• 8 things you didn't know about Frank Sinatra

    8 things you didn't know about Frank Sinatra

    Dec 12, 2015 06:45 PM EST

    Start spreading the news: Saturday marks the centennial of Frank Sinatra. Even though the legendary crooner never formally learned to read music, Sinatra's career spanning half a century earned him nicknames such as, "The Voice" and "The Sultan of Swoon," as he left an indelible mark on American music ...

  • Congress returns to looming deadlines on budget, highways

    Congress returns to looming deadlines on budget, highways

    Nov 30, 2015 05:12 PM EST

    ... tax breaks in time for the upcoming filing season. Businesses big and small would continue to claim dozens of tax breaks that expired at the start of the year under a bill that overwhelmingly passed the Senate Finance Committee. Struggling homeowners and people who live in states without a state ...

  • 8 things you didn't know about 'Bohemian Rhapsody'

    8 things you didn't know about 'Bohemian Rhapsody'

    Oct 31, 2015 06:04 PM EST

    ... Cowboy Song” - in the 1960s. According to the BBC, he never explained the song’s meaning to his bandmates Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor--although Taylor hinted that he knew what it was about in a 2004 BBC Three documentary. Instead, Mercury wanted listeners to decide what it ...

  • A cappella group Pentatonix goes back to basics on new album

    A cappella group Pentatonix goes back to basics on new album

    Oct 29, 2015 02:26 AM EST

    ... SCOTT HOYING: We never thought, like how can we be the best a cappella group? We have always thought, like, how can we compete with Taylor Swift and Rihanna? Like, how we can we... JEFFREY BROWN: Oh, really, that kind of ambition? SCOTT HOYING: Exactly, yes. JEFFREY BROWN: They first ...

  • How deepening the Panama Canal set off a fierce debate in Jacksonville

    How deepening the Panama Canal set off a fierce debate in Jacksonville

    Oct 17, 2015 09:47 PM EST

    ... spending billions to snag a share of that traffic. Jaxport’s Taylor says his harbor needs to be deepened by seven feet…or else. BRIAN TAYLOR: We will lose the opportunity to participate in the single biggest growth segment over the next 20 years. MEGAN THOMPSON: Taylor says his 40 ...

  • Can a pilot program keep prisoners from going back to jail?

    Can a pilot program keep prisoners from going back to jail?

    Oct 17, 2015 12:37 AM EST

    ... the day he got locked up over a year ago for violating probation on an armed robbery charge MAN: What's your name sir? JORDAN TAYLOR: Jordan Taylor. MAN: Good luck to you. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: And with that, he's done, and he heads out to the open arms of ...

  • Kevin McCarthy drops out of Speaker race

    Kevin McCarthy drops out of Speaker race

    Oct 08, 2015 04:38 PM EST

    WASHINGTON -- In a stunning move, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday withdrew his candidacy for speaker of the U.S. House. GOP lawmakers said McCarthy told colleagues at the start of a closed meeting that he was not the right person for the job. He recommended that the election be ...

  • Do labor-saving robots spell doom for American workers?

    Do labor-saving robots spell doom for American workers?

    Jul 30, 2015 11:32 PM EST

    The onslaught of automation that's replacing human workers -- from golf caddies to bank tellers -- may be putting us on a path to humanitarian crisis, says Jerry Kaplan, author of "Humans Need Not Apply." As technology grows and jobs become obsolete, income inequality and poverty could follow for millions of Americans. Economics correspondent Paul...

  • Rosetta spacecraft expected to ride comet into the sunset

    Rosetta spacecraft expected to ride comet into the sunset

    Jun 23, 2015 03:21 PM EST

    The European Space Agency might land the Rosetta spacecraft on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

  • Some Australian koalas euthanized over starvation fears

    Some Australian koalas euthanized over starvation fears

    May 30, 2015 09:30 PM EST

    Amid fears of starvation and overcrowding, officials in the country euthanized a group of sickly koalas in the state of Victoria this week, raising objections from animal groups over the welfare of the iconic creatures.