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Health Dec 17

How a strange rumor of Walt Disney’s death became legend

By Dr. Howard Markel

New ‘Star Wars’ is fastest movie to $1 billion

Moviegoers flocked to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" over the Christmas holiday weekend, pushing ticket sales past the $1 billion mark -- the fastest movie to do so in history.

By News Desk

Walt Disney’s original pitch for Disneyland released

"In these pages is proffered a glimpse into this great adventure ... a preview of what the visitor will find in DISNEYLAND." Those words, written by Walt Disney, adorn the first page of a pitch to gain funding for his…

By Justin Scuiletti

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Read Apr 18 5 key takeaways from the Mueller report
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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 Apr 18

5 key takeaways from the Mueller report

By Daniel Bush

Politics Apr 18

11 moments Mueller investigated for obstruction of justice

By Lisa Desjardins

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

Sarah Sanders’ ‘slip of the tongue’ moment in the Mueller report

By Joshua Barajas

Film producer Harvey Weinstein attends a hearing in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, on January 25, 2019. Photo by Steven Hirsch/Pool via Reuters

Nation Apr 18

Judge scales back Weinstein suit, allows sex-traffic claim

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Members of Paris Fire Brigade enter the security perimeter to Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France on April 18, 2019. Photo by Michel Euler/Pool via Reuters

World Apr 18

Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire, police say

By Elaine Ganley, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

World Apr 18

5 new details in Mueller’s report about Russian election interference

By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin

"On average, we’re getting heavier and heavier, and that’s a trend happening across the world,” Khera said. ”We’re about 20-30 pounds heavier than we were just a generation ago." Image by Vadim Guzhva via Adobe

Science Apr 18

This genetic test can predict your odds for obesity from the day you’re born

By Vicky Stein

Media films a few pages of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election which was printed out by staff in the House Judiciary Committee's hearing room. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Politics Apr 18

Trump wouldn’t sit down with Mueller’s team. Read his written responses instead

By Joshua Barajas

Attorney General William Barr departs after speaking at a news conference to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, in Washington, April 18, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

AP fact check: What Barr said about releasing the Mueller report

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) speaks during a mark up hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2019. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

WATCH: House Judiciary Committee chair says he will subpoena for full Mueller report

By Associated Press

The Mueller Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election is pictured in New York. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

What Trump and lawmakers are saying now that the Mueller report is public

By Joshua Barajas, Gretchen Frazee

Media films a few pages of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election which was printed out by staff in the House Judiciary Committee's hearing room. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Politics Apr 18

Read the redacted Mueller report

By Joshua Barajas

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies at a 2011 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

Redacted Mueller report released to Congress, public

By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The pigs were dead. But four hours later, scientists restored cellular functions in their brains. Photo by Simone van den Berg/via Adobe

Science Apr 18

Scientists restore some vitality in dead pig brains — but without consciousness?

By Sharon Begley, STAT

U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a news conference to discuss the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, April 18, 2019. Photo Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

WATCH: Barr says nothing in Mueller report redacted based on executive privilege

By Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks at a news conference to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, in Washington on April 18, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

WATCH: Barr says he disagrees with Mueller’s legal theories on obstruction

By Associated Press

Attorney General William Barr, flanked by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaks at a news conference to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

WATCH: Barr says Mueller found no ‘collusion’ between Trump campaign and Russia

By Molly Finnegan

Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said that he still wants Mueller’s report delivered to Congress by April 2. Photo by REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Politics Apr 18

House asks Robert Mueller to testify by May 23

By Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General William Barr prepares to speak at a news conference to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Apr 18

Read Attorney General William Barr’s full remarks on the Mueller report

By Gretchen Frazee

Politics Apr 18

WATCH: ‘No collusion, no obstruction,’ Trump declares at Wounded Warrior event

By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Associated Press