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The opposition of Manchin, the Democratic senator from West Virginia, likely dooms Raskin's chances to be confirmed.

From Kirby and Hope Tala to Odunsi The Engine and BEAM, these are the artists who dropped the surprises that stuck this year.

The bipartisan bill bans employers from inserting provisions in contracts that require individuals who allege claims of sexual assault or harassment to go through a secretive process.

The online magazine Slate offers a round-up of reviews for the week's new movies. We'll hear about The Number 23, Astronaut Farmer and Reno 911: Miami.

The proposal also includes transit cards that will help Illinois residents paying an average of $4.46 per gallon at the pump, compared to a national average of $4.23.

In this week's roundup from the online magazine Slate of what critics are saying about the latest movie releases, we hear about Superbad, the Invasion and The King of Kong.

The Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line and cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain won top awards at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood Monday night. The television drama and comedy awards went, respectively, to Lost and Desperate Housewives.

Gov. Josh Stein visited the small town of Bethel Thursday to highlight federal grants to build new houses, awarded to eight local governments across the state.

Recently, a few musical alchemists have been tweaking popular songs, converting minor keys to major ones and raising questions about how the human brain processes music.

The best books for children and young adults were awarded the country's top honors by the American Library Association on Monday.

A likely change in obscure rules governing the Affordable Care Act could save unions a bundle. A fee that starts at $63 for each person covered by union insurance in 2014 would be waived if the administration proceeds as expected.

The state Senate released its budget proposal on Monday afternoon, and the spending plan sets up a big disagreement with House Republicans over the size of state worker raises.

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed three different bills Monday that had passed the legislature with bipartisan support.

Democrats' avowed purpose was to get the Supreme Court to write a code of conduct for itself, or in the absence of that, for Congress to write one. The Republicans' avowed purpose was quite different.

New state legislation would prevent transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity.

The California Democrat, who gained national recognition during his participation in congressional investigations of former President Trump, is a frequent target of Republicans and Trump himself.

Curator John Troutman and staff sorted through thousands objects, and put about 200 of them together to tell American history through things that amused, thrilled, dismayed or moved us over decades.

It was relatively quiet at the Washington state Peace Arch, the Northern border's third busiest crossing, on Thursday as new border rules took effect. But the real test will come over the weekend, when the number of border crossers generally is much higher.

Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, President Bush's choice for top U.S. military commander in Iraq, meets with the Senate Armed Services Committee. But Tuesday's confirmation hearing mostly gave senators a chance to voice their own opinions on the conflict.

The South Bronx bandleader took the Latin genre to new heights while recording for Fania Records.