Not even four weeks into January, we were hit with the news we all assumed would be among the worst

In the 14th century, the Italian poet Petrarch wrote a letter to a friend in Avignon, describing his

This article is published in partnership with the Chicago Sun-Times. CHICAGO—Lisa Benjamin has been

Netflix is showing steady financial growth amid the ongoing Hollywood labor struggles and an overall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale costs in the United States picked up sharply last month, signaling that

On March 6, 2001, an Ohio-based environmental lawyer named Robert Bilott sent a 19-page letter to th

When Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) took to the stage at a recent conference in Washington, he made

Last week in Houston, politicians protested indignantly as news emerged that hazardous waste from th

Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe have settled their lawsuit a year after the allegations sent shockwave

California utility regulators on Thursday unanimously approved long-anticipated changes to how the s

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Bow down to these dragon masters.Who are now officially Emmy nominees. On July 12, nearly a year aft

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