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The touch screen systems in new vehicles are distracting, increasing the risk of accidents. That's according to a new study from the University of Utah. Researchers say all 30 systems they tested cause some level of driver distraction. A prominent safety advocate says automakers can make their systems safer by preventing drivers from using certain features when the car is moving.

Robert Siegel talks with UC Irvine's Stephen Lee about the history of family-based immigration and the consequences of ending it, which the White House says is among its immigration priorities.

The boat ventures into the spray at Niagara Falls near Buffalo, N.Y. We go inside the wheelhouse, where the captain tries to get passengers wet, but not too wet; excited, but not in danger.

At least 10 people have died in wildfires, forcing residents in wine country north of San Francisco to flee as homes went up in flames. And, the EPA plans to withdraw from the Clean Power Plan.

Ricky McMillen parked his Chevy Cavalier on the roadside, put a flashing LED light on the dash and acted like a state trooper — until a real trooper showed up and told him to stop doing his job.

It's the largest ruling of its kind over the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, totaling nearly $4.5 million.

A man wanted in Michigan challenged police on Facebook: "If your next post gets a thousand shares I'll turn myself in along with a dozen doughnuts." It did. They haven't seen him or the treats.

Also: President Trump won't waive a rule again letting foreign ships to dock with supplies in Puerto Rico; voters in Liberia pick a new president; and football player Y.A. Tittle dies at 90.

David Greene talks to Chris Coursey, the mayor of Santa Rosa, Calif., which is one of the cities in the path of a fire. Coursey says he's surprised by how fast the fires spread.

Space for public expression has been tightening in media, the arts — and now in higher education as well. Some university professors have been fired for expressing views outside the mainstream.