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The companies are "unscrupulous actors" marketing stem-cell treatments that have not been proved effective and may be dangerous, the FDA says. It took action against clinics in Florida and California.

About half of Harvey Mudd College computer science graduates are women, up sharply in the past decade. It and other schools found success by adjusting their curriculums and making other changes.

Each year more than 600,000 babies die of sepsis. Researchers have found a simple way to prevent it: Feed babies probiotic bacteria that are common in kimchi, pickles and other fermented vegetables.

As our houses fill with the Internet of things, sensors will tell us whether we left the stove on or that we're out of paper towels. But critics worry these devices won't be secure and will spy on us.

A jury hears closing arguments and may render a verdict on countersuits between Taylor Swift and a Denver disc jockey who allegedly groped her at a publicity event. A judge threw out the disc jockey's claim that Swift unfairly had him fired, but the case continues against her mother and others on her team.

Ailsa Chang talks to the American Legion's newly elected National Commander Denise Rohan, who is first woman to serve in the position for the nation's largest veterans' group.

Almost everyone agrees that the much-hyped boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and MMA champ Conor McGregor will not be much of a fight. But fans will shell out an estimated half a billion dollars to watch. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with sports columnist Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post about the fight.

In one of the attacks, gunmen stormed the parliament building, according to state media. Rachel Martin talks to Golnar Motevalli of Bloomberg News, who is in Tehran.

There's been a surge of murders in Mexico. Forty-five people were killed over the weekend in violence largely attributed to fighting among narco-traffickers. Among the victims, authorities found a suitcase filled with human remains in Los Cabos.

Dr. Jerome Adams is credited with persuading then-Gov. Mike Pence to authorize syringe exchanges in the state. If confirmed, public health advocates are hopeful he'll have sway in Washington.