In this Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 photo, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack listens as Zachary Cohen, a sophomore at Calallen High School, makes the closing arguments for his team during the Regional High School Mock Trial competition in Texas. The federal judge who ruled that Texas' foster care system is unconstitutionally broken has been named The Dallas Morning News' Texan of the Year. The newspaper announced Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, that Jack was being recognized because she "punctured our comfortable obliviousness to the appalling treatment" being endured by the 12,000 children labeled permanent wards of the state. (Michael Zamora /Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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