The Texas Board of Education has approved changes to the history curriculum retaining lessons on Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller and about how Moses influenced America's Founding Fathers and clashes over states' rights helped cause the Civil War
The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments over the evidence a federal judge can consider in the lawsuit over the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University(THE CONVERSATION) Few foods are tied as closely to one holiday as turkey is to Thanksgiving. At almost every Thanksgiving feast an enormous turkey is one of the central attractions.In fact, the typical whole turkey sold in the U.S. weighs about 15 pounds, is 70 percent white meat and has more protein than chicken or beef. But the more important
AP Source: Justice Department has filed charges under seal against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The 34th Film Independent Spirt Awards have showered nominations on Bo Burnham's coming-of-age tale 'Eighth Grade,' Lynne Ramsay's thriller 'You Were Never Really Here' and Paul Schrader's religious drama 'First Reformed'
Mark Wahlberg may be known for his tough guy image, but he tugs at the heartstrings in his latest movie 'Instant Family.'
The U.N. peacekeeping chief says a joint military operation by U.N. and Congolese forces to rout rebels from their strongholds in the Ebola-hit northeast Congo has "achieved quite significant results" and is still under way
LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan talks state of his tour, pointing to diversity of winners as a strength
President Donald Trump says the White House is "writing up rules and regulations" for reporters after a judge ordered the administration to restore credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta
A Russian Soyuz rocket has put a cargo ship en route to the International Space Station, a successful launch that clears the way for the next crew to travel to the space outpost next month
Music Review: Anderson .Paak delivers a different kind of funk on 'Oxnard'
Captain Kieran Read believes his All Blacks will need to find a new gear to beat Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday
Turkey's state-run news agency says a court in Istanbul has convicted six people and sentenced them to life in prison for involvement in an extremist attack at the city's main airport that killed 45 people
A judge has committed a 56-year-old woman to a psychiatric facility after she and her boyfriend appeared told a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two-dozen worshippers that the massacre was a hoax
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa says he had decided to serve as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in the next Congress rather than continue as the lead Republican on the Judiciary Committee
Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men" William Goldman has died at age 87
More than a dozen presidents and a king are meeting in Guatemala for a summit of Ibero-American nations at a time of economic and political instability for a number of countries
Money & Markets modules for Saturday, Nov. 17THE WEEK AHEADThe National Association of Home Builders issues its November builder sentiment index Monday. Best Buy serves up its third-quarter results Tuesday. The Commerce Department reports its October tally of durable goods orders Wednesday.SPOTLIGHTWilliams-Sonoma shares fell to a six-month low after the upscale kitchenware retailer said its third-quarter sales suffered from disruption tied to new U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.CENTERPIECEA
Minnesota's governor says he suffered lung damage while recovering from back surgery, keeping him at Mayo Clinic for more than a month
Greece's Orthodox Church says priests should remain civil servants, rejecting part of a recent government offer to switch a payroll system for clergymen
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