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Protesters carry posters during a march for science on April 22, 2017, in Denver.

Marchers for Science protest 'alarming' anti-science trends

Hundreds of thousands of scientists and their advocates turned out on a rainy Saturday in Washington as part of a worldwide protest to declare science "under attack" from a techno-unfriendly White House. The March for Science movement also saw rallies in more than 600 communities across the USA. While billing itself as non-partisan, the movement clearly sees the Trump administration, which has expressed skepticism about man's role in climate change and has eased regulations on coal and oil production, as a threat to science. “We didn’t choose to be in this battle, but it has come to the point where we have to fight because the stakes are too great,” said outspoken climate scientist Michael Mann. But despite fears of the diminishing role of objective science in American life, science is the one institution that has not suffered any erosion of public confidence. If people trust science, why don't they believe? The gap between what science shows and what people believe, sociologists say, is about identity.

Think President Trump’s first 100 days were bumpy? Just wait for the 1,361 to follow.

It’s no surprise that Trump, who has been shattering political precedent since he announced his candidacy and then won the White House, would continue to break new ground once he moved into the Oval Office — though not always in a good way. The courts have blocked his signature immigration ban. Congress has balked at delivering on his promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The FBI is investigating Russian meddling in the election, an issue that forced the resignation of his national security adviser and is likely to cast a shadow over the administration for months or more. The public gives him record-low approval ratings for a new president. Still, the White House has been pushing back on the idea that his first 100 days have been a bust.

Unpredictable French election could shape future of Europe

French voters appeared to back far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen and centrist former economy minister Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the country’s presidential election, according to French polling agency projections Sunday. The two candidates will now compete in a runoff on May 7 to determine who becomes France's 25th president. The first-round vote was seen as a major test of the strength of a continent-wide backlash against Muslim immigration and European unity. Learn more about Le Pen and Macron, who hold radically different views about France's position and role in the world.

North Korea detains U.S. citizen; at least 3rd American being held

A U.S. citizen has been arrested in North Korea, raising to three the number of Americans now detained by Kim Jong Un's regime and adding to rising tensions between Washington and Pyongyang. The Yonhap news agency in South Korea reported that a former Korean-American professor, identified by his surname Kim, was arrested at Pyongyang International Airport as he was attempting to leave the country. Relations between the U.S. and North Korea have grown more strained in recent months, with Pyongyang continuing to conduct nuclear and ballistic missile testing in defiance of international bans. North Korea's leader has been equally outraged by massive joint military exercises conducted by the U.S. and South Korea.

Bill O'Reilly returns with new podcast Monday

Bill O'Reilly is coming back. The former Fox News host is set to appear Monday with a new episode of his No Spin News podcast. The news was revealed in an update to O'Reilly's personal website Saturday night. The podcast, available to premium subscribers of O'Reilly's website, would be the former cable news host's first time speaking publicly since his ouster Wednesday at Fox News following an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. O'Reilly was previously the host of The O'Reilly Factor on the network, anchoring a steady ratings winner for the network for over two decades. Fox News took The Factor off the air Friday night, with Greg Gutfeld filling in for the final broadcast.

In this April 6, 2016, file photo, Bill O'Reilly attends The Hollywood Reporter's "35 Most Powerful People in Media" celebration in New York.

'Happy Days' star Erin Moran dies at 56

Erin Moran, who was best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the long-running comedy Happy Days and its short-lived spinoff, Joanie Loves Chachi, has died at 56. Her death was announced by police in Harrison County, Ind., after they responded to a 911 call and found her unresponsive Saturday afternoon, the Associated Press has confirmed. No cause of death has been determined.

American Airlines suspends worker after altercation seen on video

American Airlines opened an investigation after a video surfaced on social media late Friday night, showing an intense confrontation between passengers and a flight crew member on board one of its planes. The video, uploaded by Facebook user Surain Adyanthaya, shows a woman holding a baby and seen crying in front of the plane, preparing to fly from San Francisco to Dallas-Forth Worth, WFAA-TV reported. According to Adyanthaya, the incident allegedly started after a flight attendant "violently took a stroller from a lady with her baby" and "hitting her and just missing the baby." After the video went viral, American Airlines condemned the incident and promised to open an investigation. The intense encounter comes after United Airlines sparked a national controversy last week when a passenger was dragged from his seat and off the plane.

A file photo of an American Airlines airplane.