The Bob Dylan classic came out in 1963 and was embraced by the civil rights and anti-war movements. Decades later, young people are finding it vibrates with new meaning. Continue Reading American Anthem: ‘The Times They Are Read More
"Sometimes, life gives you lemons. Sometimes, it gives you bananas," says the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "And sometimes, it gives you something you'd never expect!" Continue Reading Bunches Of … Cocaine? Read More
A college classmate of Kavanaugh's says he acted inappropriately during a drunken party 35 years ago Kavanaugh, who's currently a federal appeals judge, denies the allegations. Continue Reading Brett Kavanaugh Denies New Sexual Read More
Despite the growth of population in the western U.S., water use in cities such as Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego and Phoenix is going down. The reason? High-tech, low-flow toilets. Continue Reading As Western U.S. Grows, Water Use Declines Thanks Read More
In a recent letter, Sen. Ron Wyden said some senators and Senate staff members were warned by a major tech company "that their personal email accounts were targeted by foreign government hackers." Continue Reading Google Warned Senators And Read More
The deputy attorney general rejected a story that described him musing about secretly wearing a wire or conferring with members of the Cabinet about invoking the 25th Amendment. Continue Reading Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Read More
"We WON!!!" the Cleveland Police Department tweeted of the comeback victory, before adding, "Wait....Oh God. The free beer thing...Ok Cleveland. Stay calm." Continue Reading Cleveland Browns Win A Game For First Time Since Obama Read More
Fires, like all natural disasters, disproportionately affect those who are low income. They often lack insurance and resources to rebuild or move elsewhere. The effects on families and communities can be long-lasting. Continue Read More
Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America. Continue Reading The Anthemic Allure Of Read More
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s, is open to appearing before a Senate panel next week. Continue Reading Brett Kavanaugh Read More
This by-the-numbers documentary misses a step by focusing on the late Gilda Radner's celebrity over her comedy, but it's effective when it lets her recently discovered journals do the talking. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: In Read More
The country singer-songwriter's voice changed in her 50s and, for a time, she thought her career in music was over. With advice from Tony Bennett and a voice coach, Mattea has returned. Continue Reading How Kathy Mattea Got Her Voice Back With Read More
Trump called Florence "one of the most powerful and devastating storms ever to hit our country" and promised federal support for disaster relief. "There will be nothing left undone," he said. Continue Reading Read More
Despite improved safety standards over the years, more than 230,000 children under 15 months old were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to infant walkers from 1990 through 2014. Continue Reading Doctors Renew Call For Read More
A telescope in Sunspot, N.M., will have additional security for now, after "an unusual number of visitors" showed up at the site. Conspiracy theories had proliferated about its sudden closing. Continue Reading New Read More
Juan David Ortiz, 35, is being held in Laredo, Texas, after a would-be victim escaped from him and alerted police. Ortiz is thought to have killed four women over a two-week period. Continue Reading Border Patrol Supervisor Arrested In Read More
Senate Democrats want to delay Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation vote, after a woman went public to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault at a high school party decades ago. Continue Reading Read More
Marijuana dispensaries are reaching out to seniors seeking help with the aches and pains of aging. They're discovering an array of products and some interesting side effects. Continue Reading Ticket To Ride: Legal Marijuana Sellers Put Read More
The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge sits on more than 5,000 acres of trees, wetlands and pristine rolling prairie about 16 miles northwest of Denver. It hosts 239 migratory and resident species, from falcons and elk to the threatened Preble's meadow jumping mouse. It also used to be the site of a federal nuclear weapons facility — and it's reopening to the public this Read More
The Senate Judiciary committee is slated to vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court next week. He has denied an allegation of sexual misconduct from more than 30 years ago. Continue Reading SCOTUS Read More
Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman won't go to trial in Washington, D.C. The deal presents a potentially ominous development for Trump, but the White House said the case has "nothing" to do with him. Continue Reading Paul Manafort Pleads Read More
In a stern letter to the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mick Mulvaney, Senate Democrats demanded evidence that he is safeguarding student borrowers. Continue Reading Senators Demand Answers From CFPB Read More
Over 12,000 immigrant teens are being held in shelters across the country. Record numbers continue to cross and the government is expanding shelter capacity to hold them. Continue Reading Shelters For Immigrant Teens Expanded As Record Read More
How to get away with murder? Maybe don't write a blog post about getting away with murder. Continue Reading Portland Novelist Who Penned ‘How To Murder Your Husband’ Essay Charged With Husband’s Read More
The company that is suing surviving victims of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting has offered to make charitable contributions on their behalf — a move the company hopes will allow the case to proceed to federal court. Continue Read More
When wildfires ripped through California's Napa Valley in October 2017, local artist Arleene Correa Valencia was shocked to hear that farm workers were continuing to work in the vineyards — even as smoke surrounded the area, and the locals were evacuating. Read More
