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Making other people feel good feels good, and, best of all, it requires little more than a generous heart. Kindness pays off in dividends: Studies…

This was originally published in the November 13 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers.…

Here’s a look at the life of American fashion designer and philanthropist Ralph Lauren. Personal Birth date: October 14, 1939 Birth place:…

An immense prehistoric primate that once roamed southern China was first discovered in 1935 after a scientist found a jaw bone in a traditional…

Here’s a look at the life of civil rights activist and clergyman Jesse Jackson. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1941 Birth place: Greenville,…

Here’s a look at the life of journalist and former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather. Personal Birth date: October 31, 1931…

Here is a look at the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Facts Nineteen men hijacked four fuel-loaded US commercial airplanes bound for west…

After police found 4-year-old Zya Singleton badly injured, her caretaker told them that the girl had fallen out a second-floor window while playing…

When the Mars 2020 rover lands on the Red Planet in February 2021, it will touch down in Jezero Crater, the site of a lake that existed 3.5 billion…

For a little over a year, a tiny unmanned Japanese spacecraft has been sampling the surface of the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, capturing images,…

Pope Francis has condemned anti-Semitism, describing the persecution of Jews as “neither human or Christian.” Departing from prepared…

The mother of Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who is scheduled to be executed next week, says she knows he’ll be a free man if he gets a…

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In a unanimous decision, the Lake County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution declaring itself a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” this…

Could we be heading for another government shutdown? The clock is ticking as lawmakers enter spending talks this week to get their financial ducks in…

Starting today, members of the transgender community will recognize Transgender Awareness Week. But it’s not only a chance for them to connect…

A Texas judge granted 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis’ family a temporary restraining order against a children’s hospital who planned to take…

An appeals court has upheld an order to delay the execution of Texas death row inmate Patrick Henry Murphy, who was scheduled to die by lethal…

The death of a Washington State University student Tuesday morning at a fraternity house might be alcohol-related, police in Pullman said. Police…

For more than four years, Jay Vermillion said, the unit where he was held in an Indiana state prison was essentially “cold storage.” In a…