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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 Jul 23 Hundreds of black deaths during 1919’s Red Summer are being remembered
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Jon Stewart, former host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" joins Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY) at a news conference following the Senate vote on the "Never Forget the Heroes Act" on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 23, 2019. Photo by Eric Thayer/Reuters

Health Jul 23

Why it’s so hard to predict how much funding 9/11 first responders need

By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News

Nation Jul 23

Justice Department opening antitrust probe into big tech companies

By Associated Press

Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, on May 29, 2019. Photo by Jim Bourg/ReutersSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, on May 29, 2019. Photo by Jim Bourg/Reuters

Politics Jul 23

Mueller aide will appear with him at House committee hearing

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Politics Jul 23

WATCH: Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund

World Jul 23

Trump threatens Guatemala after its court blocks asylum deal with U.S.

By Jill Colvin, Sonia Perez D., Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

A pharmacist counts prescription drugs at the at the CentreTown Pharmacy in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 12, 2019. Photo by Chris Wattie/Reuters

Politics Jul 23

Senators unveil compromise to reduce drug costs for seniors

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Politics Jul 23

Trump sues House panel, NY officials to protect his state tax returns

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Nation Jul 23

U.S. attorney general says encryption on digital devices creates security risk

By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press

National Guardsmen, called in by Mayor 'Big Bill' Thompson after three days of rioting, question an African American man in Chicago, 1919. The National Guard was able to restore order to the riot-torn city. (Photo by Jun Fujita/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

Nation Jul 23

Hundreds of black deaths during 1919’s Red Summer are being remembered

By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press

Nation Jul 23

N.C. settlement affirms transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity

By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

Nation Jul 23

U.S. immigration operation targeting thousands nets 35 arrests

By Colleen Long, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

Politics Jul 23

Senate confirms Mark Esper as secretary of defense

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Politics Jul 23

What to watch during Robert Mueller’s testimony

By Lisa Desjardins

FBI Director Christopher Wray listens to a question as he testifies on the FBI's budget request before a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 4, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria

Politics Jul 23

WATCH: FBI Director Wray declines to answer Mueller questions in Senate hearing

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at an event at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. June 11, 2019. Photo by Jordan Gale/Reuters

Politics Jul 23

Biden’s criminal justice plan reverses part of 1994 crime bill

By Thomas Beaumont, Elana Schor, Associated Press

Boris Johnson is seen outside his campaign headquarters after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister in London, Britain on July 23, 2019. Photo by Peter Nicholls/Reuters

World Jul 23

How Boris Johnson’s win raises the risk of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Boris Johnson speaks after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister at The Queen Elizabeth II centre in London, Britain on July 23, 2019. Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters

World Jul 23

Boris Johnson wins race to become UK prime minister

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Demonstrators chant and wave Puerto Rican flags during the national strike calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello, in San Juan, Puerto Rico July 22, 2019. Photo by: Gabriella N. Baez

Nation Jul 22

Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans demand governor resign

By Danica Coto, Associated Press

U.S House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks at the opening plenary session of the National Association of the Advancement for Colored People's annual convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. July 22, 2019. Photo by: Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Economy Jul 22

White House, Congress reach budget deal

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Muhiyidin Moye D'Baha of the Black Lives Matter movement, addresses the North Charleston city council demanding a citizen review board in North Charleston, South Carolina April 9, 2015. For the dozens of protesters who descended on the working-class South Carolina city of North Charleston on Wednesday, a bystander's video of a white police officer gunning down Scott was long-awaited confirmation of what many residents have been saying for years. Activists said the footage, showing Officer Michael Slager shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott in the back, is chilling evidence of what they portray as "an atmosphere of racism" that allows African-Americans to be targeted in North Charleston and across the state. Photo by: Randall Hill/Reuters

Nation Jul 22

Manslaughter plea in Black Lives Matter activist’s death

By Associated Press