Arts Sep 16 Emmy quiz: Do you know what critics are saying about your favorite TV show? Ahead of the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards this Sunday, can you guess which Emmy-nominated show these critics praised or bashed?…
Nation Sep 15 Like this post: Facebook’s working on a ‘dislike’ button Recognizing that the “like” button isn’t appropriate for all occasions from deaths to various tragic stories, Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company is building a “dislike” button for the site.
Nation Sep 14 Defiant Kentucky clerk returns to work, promises not to interfere with gay marriage licenses Kim Davis, the defiant Kentucky clerk who was jailed for refusing to provide marriage licenses to same-sex couples, returned to work Monday morning.
Nation Sep 09 Baltimore approves $6.4 million settlement with family of Freddie Gray The Baltimore city board approved a $6.4 million settlement Wednesday in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in police custody in April.
Arts Sep 04 How Alexander McQueen’s grotesque creations wrecked the runway Five years since he died by suicide in 2010, McQueen, known to his friends as “Lee,” has been the subject of two biographies this year and an art exhibition called “Savage Beauty” that has opened in New York and, more…
Nation Sep 04 Gay couple in Rowan County granted marriage license, as county clerk Kim Davis remains jailed Deputy clerks in Rowan County, Kentucky began issuing licenses to same-sex couples on Friday after their boss was held in contempt for her refusal to do so.
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.