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In a New York Times essay that received instant acclaim for its poignancy, beauty and determination, the renowned scientist and doctor revealed that he has incurable cancer. “Over the last…
Walmart just gave half a million people a raise. Could you be next? The retail giant announced on Thursday that it would increase the minimum pay for its workers to…
The Obama administration this week hosted a three-day conference on “Countering Violent Extremism,” which is a government euphemism for how best to deal with Islamist terrorism. Already a predictable tsunami…
And it’s apparently not going awayat least for any length of timeanytime soon. From a frozen Niagara Falls to endangered Florida oranges, there’s no shortage of evidence about how cold…
One of fashion’s buzziest models made an appearance during New York Fashion Week, and we’re not talking about Kendall, Karlie or Gigi. – Take a look at Dell’Orefice’s appearance in…
Nine million people still watch “Two and a Half Men,” which will take its final bow on Thursday. The hourlong finale follows what is easily classified as a troubled, yet…
The Portuguese great outlined an eye catching $3.5 billion giveaway as he seeks to build a base to challenge Blatter in the May election. Figo’s “For Football Manifesto” promised that…
The order applied only to that couple, and “any additional licenses issued to same-sex couples also must be court ordered,” Debeauvoir’s office said in a statement. Texas’ ban on same-sex…
“Mad Men” has featured anachronistic music cues in the past, but creator Matthew Weiner often keeps the show’s tracks accurate to era. “Although we take license for artistic purposes with…
Two lawsuits filed in federal court Thursday aim to shut down Colorado’s regulated marijuana industry, claiming that the state’s recreational marijuana laws are in violation of federal law. The suits,…
The Vice President visited Iowa, home to the first-in-the-nation caucus, earlier in February, delivering a speech on the economy, touring a community college and visiting a local coffee shop. Earlier…
In 1882 on Pearl Street, New York City, Thomas Edison opened the world’s first commercial electric grid, lighting up local homes and businesses with cables connected to his power station….
A Georgia state representative is standing up for rights of embryos, and wants to make sure they aren’t forced to glow in the dark. – He also said he has…
Ellen Page isn’t just an A list star — she’s also a social media maven. In the last year she used Twitter to slam an anti-gay preacher who gave her…
Nearly seven years after the financial crisis, banks are still churning out profits and wrestling with regulators. Yet Wall Street, by many important measures, appears to be in the middle…
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday called on nations around the world to expand human rights, religious tolerance and peaceful dialogue as they struggle to combat a spate of terrorism…
Democrats launched a super PAC Thursday with the purpose of flipping state legislatures before the next round of redistricting, which will follow the 2020 elections. – Such attempts have resulted…
Glada Lahn is Senior Research Fellow in the Energy, Environment & Resources Department at Chatham House in London. She focuses on energy and water governance and investment issues and economic…
and discover (once again) why the two of you always have so much to talk about. By Michele Filgate
Yes, we know, it’s been frigid in much of the U.S. this week. Winter storms have set some crazy snowfall records, and New England has been hit with an endless…
Izakaya opened in October in the East Village, with a narrow dining room that is calm and white but not austere, thanks to mismatched chairs and a snaking shelf of…
A chewed piece of cotton candy-flavored Bubblicious gum may tie ex-Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez to the murder of Odin Lloyd, prosecutors argued Wednesday. In the 10th day of the…
That’s where Canadian graduate student Alec Falkenham enters the picture. Falkenham, a Ph.D. student in pathology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has developed a technique that doesn’t involve…
You may hear revelations from new books that purport to tell the “real story” about Jesus, opinions from friends who have discovered a “secret” on the Web about the son…
“Scripture tells you that all things shall pass,” a choked-up Ditka said after leading his team to only five wins during the previous season. “This, too, shall pass.” Ditka fumbled…
Some families in Concord, California, turned 50 shades of red when they discovered their local drive-in was playing “SpongeBob SquarePants” simultaneously with “Fifty Shades Of Grey.” The West Wind Solano…
In a perfect world, your kitchen would be equipped with a personal barista. Every morning, at the sound of your alarm, he or she would begin grinding freshly roasted coffee…
NEW YORK (AP) – The chief rabbi of France will discuss terrorism and a rising wave of anti-Semitism during an address at a New York City synagogue. Rabbi Haim Korsia…
Still, Kander enters the race as an underdog in a state where Republicans have shown increasing strength in recent yearsand where a high-profile Democrat, Gov. Jay Nixon, has suffered popularity…
Well, this ought to quench that need for freeze: Ice has suddenly blossomed across the Great Lakes, with the ice pack nearly doubling in just a little more than a…