Despite my own fiercely held belief in thank-you notes, I do think there are a handful of situations where traditional ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they’re not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

It’s going to get tougher and tougher for Democrats to win the Electoral College and the White House if present trends hold, new projections from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest. Democratic ...

“Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime,” Lavrentiy Beria said. And so it was with the case at hand, the work of ...

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A Simple Favor 2 director Paul Feig slammed rumors that tensions between Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick had forced Amazon to indefinitely shelve the movie.

Blake Lively’s upcoming A Simple Favor 2 hasn’t been canceled amid her ongoing legal battle, according to the film’s director. “This is total BS. Sorry. The movie is finished and coming ...

In 2017, then-President Donald Trump appointed White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As a Republican member of Congress, Mulvaney had ...

Pod Save America's Jon Favreau noted President Joe Biden didn't award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former President Barack Obama, who gave Biden the award during his presidency.

Sam Darnold was on an unbelievable run with the Minnesota Vikings this season. He led them to a 14-2 record going into the final NFL regular season game and even stirred up conversations about the ...

Prince Harry is set to return to the U.K. as his legal battle continues. The Duke of Sussex is set to go up against News Group Newspapers (NGN) — which owns The Sun — in court starting this month.