Dolly Parton didn't need to add "social media prowess" to her laundry list of talents. She's been gifting the public timeless zingers and Instagram-worthy photos before the app even existed. And yet, the petite monarch of country music has dipped…
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Beth Hart, Ed Helms, Mary Lou Retton, Neil Diamond, Yakov Smirnoff and more.
Beer was first sold in cans in 1935, and now the vessels have their own day of honor. That's right, Jan. 24 is Beer Can Appreciation Day. To celebrate, here's a look at the 30 best-looking beer cans in America.
If you’ve ever been looking forward to your morning shower only to find yourself standing in a pool of backed up water, there’s one simple gadget your tub needs. The TubShroom is the least gross way to catch hair and…
Major events that happened around the world on this day in history.
So some sharks walk. Just not the scary ones. While great whites haunt the deep, walking sharks are content to scuttle in the shallows. They've been walking, or something close to it, for at least 9 million years. They're evolutionary…
The wildly popular official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama will go on a five-city national tour beginning in June 2021, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery announced. The paintings of the former president and first lady have been at the…
BRADENTON, Fla. — A Florida brewery has perhaps the cutest beer cans in the state and is trying to make a difference with them. Motorworks Brewing in downtown Bradenton, Fla., is featuring the faces of shelter dogs in need of…
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VICTORIA, Texas - A journalism legend with ties to the Crossroads has passed away. Before Jim Lehrer founded the NewsHour television program in 1975 - he was a…
Movie critic Bruce Miller says “The Gentleman” shows Hugh Grant’s best days may not have been as a posh Brit, but as a scrappy one. Also “The Turning” is another attempt to find frights in a dark old house with…
The Doomsday Clock was reset Thursday to just 100 seconds before midnight — the closest we have ever been to the complete and total annihilation of the Earth (well, at least metaphorically). Midnight on the clock symbolizes the end of…
The Dominican Republic, a gorgeous Caribbean country that shares an island with Haiti, has a reputation for being both a bargain and a bit dicey. Still, approximately 6.5 million tourists visited the D.R. in 2018, more than any other Caribbean…
On Jan. 27, 1945, the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz death camp in German-occupied Poland. The Germans had already fled westward, leaving behind the bodies of prisoners who had been shot and thousands of sick and starving survivors. Now,…
Jim Lehrer, the legendary debate moderator and former anchor of the "NewsHour" television program, died Thursday. He was 85. Lehrer's death was announced by his longtime network home, PBS, where he co-founded the "NewsHour" in 1975. PBS said Lehrer died…
Who knows how things will really play out Sunday when the awards are handed out live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here are some good guesses from Associated Press music writers Mesfin Fekadu and Nekesa Mumbi Moody.
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Anita Baker, Chita Rivera, Mariska Hargitay, Norah O'Donnell and more.
If you sometimes feel as though the world is conspiring against you and your flight plans, wonder no more. It is - but for different reasons, although all fall under the banner of the "state of the world." First is…
Q: What is an ice fog? A: Each year about 700 fatalities occur in the United States as a result of traffic accidents during fog. A combination of high speed and low visibility is often to blame. Fog is a…
Major events that happened around the world on this day in history.
If you're looking to score tickets to Super Bowl 2020 on Feb. 2, get ready to cash in your 401(k). While it is late in the game to get affordable tickets, the NFL still has some for sale for $4,600.…
Recently there have been a ton of great children’s books to choose from — more than what could fit here. But here are some of the best, ranging from preschool picture books to chapter books for middle schoolers.
Two days before Thanksgiving, Alejandra Agredo of Miami wrote on her Twitter account, “i could use a hug right now.” Hours later, the 17-year-old stepped in front of a train. In April of 2018, 19-year-old Anthony Wolkin-Grudin of Tamarac posted…
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein went on trial Wednesday in a landmark moment for the #MeToo movement, with prosecutors painting him as a sexual predator who used his Hollywood clout to abuse women for decades, while his lawyers sought to…
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