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More American home buyers headed south in 2018 than to anywhere else in the United States. Among the southern states, Florida emerged as the top destination for people who moved from one state to another with the intention of buying a home, according to an analysis from Lending Tree.

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to not cave in on his demand for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, as the longest-ever partial government shutdown extended into a second month.

VIDEO: While Alaska may be the biggest U.S. state, its population is one of the smallest in the country. The community of Diomede is on the isolated island of Little Diomede in the middle of the Bering Strait, right between Alaska and Russia. VOA reports on what residents say life is like.

VIDEO: There are all kinds of unusual private museums in the United States, from the international spy museum, to one showcasing hair. And with Americans’ love affair with their dogs, it is not surprising there is also a dog museum.

VIDEO: Infertile couples who want to have a child may decide to use in vitro fertilization. It’s a procedure, in which a uterine egg is combined with sperm in the lab, where fertilization occurs. The embryos may then be placed in the woman’s womb. But many couples freeze the embryos. They can test them for health problems and transfer the most viable, one at a time. Often some are left over. There are questions about what to do with them.