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Bridging the eras at Pisgah Legal Services: New, outgoing directors reflect on past and future

Retiring Executive Director Jim Barrett and his successor Jackie Kiger share their vision for the nonprofit’s continued impact in Western North Carolina.

Israel's Supreme Court rules to draft ultra-Orthodox men for military service

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's ultra-Orthodox men must serve in the army. This controversial move could threaten the future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

A conservative think tank said that the Health and Human Services announcement doesn't go far enough and that Secretary Alex Azar "should redirect those funds to modern science and better alternatives."

Health And Human Services Says It's Reviewing Use Of Fetal Tissue For Research

The audit has been called a political gesture to placate anti-abortion groups that oppose use of the tissue. Fetal tissue has played a part in developing vaccines and medical treatments.

China's top generals under investigation as country's leader clears out ranks

China announced two of its top generals are under investigation, including the country's most senior general. Analysts suspect it's a political purge by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

China's broadcasting regulator said Thursday that the BBC had "undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity" and was banning the British broadcaster's world service. The BBC headquarters in London are seen here in 2016.

China Bans BBC World Service, Following U.K. Ban Of Chinese Network

The Chinese state news agency said the BBC had "undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity." Britain stripped the license for CGTN, the Chinese global television network, last week.

Crews tend to a prescribed fire in April 2016 northeast of Silver City, N.M. In line with a controversial Trump administration executive order pushing for "active forest management," the U.S. Forest Service is aiming to perform thinning, brush clearing, prescribed burns and other treatments on 3.5 million of its 80 million acres this year.

1 Billion Acres At Risk For Catastrophic Wildfires, U.S. Forest Service Warns

Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate.

Handler Bill McFadden shows Flynn, a bichon frise, in the best in show competition during the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Win Like Flynn: A Bichon Frise Is This Year's Top Dog At Westminster Show

The white fluff ball rose to the top of the pack among 2,800 entrants at the annual show held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil at the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. on Tuesday. The groundhog is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

At Virtual Groundhog Day Ceremony, Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks Of Winter

While every day may feel like Groundhog Day in a pandemic, today really is. In Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

Also: Tropical Storm Andrea pushes northeast toward Florida; the contractor involved in the deadly Philadelphia building collapse has a criminal record; a House panel votes to limit military officials' powers in sex assault cases; and no bikinis allowed in the 2013 Miss World contest in Indonesia.

Also: Israel hits targets in Lebanon; San Diego's mayor is expected to resign; and after a wild start, there's been a clampdown at a high-profile corruption trial in China.

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