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Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden speaks via video conference at Johns Hopkins University in February.

Former AG Holder Says Edward Snowden's Leak Was A 'Public Service'

Eric Holder, who was attorney general when the former NSA contractor leaked highly sensitive documents, said what Snowden did was illegal but that his leak brought up important conversations.

The challenge of awareness

Broadcast date: 04/26/2016Is mere awareness enough to inspire empathy and change? Every concern facing the planet and humanity calls for awareness and…

"I think that issue alone should comfort people in voting for Donald Trump for president," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said of the candidate's list of potential Supreme Court nominees.

Mitch McConnell: Republican Party Is At An 'All-Time High'

For all the talk of the GOP's upheaval, the Senate majority leader says he doesn't think Donald Trump's nomination will redefine the Republican Party in any substantial way.

Officers with Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation observe the carcasses of 40 tiger cubs and a binturong (also known as a bearcat) found at the "Tiger Temple" on Wednesday.

40 Dead Tiger Cubs Found In Freezer At Thai Buddhist Temple

Thai authorities raided the temple, which operated as a zoo, after it was accused of illegal wildlife trafficking. Parks officials have been moving the temple's adult tigers to shelters elsewhere.

In 2005, Donald Trump announced the establishment of Trump University, a collection of online and in-person courses that promised to impart real estate investment skills. Lawsuits over the venture resulted in the release of confidential internal documents Tuesday.

'Trump University' Documents Put On Display Aggressive Sales Techniques

They say no cash is no reason to let potential students off the hook: "They will find the money." The documents, part of a lawsuit alleging fraud, recommend treating reporters with courtesy.

Pears being harvested to make perry in an orchard at Acorn Bank, near Penrith, Cumbria, U.K. The drink has long been revered in England, South Wales and Normandy, France, and was a favorite of Napoleon's. Now the beginning of a U.S. perry revival may be underway.

Raise A Glass To Perry, Craft Cider's Pear Cousin

Cider made from perry pears is delicious. It rivals apple cider, but is sweeter. Long revered in England and Normandy, France (Napoleon was a fan), perry is now getting its due in the U.S.

Baylor University President Kenneth Starr runs onto the football field before a 2011 game against Texas Christian University in Waco, Texas. Starr became president of Baylor in 2010.

'As A Matter Of Conscience,' Ken Starr Resigns As Baylor University's Chancellor

Starr has been under fire over the university's handling of allegations of sexual assault on campus. The university had previously removed him from the presidency.

A Los Angeles policeman and sheriff's deputies investigate a fatal shooting at UCLA on Wednesday.

2 People Die In Murder-Suicide Shooting On UCLA Campus

The murder victim was identified as a professor of engineering. The incident put the UCLA campus on lockdown for hours.

Some of the passengers' belongings and parts of the wreck of EgyptAir flight MS804 are seen as more wreckage found north of Alexandria, in Egypt on May 21. On Wednesday French and Egyptian investigators announced a ship had picked up a ping that appears to be from a flight recorder from the plane, which crashed on May 19.

Ship Picked Up Pings From EgyptAir Flight Recorder, Investigators Say

A French company and an Egyptian agency say the ship Laplace has picked up signals that appear to belong to a flight recorder from EgyptAir MS804, which crashed into the Mediterranean last month.

Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone play the hip-hop trio The Style Boyz in the film <em>Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. </em>

The 'Best Fake Rappers Out There' Satirize Breakout Success In 'Popstar'

Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer describe themselves as "frappers" — fake rappers. Working together as The Lonely Island, they created a comic film about pop-music documentaries.

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