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A screenshot of the warning screen from a purported ransomware attack, as captured by a computer user in Taiwan, is seen on laptop in Beijing, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Dozens of countries were hit with a huge cyberextortion attack Friday that locked up computers and held users' files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

The Latest: Cyberattack ‘under control’ in US

Associated Press

Seeking employment: Terrorist who flipped on al-Qaida

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

In this 1950's photo released by the National Archives, a black man included in a syphilis study has blood drawn by a doctor in Tuskegee, Ala. For 40 years starting in 1932, medical workers in the segregated South withheld treatment for unsuspecting men infected with a sexually transmitted disease simply so doctors could track the ravages of the horrid illness and dissect their bodies afterward. Finally exposed in 1972, the study ended and the men sued, resulting in a $9 million settlement. (National Archives via AP)

For Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants, stigma hasn’t faded

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

In this 1950's photo released by the National Archives, a black man included in a syphilis study has blood drawn by a doctor in Tuskegee, Ala. For 40 years starting in 1932, medical workers in the segregated South withheld treatment for unsuspecting men infected with a sexually transmitted disease simply so doctors could track the ravages of the horrid illness and dissect their bodies afterward. Finally exposed in 1972, the study ended and the men sued, resulting in a $9 million settlement. (National Archives via AP)

Descendants of syphilis study subjects emerging from shadows

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 10, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, during a meeting on healthcare. Washington policymakers have a time-tested method for rolling out new ideas: float a trial balloon. Spread rumors of a policy change or selectively leak it to the press, then see how it plays and proceed only if it looks doable. Trump has flipped that script. Big and startling ideas fly out of his mouth or from his Twitter feed. Then the rest of his administration scrambles to catch up _ and to figure out when his statements signal new presidential policies and when theyre offhand remarks that mean little.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Yale professor warns ‘inevitable’ — Trump’s taking over U.S.

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This undated photo obtained by the Associated Press shows an Iraqi bodyguard hired by Sallyport Global to protect VIPs. When a Toyota SUV was stolen from Balad air base, he became the chief suspect and was linked to a dangerous Iran-backed militia and was viewed by investigators as “a hard-core recruit to become a terrorist who poses a serious threat to all personnel on this base.” (Photo via AP)

US company turned blind eye to wild behavior on Iraq base

By DESMOND BUTLER and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 19, 2015 file photo, eggs sit waiting to be cooked at a cafe in Des Moines, Iowa. The U.S. government's latest report card released Thursday, April 20, 2017, on food poisoning suggests that campylobacter, a germ commonly linked to raw milk and poultry, is surpassing salmonella at the top of the culprit list. The report counts cases in only 10 states for nine of the most common causes of foodborne illness, but is believed to be a good indicator of national food poisoning trends. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Germ in raw milk, poultry now tops food poisoning list

By MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press

Filmmaker learns why she endured airport stops for years

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, photo, Pamela Taylor, whose home is on the south side of the border fence, stands near a sign she erected, in Brownsville, Texas. The last time U.S. officials built a barrier along the border with Mexico, they left an opening at the small road leading south to Taylor's home on the banks of the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Border wall could leave some Americans on ‘Mexican side’

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

In this photo taken Friday, April 7, 2017, Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo poses in her office in San Francisco. Draft recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force ditch the old advice against PSA screening and say whether to get tested should be left up to men aged 55 to 69 after being informed of the potential benefits and harms. The advice would bring the influential panel more in line with other major doctor groups. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Prostate cancer tests are now OK with US panel, with caveats

By LINDSEY TANNER - Associated Press

FILE - This May 8, 2014 file photo shows Emirates passenger planes at Dubai airport in United Arab Emirates. The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight other countries from bringing most types of electronics in their carry-on luggage. A U.S. official tells The Associated Press that the ban beginning Tuesday, March 21, 2017, affects airports in 10 cities of Cairo in Egypt; Amman in Jordan; Kuwait City in Kuwait; Casablanca in Morocco; Doha in Qatar; Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia; Istanbul in Turkey; and Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

The Latest: Royal Jordanian to enforce ban starting Friday

Associated Press

In this photo taken March 16, 2017, Hussein Dabajeh, 30, a lifelong Dearborn, Mich. resident who owns a hookah shop and lounge, said his ancestors first came to the U.S. from what’s now Lebanon in 1911. Still, he usually looks for the “other” box when offered the option on official forms and fully supports the idea of a new category for those who trace their roots to the Middle East. (AP Photo/Jeff Karoub)

Counting Americans: A new Mideast box on census is sensitive

By LAURIE KELLMAN and JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, in this Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

WikiLeaks probe started under Obama widened to include latest CIA leaks: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Under a proposed agreement, sheriffs would be acting on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which would pay to have detainees kept until federal officers can get them. (Associated Press/File)

Americans open to legal status, citizenship for illegal immigrants: Poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

White supremacists once again can easily access Stormfront.org, the internet's oldest-operating hate site, after its sudden disappearance last month. (Associated Press/File)

92 percent of federal websites lack basic industry standards: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

White House Press secretary Sean Spicer walks out of the West Wing of the White House in Washington to speak with members of the media, Monday, March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

As president, Trump seeks answers on his own wiretap mystery

By ERIC TUCKER and EILEEN SULLIVAN - Associated Press

FILE - This is Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 file photo of the new CIA Director Michael Pompeo, as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents that it says come from the CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence, a dramatic release that appears to give an eye-opening look at the intimate details of the agency's cyberespionage effort. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools

By JACK GILLUM and RAPHAEL SATTER - Associated Press

White House Press secretary Sean Spicer walks out of the West Wing of the White House in Washington to speak with members of the media, Monday, March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

As president, Trump seeks answers on his own wiretap mystery

By ERIC TUCKER and EILEEN SULLIVAN - Associated Press

Utah lawmakers OK resolution pushing for public lands

By HALLIE GOLDEN - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 photo, Lauren Nieves-Taranto, left, and husband Francisco play with their youngest child Nicolas, 4-months, at their home in Windermere, Fla. Nieves-Taranto covered the entire $8,000 bill from the birth of Nicolas last year with his account balance from a health savings account, or HSA. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Health care’s future: Turning patients into savers, shoppers

By TOM MURPHY - Associated Press