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Tree crops like pistachios, peaches and almonds need a certain amount of cold weather every year. But scientists say that California's climate may become too warm for them to grow there.

For the first time in decades, the struggling U.S. team may not qualify for next year's World Cup. But the return of Bruce Arena, who led the team to two World Cups, brings hopes of a turnaround.

Justice Minister Heiko Mass called the law "obsolete and unnecessary." Last year, the law was invoked in a controversial case against a comedian because of a lewd poem criticizing Turkey's leader.

Actress Mary Tyler Moore helped redefine women's roles on TV. She starred in one of the first hit shows to feature a single career woman — The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Moore died Wednesday at age 80.

Some point to Canada's immigration system as a model for U.S. reform. Canada is nearly a quarter foreign-born, yet it doesn't seem to wrestle with anti-immigrant nativism that has erupted in the U.S.

USA Luge is looking for competitors to hop in those sleds and rip down icy tracks at about 90 miles an hour. It is throwing regional events to find new, young talent.

Republicans are holding their annual congressional retreat in Philadelphia, where they hope to find consensus on the party's strategy to repeal and replace Obamacare.

President Trump wants complete victory over the Islamic State, which is on the defensive. But translating battlefield gains into a comprehensive political solution is still a daunting challenge.

Sri Lanka's most popular sweetener is disappearing, due to the destruction of rainforests, inconsistent yields, intensive labor and a fading workforce. And turning the tide isn't going to be easy.

Animal welfare rules made organizers in New Zealand abandon the rodeo tradition of children chasing sheep. Now children are chasing volunteers in sheep costumes.