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Arts Feb 28

‘The Revenant,’ ‘Mad Max’ win big at Oscars

By Corinne Segal

Quiz: What are critics saying about this year’s Oscar nominees?

Take our quiz to find out which Oscar-nominated films these critics thought earned a place in Valhalla or were simply mediocre.

By Joshua Barajas

‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Revenant’ sweep Oscar nominations

In an announcement that surprised and delighted fans this morning, "Mad Max: Fury Road," which follows the road warrior Max as he battles for survival in a dystopian wasteland, received 10 Oscar nominations.

By Corinne Segal

‘The Revenant’ takes home top prizes at the Golden Globes

Find out who else won at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.

By Corinne Segal

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) presides as Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Mar 25

Democratic House chairs demand full Mueller report by April 2

By Associated Press

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Why the inverted yield curve makes investors worry about a recession

By Gretchen Frazee

Politics Mar 25

WATCH LIVE: PBS NewsHour and FRONTLINE’s joint special on the Mueller report

By Joshua Barajas

World Mar 25

New widespread blackout strikes Venezuela, prompting fears

By Associated Press

For decades, scientists have debated whether the birth of new neurons—called neurogenesis—was possible in an area of the brain that is responsible for learning, memory and mood regulation. Image by National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health/via Flickr

Science Mar 25

The human brain never stops growing neurons, a new study claims

By Karen Weintraub, Scientific American

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Arts Mar 25

Brooklyn rapper Leikeli47 wants you to step into her neighborhood — ‘walk-ins welcome’

By Joshua Barajas

Politics Mar 25

WATCH: Schumer, McConnell address Mueller report on Senate floor

By Associated Press

Nation Mar 25

U.S. attorneys charge Michael Avenatti with extortion and wire, bank fraud

By Brian Melley, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks away from talking to reporters about the report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he returns from a weekend in Florida at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Politics Mar 25

Trump claims launching Russia probe ‘treasonous’

By Associated Press

Suzanne Devine Clark places items on a memorial on the one year anniversary of the shooting which claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Photo by Joe Skipper/Reuters

Nation Mar 25

Parkland community worried after 2 survivors’ suicides

By Terry Spencer, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press

Politics Mar 25

WATCH: U.S. marks Israel sovereignty over Golan Heights

By Associated Press

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves after the Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters

World Mar 25

New Zealand to probe role of spies, guns in mosque attacks

By Nick Perry, Associated Press

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media after Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics Mar 25

WATCH: Sen. Graham warns Trump not to pardon those convicted

By Associated Press

A police sapper inspects a damaged house that was hit by a rocket north of Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters

World Mar 25

Israel mobilizes after Gaza rocket attack, escalation looms

By Aron Heller, Associated Press

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Politics Mar 25

WATCH: Sen. Lindsey Graham addresses the Mueller report

By Associated Press

Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in his residency in Jerusalem. Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

World Mar 25

Citing Gaza attack, Israel’s Netanyahu to leave U.S. early

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court stands in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Politics Mar 25

Justices reject foreign company’s appeal over Mueller subpoena

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump makes brief remarks to the press on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., after returning from a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Photo by Mike Theiler/Reuters

Politics Mar 25

How Trump’s allies are seizing on the Mueller report for his 2020 campaign

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Robert S. Mueller III attends a House Select Intelligence hearing on world wide terrorism threats. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images

Politics Mar 25

Some Americans cheer Mueller’s report, others feel let down

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at a signing ceremony for an executive order linking "free speech" efforts at public universities to federal grants in the East Room at the White House on March 21, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Politics Mar 24

4 things we learned from Barr’s summary of the Mueller report

By Daniel Bush