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International applications are down at many US universities and educators blame the perception that America is less welcoming to foreigners after President Trump’s attempt to ban travel from six Muslim-majority countries. Still, international educators say the United States remains the destination of choice for the world’s students.

VIDEO EXPLAINER: President Trump’s decision to pass on the Paris climate accord has refocused attention on the global effort to deal with the effects of climate change. If you’re still not clear on what climate change is, here’s a quick refresher.

The US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord could be very bad news for Africa, where many make their living from agriculture and are particularly vulnerable to climate changes like heat waves and less rainfall. If the continent can’t mitigate against climate change, more people could fall into poverty.

Afghan officials blame Wednesday’s massive truck bombing that killed more than 100 people and injured over 400 others in Kabul on a group affiliated with the Taliban and al-Qaida. Here’s what we know about the Haqqani network.

Galesville, Wisconsin, is home to Trump supporters Thurman and Janice Tonner. He’s a retired farmer and both say they remember a time when folks seemed to have more money and less fear. They were drawn to Trump’s call for border security but, as younger generations leave for better-paying jobs, now worry what will happen if the area loses the undocumented workers who fill a labor gap in the fields.

College women are moving to the left while more of their male peers are shifting to the right. A new study suggests more female freshmen at American universities identify with the political left than ever before. Here’s what that evolution might mean.

VIDEO: Some of best pizza in Chicago is being made at the county jail. Inmates are trained by an Italian chef and use a top-of-the-line oven to make the pies for their fellow inmates. It’s part of a plan to cook up a prosperous future once they leave jail.