscars again....
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an analysis by The Associated Press shows....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is spotlighting violence committed by immigrants, announcing the creation of a national office that can assist American victims of such crimes. He said during his address Tuesday night that the Homeland Security Department's Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement office will provide a voice for people ignored by the media and "silenced by special interests."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump surprised congressional leaders when he suddenly suggested he was open to broad immigration reform. But while there is appetite on Capitol Hill for legislation, there is also skepticism, and the president's hard-line rhetoric over the past two years could make a compromise bill much harder....
