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As the school year begins, many principals are leading their schools for the first time. Keeping principals is a problem in many schools, and high-poverty, urban districts often have particularly high rates of turnover. Some experts say that revolving door can hurt student achievement.

President Obama has called many times for the ouster of the Syrian president. But now Bashar Assad is seen as necessary to oversee the destruction of the country's chemical weapons supply. One analyst sums up the U.S. policy as, "We want him to go, but not right now."

A series of threats and abusive messages aimed at prominent women in the U.K. have placed Twitter in an awkward spot. As the company gears up to go public and expand its brand around the world, it is increasingly running into cultural and legal hurdles that challenge Twitter's free speech ethos.

An 18-year-old man in California stands accused of murder, after law enforcement officials upgraded a manslaughter charge against him, based on his tweets and driving history.

The agency acknowledged this week that it played a role in Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh's ouster in 1953. The CIA also acknowledged the existence of Area 51 and spying on Noam Chomsky.

And half the world's population doesn't even have access to essential health services, according to a report from the World Bank and the World Health Organization.

Rachel Martin talks to Scottie Nell Hughes, who stood by the president after women accused him of sexual assault. She's critical of the administration's handling of assault allegations against Porter.

The AR-15 semi-automatic rifle is one of the most popular weapons in America. It's also been the weapon of choice for several mass murderers, including the gunman who killed 17 people on Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

In his first court appearance since his arrest, Peter Madsen said Kim Wall died when a hatch fell on her head. He also denied mutilating her body, which washed ashore later as a naked, headless torso.

David Greene talks with Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire about her calls to change a law that federal drug officials say is hampering their efforts to stop opioid-related deaths.