A young, feisty girl sings the songs of the dead
There’s an old and well-worn and remarkably rueful song that began: “When I was a boy, time was a stranger/Story by the thousand, each my own, laughing in front of you.” At 46, you…
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Take a look at a queer couple who had trouble raising a kid together. Now they’re trying for a baby.
Jenny Parks and Brandon Hughes have been dating for about eight months. Before the relationship, she explains, “I sort of thought Brandon was a one-sided jerk—he seemed to only be interested in me.” Though…
Can this retiree, who stopped to help, save a football player’s life?
As a car hurtled along N.E. 4th Street toward him at more than 300 miles per hour, San Francisco 49ers safety Antoine Bethea thought he’d die: “Oh my God, Oh my God.” As he…
Seven things my husband wrote that was banned by Canada’s school board
Rosie DiManno’s husband, also named Rosie, worked in education for 30 years. Here she recalls the worst part of it all: six books banned from school libraries Hilary Weston wrote a book called Robin…
Eric Dier questions Harry Kane’s motives in endorsements, Thierry Henry debate
The focus of debate on Friday was the NFL players’ protests against racism during the national anthem, and the vitriol that followed. But England’s national team has its own issues with bias. United Arab…
U.S. government is sending astronauts to the moon, and people are more excited about that than the new spacecraft
The moon is the destination of a new NASA rocket slated to blast off in February of next year, and U.S. officials hope the journey there can encourage the country to expand beyond Earth….
Behind the Scenes of Former L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca’s Corruption
Mr. Hoover, in a Newsweek profile of Mr. Van Buren, opened up to a reporter about Mr. Kupchak and the others who worked as informers. Mr. Hoover told The New York Times that Mr….
Here’s a look at plans for a new addition to Georgetown.
This week a Chinese construction company, APM Buildings, announced it’s building a steel-and-glass building to new location. No, it’s not vacating its Capitol Hill headquarters, which have had issues with several fires, robberies and…
Snoop Dogg (Doggfather) talks ‘Algorithm’ with CNN
Written by By Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, CNN Art critic Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen reviews Snoop Dogg’s new album, “Algorithm.” Recently Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams released the record, “Tha Carter V,” which marks the 10th anniversary of…
Baby found in drain in south Wales
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A woman phoned police to say a child had been found in the water A baby girl has been released from hospital after she was found in a…