WASHINGTON — Can bigger food stamp benefits alleviate child hunger in rural Kentucky? U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that the Obama administration wants to find out. The Department…
WASHINGTON — A presidential task force on policing issues released an interim report on Monday, with recommendations that ranged from considering the use of body cameras to decoupling immigration enforcement…
If you already finished binge-watching “House of Cards” this weekend and have consumed nearly all the available data on it, here’s one more item to consider: “House of Cards” as…
Jessie James Decker is pregnant! – She welcomed little Vivianne on March 18 via C-section.
In his editor’s letter this week announcing a redesigned New York Times Magazine, one with much more digital content and a podcast tie-in, editor Jake Silverstein offered a preemptive defense…
The rules of wedding etiquette are constantly changing, making it difficult for modern brides, grooms and guests to find up-to-date and correct information. That’s why we launched #MannersMondays, a series…
JERUSALEM — During Israel’s 50-day war against Hamas in Gaza last summer, residents of Israel’s border communities lived in fear of rocket or mortar attacks, or the possibility that Hamas…
WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama announced Samantha Power and Susan Rice as his delegation to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard suggested conference-goers…
On Sunday, Redditor ItsNotDrew discovered an odd IMDb description for an upcoming Season 10 episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants.” (Although IMDb lists that the episode aired in 2012, Season 10 is…
The ex-girlfriend of a man accused of using Facebook to lure a 15-year-old to her death testified Monday that he confessed to committing the killing. – The murder and abduction…
A New Jersey police officer told a woman that he could handle her legal troubles “in an adult manner” that would spare her from arrest, according to a lawsuit. Shakera…
The black and white helicopter circled over the disabled truck. Avila, in his camouflage tactical gear, sat in the open door of the helicopter holding his LaRue OBR rifle. It…
More than 11,000 people traveled to the far reaches of chilly Wisconsin this weekend, trekking for miles down a road and across the treacherous ice of Lake Superior. It was…
www.wsj.com: It may not be the most romantic idea, but many couples planning to marry opt for prenuptial agreements. In a survey of 1,600 members of the American Academy of…
Despite breakup rumors and hiatus announcements, Mumford and Sons announced Monday that the group’s third album, “Wilder Mind,” will be out on May 4 via Glassnote Records. After teasing the…
After being on the move for what feels like forever, our group of survivors has found a suburban paradise to call home. But can people this hard-worn and traumatized settle…
After 19 years as a couple and six kids together, George describes his wife Rachel, from whom he’s been separated for three months, as “a wife from hell.” He claims…
Three corrections officers charged with seriously injuring an inmate during a beating at Attica state prison in 2011 have pleaded guilty. – Corrections officials say they had been suspended without…
TOURS, France — The task ahead of me was a two-day tasting marathon of wines with a welter of confusing labels: natural, organic, organic practice and biodynamic. But for Jean…
With 20.4 million Instagram followers, a modeling contract with Estee Lauder and a reality show about her own family, 19-year-old Kendall Jenner isn’t the most relatable human being on earth….
KABUL, Afghanistan — Faheema stood trembling in the courtyard of the large house, steeling herself for the meeting with her family. She took a deep breath and ran inside, her…
So, this is about as small as life can get. Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley have captured the first detailed microscopic images of…
Hollywood’s diversity problem is far from shocking. Over the past few years, studies have highlighted the profitability of diverse casting and the lack of minority representation both in film and…
“I went through waking up crying and saying, ‘Am I too old? Will I suddenly at 51 have my knees give out?’ ” Hawkins, who used a sperm donor and…
Recently released records from the House of Representatives show the fourth-term congressman’s office paid $10,802 in the last quarter of 2014 to pilot Keith Siilats for “commercial transportation”. The Chicago…
Forbes reported Monday that former NBA superstar Michael Jordan has failed for the 29th straight year to become the richest person in the world. – No word from Jordan’s financial…
BEIJING — Public revulsion over China’s putrid air has been mounting for years, and now the country might have its gotten its own version of “An Inconvenient Truth.” In a…
A nonagenarian has started a new career as a valuable part of Silicon Valley’s tech world, bringing her years of wisdom to the industry. When Barbara Beskind was a child,…
Khloe Kardashian just went from blonde to blonder. The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star was spotted walking through Los Angeles International Airport after hitting up Ryan Seacrest’s birthday party…
Eating disorders see no age, and a group of women opened up to HuffPost Live on Friday about having struggled and recovered from eating disorders later in life. – Sign…