A Matchmaker and a Festival Keep an Irish Tradition Alive
LISDOONVARNA, Ireland — After 50-odd years in the business of romance, Willie Daly has a lot of stories to tell. Like the one about the man who fell to his…
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Staples to buy Office Depot
Staples said the talks that produced this deal began in September. A deal was pushed by Starboard Value, an activist investor that owns a stake in both companies. Earlier in…
At least 7 killed when train hits Jeep in New York
Justin Kaback hardly felt a thing, when the commuter train he rode north of New York City smashed into the Jeep Cherokee that was crossing the track late Thursday. He…
6 killed, 12 hurt when train smashes into cars near New York City
Valhalla is about 25 miles north of Manhattan.
Rep. Alan Grayson Considering Running For Marco Rubio’s Senate Seat: Report
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) is talking like a man who will run for Senate in 2016. In an interview with The Hill on Tuesday, Grayson said he’s thinking about running….
FBI official: ISIS is recruiting US teens
Steinbach is leading the daunting effort to stay on top of the evolving threat landscape. In an exclusive interview with CNN inside the agency’s Strategic Information and Operations Center, he…
HUFFPOST HILL – I’m Laura Linney, And THIS Is Aaron Schock’s Office
Thom Tillis isn’t sorry about opposing a minimum wage increase, but he hopes restaurant employees will find comfort by keeping their hands smeared with poop all day. As a nod…
A University Recognizes a Third Gender: Neutral
Rocko Gieselman looked like any other undergraduate at the University of Vermont but perhaps a little prettier, with pale freckles dancing across porcelain skin and bright blue eyes amplifying a…
E.P.A. Review of Keystone Pipeline Notes Potential Rise in Greenhouse Gases
WASHINGTON — An Environmental Protection Agency review of the Keystone XL pipeline emphasized that the recent drop in global oil prices might mean that construction of the pipeline could spur…
Fabrications: Meet Queer Fashion Designer David Siferd Of GODDESS
This is the sixth installment in a miniseries that elevates the work of up-and-coming queer individuals working in the fashion world. Check back at HuffPost Gay Voices regularly to learn…
The unvaccinated, by the numbers
Opponents of vaccines against diseases like measles are simply on the “wrong side,” CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta says. Just how many people are we talking about, and…
10 Things That Aren’t True About Hygiene
www.upworthy.com: There are a lot of things we think we know about those germs all around us, but only some of that stuff is true.
ISIS captors ‘didn’t even have the Quran,’ says former hostage
A French journalist’s ISIS captives cared so little about religion they did not even have a Quran, Didier Françoiswho spent over 10 months as the group’s prisoner in Syriatold CNN’s…
Rick Rubin Explains How Kanye Wrote ‘Only One’
Rick Rubin has worked with and produced some of the most iconic artists in history — Kanye West, Jay Z, Adele, Johnny Cash and Beastie Boys, to name a few….
Rand Paul’s Vaccine Comments Are Latest Chapter In 136-Year-Old Debate
Republicans have learned to dodge questions about climate change by saying, “I’m not a scientist.” When Rand Paul started getting questions about vaccines on Monday, he had no such excuse….
Indian Catholics Fear Rising Intolerance Is Behind Recent Slew Of Church Attacks
A series of episodes at churches over the last two months has prompted Roman Catholics here to worry about a deliberate campaign of violence, and to call on Prime Minister…
11 Lessons From ‘The Bachelor’ Season 19, Episode 5: Chris Soules Hosts A Battle Of The Sob Stories
Welcome back to the wonderful world of white wine tears, roses, grammatical incorrectness and two-month journeys toward engagement. That’s right, “The Bachelor” has returned — this time with Chris Soules,…
Nico Rosberg: No better teammate than Lewis Hamilton
For Formula One fanatics it was a thrilling spectacle the sport’s top two drivers going head-to-head for the drivers’ championship title. That Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were teammates, from…
Labor Pains
In May of last year, I took a trip to Nevada to report a profile of a political candidate. After a three-hour interview with my subject, a member of her…
‘We Have to Please Ourselves First’: Sex Talk With Margaret Cho
More than two decades after bringing the first Asian-American family sitcom to network television with “All-American Girl,” Margaret Cho is back in another starring role. This time, however, it’s “All…
How doctors can win back parents on measles vaccine
About a third of American parents harbor some degree of “vaccine hesitancy” that leads them to resist getting recommended vaccines. It’s also true that nearly a third of Americans think…
5 Real Ways To Combat The Stigma Around Mental Illness
An estimated 43.7 million American adults — 18.6 percent of all adults in the U.S. — suffer from a mental illness. But only 13.4 percent of U.S. adults get any…
Eddie Huang Against the World
On a cold, dark street in Tijuana, Mexico, I asked Eddie Huang a question that many people were sure to ask him in the months to come. “What did you…
8 questions to ask before a playdate
Yes, I replied, and I realized I was grateful for the question. 5 things to know about measles While I’m less worried about chicken pox, rightly or wrongly, I know…
From mastering code to creating the perfect pizza
Having grown up watching his grandmother make tasty, thin-dough wonders in the oven of her Bronx apartment, Varasano was accustomed to a high standard of this universally-loved delicacy. So, in…
German Chancellor Rules Out Weapons Aid to Ukraine
BUDAPEST — Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday ruled out any German supply of weapons to Ukraine, but emphasized that Europe must stay united against Russian aggression. As long as Russia…
Catholics Fear Campaign of Church Attacks in India
NEW DELHI — A series of episodes at churches over the last two months has prompted Roman Catholics here to worry about a deliberate campaign of violence, and to call…
Bradley Cooper Says Playing Chris Kyle Changed His Life
“American Sniper” was life changing, Bradley Cooper stated Monday at the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills. And he wasn’t talking about the film’s unbelivable box office success. Even…
Hundreds Of Johns Arrested In Sex-Trafficking Sting That Culminated On Super Bowl Sunday
As the New England Patriots were celebrating their thrilling Super Bowl XLIX win Sunday night, law enforcement around the nation were observing a more somber victory. At least 570 would-be…
How The Newly Crowned Miss Universe Would Like To Help Colombia
Paulina Vega is the first Colombian beauty queen to don the Miss Universe crown in 56 years, and she said she hopes to help her home country during her reign….