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In nominating Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State, Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense and White House counter-terrorism adv ...

If you’ve seen the recent film, “Lincoln,” you may have walked away wanting to know more about the character played by Tommy Lee Jo ...

Forty years ago this month, the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, the historic case that made abortion legal in the United States. The ...

If you’re like the staff of Radio Times, you’re always planning your next trip or thinking about where you’d  like to ...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett sued the NCAA last week on behalf of the Commonwealth, claiming that the governing body for college spo ...

On Monday, after four months on the job, Philadelphia School Superintendent William Hite, Jr. made public his ...

In the new television sitcom “Go On,” with Matthew Perry, the main characters – all of whom are suffering in some way — conne ...

So what happens with all the inner planets, rocky planets, gas giant planets, outer planets, dwarf planets, minor planets, exoplanets and ...

The six men accused of gang raping and killing a 23-year-old Indian woman were formally charged last week. The horrific attack has set of ...

As school districts cut budgets, worry about litigation and squeeze more academics into limited time, recess has taken a hit in terms of ...

January 5, 2013 — When is a pear not a pear? Discover the difference between pear trees that produce crunchy fruit and tho ...

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled ...