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Kentucky Derby 2015: Who to watchWho to watch in Saturday's Kentucky Derby? The latest season of Triple Crown thoroughbred racing gets underway with the 'Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.'
As Millennials demand better meals, Big Food shifts to keep upTyson Foods announced this week it will eliminate human antibiotics from its chickens by 2017, following announcements by McDonald's, Kraft, and Chipotle.
- Do you think like a Millennial? Take our quiz!
When they're not listening to their "rap" music or wasting time on their "Eye-Phones," Millennials are finding other ways to differentiate themselves from past generations. Members of this generation, born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, are the first generation raised in a whirlwind of technological advances. They get flack for thinking differently, maybe being a little impulsive, maybe making more money, and maybe not. So how do you fare ... do you think like a Millennial?
Buccaneers select Jameis Winston with top pick in NFL draftThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven't won a postseason game since the team's Super Bowl run in 2002. Can the star quarterback finally help turn things around?
What's flakka? And why are Florida police concerned?Flakka is an increasingly popular synthetic drug, also known as gravel and readily available. One addict described it as '$5 insanity.'
NFL Draft 2015: Which players will be in the spotlight Thursday night?NFL teams will be on the lookout, starting Thursday evening, for that next great football player who can help their team reach the Super Bowl.
In weary Baltimore, welcome mats begin to replace riot gearMonday night’s looting and burning shook the city to the core. But on Wednesday, despite the presence of Humvees at City Hall, Baltimoreans seemed eager to clean up and get back to work.
Baltimore Orioles play to a crowd of ... zero?Wednesday's game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox was the first game in Major League Baseball history to be played to an empty stadium.
Why more millennials are choosing to be childlessBirths among American women aged 20 to 29 are at 'the slowest pace of any generation of young women in US history,' says a new study by the Urban Institute. What's behind the decline?
Daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda's latest feat: a giant ferris wheelWallenda successfully completed a walk across the rim of the 400-foot Orlando Eye observation wheel Wednesday morning in Florida.
After riots, Baltimore residents take to streets – to help one anotherThere was no great, centralized effort, or call from city leaders, to make Tuesday a day of service in Baltimore. Baltimore just did it.
Deportations of illegal immigrants drop to lowest level since 2006Statistics reveal a continuing decline in deportations of illegal immigrants under the Obama administration. One reason for the decline: A drop in arrests of immigrants caught crossing the border.
Pope Francis and climate change: why Catholic skeptics are so alarmedOn Tuesday, the Vatican hosted a conference on the moral dimensions of climate change, and the pope is said to have prepared a major encyclical on the environment.
By watching Mayweather-Pacquiao bout, do you support domestic violence?Some are calling for a boycott of 'The Fight of the Century' in protest of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s history of domestic violence, raising moral questions about sports and entertainment.
Baltimore riots point to a flip side of America's urban renaissanceWhile a number of US cities, including Baltimore, have enjoyed urban renewal in recent years, not all neighborhoods have come along equally – and the policing tactics used in this patchwork have led to frustration.
- NFL Draft attendees required to watch domestic violence presentation
All NFL rookies this year must attend training in awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault. Is this a sign of changing attitudes in the NFL?
Baltimore riots: Why it's not 1968The violence after Freddie Gray's funeral Monday so far has been scattered – unlike in 1968, where rioting engulfed whole sections and set back Baltimore for generations.
Will Bruce Jenner's coming out make Americans more accepting of transgender people?Bruce Jenner came out as transgender in a two-hour interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer. Will this change the public's perception of transgender people?
More bad news for Brian Williams: NBC probe shows he 'embellished' storiesNBC insiders have leaked information about former Nightly News anchor Brian Williams and the stories he apparently inflated. Are company officials trying to push him out?
FocusFree-range vs. helicopter: What does it mean to be a good parent?Parenting decisions that were commonplace a few decades ago are now cause for 911 calls and visits from a police officer or someone from child protective services.
