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Why suspected steroid users are now getting into the Baseball Hall of FameProfessional baseball writers are softening their views on players suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs. It's a shift some say is representative of American attitudes about the MLB's 'Steroids Era.'
NFL Playoffs: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City ChiefsThe final game of the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs may turn out to be the weekend’s best as the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Kansas City.
First LookWhy an African-American Lady Liberty graces US Mint's newest coinThe coin will be the first in a series of 24-karat gold commemorative coins produced by the US Mint. They're intended to celebrate a multicultural America – and an evolving vision of liberty.
First LookPacific Pro Football League: A welcome alternative to the NFL?For players who aren't yet eligible for the NFL, the Pacific Pro Football League could provide a route to meet financial obligations – without sacrificing their education.
In a divided America, can Hollywood act as change agent?Oscar-winner Meryl Streep urged her fellow actors to be a voice for empathetic storytelling. But shifts in technology and culture have put more pressure on the film industry to come up with products meant to please rather than challenge.
Compassion quest: Police arrest seven for feeding homeless in Tampa parkDid Tampa officials clamp down on people for giving food without a permit because there's a national college football game Monday?
First LookRacism exposed: Rant leads to shuttering of Illinois Dairy QueenDairy Queen closed one of its franchise locations in Illinois after the owner used a racial slur against a customer.
Why one penny may cost more than $30,000A Tennessee company made pennies from glass during a copper shortage at the beginning of World War II and only one known unbroken penny remains — and it is scheduled to be auctioned Thursday.
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For Hollywood, record-breaking 2016 meant giving fans what they wantComfort-seeking audiences flocked to the familiar in 2016, and movies like 'Rogue One' seemed expressly written to reward them.
University of Kansas gender identity buttons: Progress on campus?Some students and employees at the University of Kansas have begun wearing buttons featuring their preferred gender pronouns as part of a campaign by the university's library system.
First LookMuslim and Sikh NYPD officers can now wear beards and turbansThe NYPD says that Sikh and Muslim officers granted religious accommodations will be allowed to grow out their beards and wear a turban in place of the traditional police cap.
Alaska police launch 2017 'year of kindness' campaignThe police department in Juneau want 2017 to offer a different community narrative than the clashes and conflicts that grabbed national headlines in 2016.
Why are more Americans retiring abroad?Just under 400,000 American retirees are now living abroad, according to the Social Security Administration, and the majority cite the cost of living as the reason for moving elsewhere.
First LookPolice union to Amazon: take "Bulletproof: Black Lives Matter" shirts off shelvesThe largest police union in the US said the t-shirts are detrimental to unity between law enforcement and the communities they serve, while other observers argue such critiques miss the point of the movement.
'Fake news,' circa 1620: historians team up to set the country's story straightNew England Beginnings, a group of scholars from around the globe, uses phone apps and online archives to dispel myths about how the United States was settled.
NFL picks Week 16: Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit LionsMatthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions are in Dallas Monday night against the NFC’s best, the Cowboys, in a game the Lions must win if they hope to make a post-season appearance.
First LookMississippi church burning: Not a hate crime, but an angry parishioner?Researchers argue that political rhetoric can drive a rise in aggression toward minorities, but national data on the topic is incomplete.
'Tis the season: What the 'War on Christmas' looks like in 2016While discourse surrounding the secularization of the holiday season hasn't changed, opponents of the so-called war on Christmas gained a powerful ally on the national political stage in 2016: President-elect Donald Trump.
