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Alabama -- one of the most iconic acts in country music history -- is back. The Country Music Hall of Fame members will issue Southern...

NEW YORK -- A crowd gathered outside the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on Thursday to protest last week's government raid on a gay escort website, a crackdown that sex workers and LGBT activists have likened to the police raids on gay bars and bathhouses of the 1970s.

Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk who has made headlines for refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite a Supreme Court ruling compelling all municipalities in the United States to do so, was arrested and jailed Thursday for her actions and her mugshot quickly made its way online.

I've just returned from a long weekend trip with my 16-year-old son. It was just the two of us.

We've made several of these trips over the years, but none before had felt so *delicate* -- like a beautiful soap bubble, reflecting watercolor-like images of us. Knowing it would probably be the last -- or at least the penultimate -- trip before his life changes dramatically: junior year, getting a job, going to college....

Our trips would drive others mad. We don't plan anything. We pack books, crazy card games and comfy clothes. Читать дальше...

FRENCH investigators have confirmed ‘with certainty’ that a wing part found on Reunion Island was from ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You can use wearables with GPS to keep track of wandering dogs. Others help you track animals' physical activity.

Now, two companies have the latest in wearable pet technology: collars that can check for a fever, monitor pulse and respiration, and even indicate if your pet is in pain.

PetPace, based in Burlington, Massachusetts, has a medical collar that can measure a dog's vital... Читать дальше...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Seven months. At least $3 million spent on lawyers — and probably twice that or more. Reports and responses and arbitration and appeals and even a college class in New…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Seven months. At least $3 million spent on lawyers — and probably twice that or more. Reports and responses and arbitration and appeals and even a college class in New…

To hear most of the 2016 Republican presidential candidates tell it, the nation’s biggest problem is illegal immigration.

One pro thinks Apple should lease its iPhone in order to maintain its market share and margins, but another expert disagrees.

The photo was heartbreaking: A toddler in shorts and a red T-shirt lay face down at the edge of the surf, waves lapping at his head, his body settled into the sand like a piece of driftwood. His name, the world would learn, was Aylan Kurdi, and he and his Kurdish family were heading from Syria...

Right after the government of Iceland announced to accept only 50 refugees in 2015, more than 10,000 Icelanders offered on Facebook to take them in their own houses this week. If Iceland would have as many inhabitants as the U.S. the number would be more than 1 million.

The number of refugees coming to Europe this year is the highest on record. But Europeans just as Americans have to ask themselves: Will the number of refugees go up even more when climate change goes beyond 2 degrees? And are the American people ready for that? Читать дальше...

It's been a long time coming, but a veteran will finally reunite with a girl he rescued during Hurricane Katrina. 

New York City Mayor announced a passed new legislation to protect the rights of tenants facing harassment and 'aggressive buyout schemes' from landlords.

Stand up if you're a genius.

Are you standing? Would your students be?

It's an interesting experiment to try. Stand in a room of adults, or even teenagers, and ask each genius in the room to rise and be noticed.

I'll caution you ahead of time; you will likely find that you are the only one standing.

Now try the same thing with a group of 5-year-olds. This time, my warning is more emphatic: move out of the way or be trampled as they charge forward with speed and audacity that will take your breath away. Читать дальше...

She was crying from the depths of her heart. She was a broken young girl probably in her late teens. She had an abortion some three months ago and came to me after Mass desiring to receive the sacrament of reconciliation. This was about fourteen years ago when I was a student priest in Rome and helping out at one of the parishes. She told me that she had not been to Mass in the last three months. She was so filled with the burden of conscience that she was depressed thinking about the painful journey she undertook in terminating her pregnancy. Читать дальше...

I read about killings, rape and torture in South Sudan, Syria and elsewhere and turn the page. These are terrible things but they are too far away to hit me in the gut.

What hits me in the gut are terrible things done by my own country, the land that I love. Yes, U.S.A., U.S.A.

Such a time was the Vietnam war. I was horrified by the slaughter of millions to prop up the elephantine ego of Lyndon B. Johnson.

I joined a boisterous protest march in Washington. I contributed... Читать дальше...

A paramilitary police officer investigates the scene before carrying the lifeless body of Aylan Kurdi, 3, after a number of migrants died and a smaller number were reported missing after boats…

Jim Cramer has learned a lot about investing over the span of his career, but one lesson trumps all the others.

So that happened. Donald Trump keeps saying things that should be wildly unpopular with his own supporters. But somehow, he keeps driving up his numbers among Republican loyalists. Kind of like New England Patriots fans celebrating Tom Brady as he skated past a four-game suspension on a technicality. Screw it, they say, he's our guy.

The national average price of gasoline this Labor Day weekend will be its lowest at this time of year since 2004, a result of low oil prices and a quiet hurricane season that has allowed refineries to churn out gasoline and diesel. With the 2016 model year, Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto will turn cars as affordable as a base model Chevy Spark into rolling robotic assistants that give directions to nearby restaurants or play the latest hits with commands as simple as "Play Ellie Goulding."... Читать дальше...

Two new songs from the upcoming second season of Fox’s smash hit series Empire have just been released! “No Doubt About It,” an upbeat party song, features Jussie Smollett (Jamal Lyon) and guest star Pitbull, who wrote the song with Ne-Yo. The other new song is called “Ain’t About the Money” and features Jussie with [...]

American Jack Sock was overcome by the heat and had to retire in the fourth set of his U.S. Open match.

The 28th-seeded Sock was three games from winning the match in the third set against Ruben Bemelmans on a hot, humid afternoon Wednesday. He received treatment after dropping the set, but in the third game of the fourth, he froze in place after a serve, unable to move his leg. 

 A trainer had to help him sit down on the court, and Sock was barely able... Читать дальше...