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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) E. Fletcher McClellan, Elizabethtown College; Christopher Devine, University of Dayton, and Kyle C. Kopko, Elizabethtown College(THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 16 to recipients including Babe Ruth, Elvis Presley, Antonin Scalia, Orrin Hatch, Roger Staubach, Alan Page and Miriam Adelson. It is the nation’s highest civilian

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bryce Hannibal, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Americans celebrate the winter holidays in many ways, which typically include an abundance of food, drinks, desserts – and waste. Food waste is receiving increasing attention from managers, activists, policymakers and scholars, who call it a global social problem. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, wealthy

A series of 911 recordings show authorities received multiple reports of a shooting that killed four people and injured a fifth at a New Mexico home

A year after its stunning elimination by Sweden in a World Cup playoff, Italy is back at the San Siro stadium for another potentially decisive match

Republicans arguing that there was bias in President Barack Obama's Justice Department are preparing to subpoena two key witnesses in the final weeks of their majority

A man driving a Porsche that plowed into a crowd of spectators at an Idaho car show has been sentenced to 180 days in jail, with all but seven days suspended

Gligorije Rakocevic scored 15 points, including a pair of key baskets down the stretch, and Oregon State rallied in the second half for a 61-56 victory over Old Dominion in the opening game of the Paradise Jam tournament.

Regulators are closing the Gulf of Maine winter shrimp season for another three years

Shares of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. soared Friday after California's top utility regulator said his agency will help the company deal with potentially crippling liability costs from wildfires

Former students accusing a former Ohio State University team doctor of sexual abuse are pleading with the school's trustees not to dismiss or minimize the claims.

The House Ethics Committee has found that Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen of Nevada made persistent and unwanted advances toward three women required to interact with him as part of their job

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michael Breazeale, Mississippi State University(THE CONVERSATION) If the thought of taking part in the annual ritual of Black Friday gives you cold chills rather than a rush of excitement, you’re not alone. For every avid bargain hunter who plans for the day as if training for a marathon, there’s someone else who stays home, secure in the knowledge that no one will trample them,

A U.S. official says an American citizen detained last month by North Korea has been deported and is on a flight back to the United States

New court papers reveal that a woman accused of being an unregistered Russian agent is in negotiations with federal prosecutors about a "potential resolution" to her case

Authorities in Louisiana say they've closed two longstanding murder investigations because of confessions by a man being held in Texas who says he killed as many as 90 people over four decades

Trump honors Miriam Adelson, the wife of powerful Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, with Presidential Medal of Freedom award; Elvis, Babe Ruth and U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch also lauded

Paradise was just that to people who remember a town filled with fragrant pine needles, starry skies and friendly neighbors

Thousands of migrants in the caravan traveling through Mexico have relied on social media, text messages and brief phone calls to connect with worried loved ones back home as they traverse a country that can often be deadly for migrants

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