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The U.S. Department of Education, under fire for its lackluster oversight of student loan contractors, said Friday it will terminate its relationship with five debt collectors after accusing them of…
The Nobel medal awarded to the economist Simon Kuznets in 1971 sold Thursday night on the auction block for $390,848. This was the first medal to sell in the field…
It started with a wine cooler, said Paige Cederna, describing that first sweet, easy-to-down drink she experienced as a “magic elixir.” “I had no inhibitions with alcohol,” said Ms. Cederna,…
When Travis Kvapil got the call Friday, he figured someone on his race team was playing a joke. “They said there was trouble with the car,” Kvapil said. “I thought…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed a one-week funding bill for the Homeland Security Department, keeping the agency open after a showdown that went right up to the…
Imagine an American billionaire who is so callous that he could fly into Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Conference and announce that “America’s lifestyle expectations are far too…
Still oohing over Scarlett Johansson’s dramatic green statement necklace and ahhing about Jennifer Aniston’s leggy look? Adam Glassman, Creative Director at O, The Oprah Magazine, breaks down the three red…
MILAN — “What is real and what is fake? What does the confusion of the two mean for our understanding of beauty?” These are questions that have been raised again…
Feb 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress was scrambling before a deadline at midnight on Friday to pass a $39.7 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, which…
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s (D-Hawaii) new chief of staff — a business owner with no government experience — is raising eyebrows in the state. Gabbard’s announcement on Tuesday that she had…
From an early age, Sister Joan Chittister says she felt called to be a nun. Since then, she has become an outspoken religious scholar, a fierce advocate for social justice…
LOS ANGELES, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The $150,000 Oscar gown worn by actress Lupita Nyong’o that was stolen two days ago was returned on Friday by the thief, who tipped…
On Friday afternoon, House Republicans said no to a funding bill that would have kept the Department of Homeland Security in business for another three weeks. If DHS suffers a…
A little over a year ago I had my very own white wedding cliché. After months of stressful planning and teeth grinding at my mother in law to be, I…
Oh, what we would give to have been a fly on the wall at the rehearsal dinner of Seth Meyers and his now-wife Alexi Ashe. – Keep in touch! Check…
The bad news: A case about fish that went all the way to the Supreme Court may ultimately let a couple of potential witnesses off the hook. No cameras are…
A South Dakota lawmaker thinks that the Common Core State Standards may have contributed to the deaths of Native American kids. The Common Core, a set of education standards that…
The former Florida governor’s troubled relationship with grassroots conservatives is no secret. He is at odds with much of the Republican base over his backing of immigration reform and national…
An autopsy shows a 17-year-old girl who was killed by Denver police officers while driving a stolen car suffered four gunshot wounds. – Qusair Mohamedbhai, an attorney for her family,…
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the “brutal murder” of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the White House National Security Council said on Friday on…
“Chair Yellen was engaged, gracious and asked key questions,” Steve Lonegan, the director of monetary policy at the American Principles in Action who organized the meeting, told CNN after the…
GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) – An earthquake shook the capital of Guatemala on Friday, a Reuters witness said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage….
Annalise Keating and associates wrapped up the killer first season of ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” on Thursday, when the pack of cutthroat attorneys solved the season-long mystery…
Annalise Keating and associates wrapped up the killer first season of ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” on Thursday, when the pack of cutthroat attorneys solved the season-long mystery…
This article originally appeared on Slate. By Phil Plait Via my evil twin Richard Wiseman comes one of the best color optical illusions I have ever seen. The original was…
You work in them. You live in them. You pass by them everyday. They stretch above us like forest canopies made of metal and steel. They’re the buildings, the skyscrapers,…
This post originally appeared on artnet News by Brian Boucher ISIS militants smash artworks in Mosul in their latest propaganda video. – Read More artnet News / Facebook / Twitter…
“Even with all the rush and fast pace of New York City, many elderly women manage to keep up with their lives in their own rhythm and grace,” photographer Patricia…
After serving two tours of duty in Afghanistan, Prince Harry may be saying goodbye to his career in the British Army. Citing sources close to the Royal Family, The London…
Dominican President Danilo Medina offered a full-throated defense of his government’s controversial changes to citizenship and immigration law in a speech Friday. which marked the country’s independence from neighboring Haiti….