Nation Sep 03 U.S. Marshals take Kentucky clerk Kim Davis into custody A federal judge has ordered a Kentucky county clerk to jail Thursday after she repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Nation Sep 02 Chair built for Pope Francis unveiled at Madison Square Garden Three weeks before Pope Francis’ scheduled trip to New York, the archdiocese of the city revealed the large birch wood armchair that was built for the pope for the Sept. 25 Mass at Madison Square Garden.
World Aug 20 July 2015 was Earth’s hottest month on record This past July will go down as Earth’s hottest month in recorded history since 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.
Politics Aug 20 Jimmy Carter will begin treatment for melanoma spots on his brain Former President Jimmy Carter announced Thursday that he will undergo immediate radiation treatment for four small melanoma spots on his brain.
Nation Aug 14 How a city reckons with its ‘Straight Outta Compton’ roots N.W.A.’s seminal album “Straight outta Compton” painted the Los Angeles area city as a hotbed for gang banging and drug dealing. But long after its 1988 debut, its residents have been working to change that image: Compton is not what…
Nation Aug 13 ‘Sesame Street’ moves to HBO, with re-airs on PBS After calling PBS home for 45 years, HBO is now how you get to “Sesame Street.” Sesame Workshop, the non-profit group that produces the show, announced Thursday that the next five seasons of the popular educational children's show will start…
Arts Jul 31 You can trace all modern political TV battles back to this one moment in 1968 Heated political rhetoric is nothing new, a new documentary on Gore Vidal and William Buckley shows.
Arts Jul 28 Not everyone’s sold on Seuss Parents have worried about whether it is confusing to introduce nonsense words while their children are actively learning dictionary words.
Nation Jul 24 Lafayette theater shooter had a ‘history of mental health issues,’ court documents reveal The shooter who opened fire Thursday night in a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing two people, before turning the gun on himself, was a 59-year-old drifter from Alabama, authorities said Friday.
Arts Jul 22 8 things you didn’t know about Dr. Seuss Surprising facts about the man who wrote some of the country's most beloved children's books, whose posthumous book "What Pet Should I Get?" comes out next week.