More than a dozen states offer what are known as free college programs. But a new review finds states vary wildly in how they define both "free" and "college." Continue Reading If ‘Free College’ Sounds Too Good To Be True, Read More
The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, will meet in Rome with Pope Francis and other church leaders to discuss further investigations into abuse. Continue Reading Pope To Meet With U.S. Church Leaders Over Read More
Don Gonyea visits musician Lee Greenwood to talk about the song that, after three decades in political campaigns, might be more popular than "Hail to the Chief." Continue Reading ‘God Bless The U.S.A.,’ A Country Anthem With Read More
Now that "Kamikaze's" suicide mission is complete, how will Eminem resurrect his love for hip-hop? Continue Reading Eminem Became A Parody Of Himself And Everybody’s LaughingRead More
Last September, tribal leaders from across North America gathered at Yellowstone National Park and asked the federal government to change the name of Mount Doane to First Peoples Mountain. They also want to rename the iconic Hayden Valley. Continue Read More
Gary Shteyngart's spectacular, sprawling new comic novel centers on a billionaire businessman, who, on the verge of ruin, embarks on a cross-country trip aboard a Greyhound bus. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lake Read More
Even from its beginnings in late-'60s Oakland, Tower of Power has always stood out. Fifty years later, its devotion to classic horn-driven soul remains unmatched, its passion and precision unchanged. Continue Reading NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Tower Of PowerRead More
When she was a Brownie, Sylvia Acevedo was inspired to earn her science badge. In her new memoir, the Girl Scouts CEO says this experience led directly to her career at NASA. Continue Reading From Poverty To Rocket Scientist To CEO, A Girl Read More
Filmmaker Robert Greene combines documentary and theatrical performance to tell the tale of a deadly mass deportation of copper miners in 1917. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Compelling Documentary Evokes Brutal Past Of Read More
The Dallas police chief says she plans to charge the unnamed officer with manslaughter. The victim, 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean, is being remembered as a devout, joyful man. Continue Reading Dallas Police Officer Kills Man In Read More
Under the Flores settlement, immigrant minors can't be held in jail-like settings and can't be held for longer than 20 days. The government's move to circumvent that will likely end up in court. Continue Reading Trump Read More
A rocky outcropping on Oregon's coast is home to dozens of rare tufted puffins and, this summer, volunteer Art Broszeit — a de facto expert on the exotic cold climate birds. Continue Reading Do You Know The ‘Puffin Man’? Read More
Twitter said it has "permanently suspended" the conspiracy theorist and his InfoWars outlet, citing tweets and videos posted Wednesday that violate Twitter's policy on abusive behavior. Continue Reading Twitter Bans Alex Jones And InfoWars; Cites Read More
"The Star Spangled Banner" has been played at major sporting events as far back as the Civil War, even before it was officially named the national anthem. How and why did the tradition stick? Continue Reading How Sports Met ‘The Star Spangled Banner’Read More
Sen. Cory Booker was the first Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee to release documents that had been designated as "confidential" as the third day of the Kavanaugh hearings began. Continue Reading Democrats Release ‘Confidential’ Brett Read More
Russian officials are saying that a tiny leak at the International Space Station was likely caused by a human hand. Now, they're trying to figure out who did it, why they did it and whether it happened in space or on the ground. Continue Read More
Judges in North Carolina said Tuesday that there isn't enough time to approve a new map before a new session of Congress — despite finding the map to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered. Continue Reading Court Rules North Carolina Can Use Read More
Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sought to portray the high court as nonpartisan. "The justices on the Supreme Court do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle," he said Tuesday. Continue Reading Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Read More
A healthy population of grizzlies in and around Glacier National Park means the bear may soon come off the endangered species list. But more bears mean more confrontations with humans. Continue Reading Grizzlies Have Recovered, Read More
Immigrant advocates claim the Trump administration is building a "second wall" to keep immigrants out of this country. That wall is the lengthy and time-consuming process to become a U.S. citizen. Continue Reading The Wait To Become A U.S. Citizen LengthensRead More
For as long as he can remember, Angel has missed the beginning of the school year in Texas because his family stays in North Dakota through the harvest. It's weather-dependent, so there's no hard end; all Angel knows is they'll head home to Texas sometime in October or November. Read More
In 'Small Fry,' Lisa Brennan-Jobs insists that hers is a universal story about growing up with an artistic, itinerant single mom — and the co-founder of Apple, before he was ready to be her father. Continue Reading A Memoir Of An Read More
The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who drew criticism for protests during the national anthem has accused the NFL of conspiring to shut him out of the league. Continue Reading NFL Arbitrator Moves Colin Kaepernick’s Read More
More than 40 researchers concluded that climate change would make ecosystems such as deciduous forests, grasslands and Arctic tundra unrecognizable. Continue Reading To Predict Effects Of Global Warming, Scientists Looked Back 20,000 Read More
