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What do LeBron James and a business professor at Catawba College have in common? They’re both behind some colorful bracelets with the phrase “I Promise”…

The Department of Interior said the 16-day partial shutdown resulted in 7.88 million fewer visitors to national parks in October 2013.

The umpires performed perfectly during the spring training game. All three challenged calls were upheld by a replay.

Don't call this a "Wes Anderson film." No, with its mix of humor and darkness, the director's new movie is both familiar and quite different. Anderson and actor Ralph Fiennes talk about their process.

The French capital wasn't always beautiful. Author Joan DeJean details the city's transformation in the 17th century, as new bridges and boulevards turned desolate terrain into the City of Light.

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fines of nearly $2 million against Viacom, ESPN and NBCUniversal for broadcasting an ad that misuses the warning sounds of the emergency system.

Singapore bumped Tokyo from the top spot and beat out Paris, London and Hong Kong because of its high cost of living. The report was released by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Vladimir Putin orders tens of thousands of troops in military exercises near Ukraine to pull back. Thousands of Russian servicemen control border crossings and block military bases inside Crimea.

As Russia strengthens its military control over Crimea, what options and obligations do the U.S. and its NATO allies have to protect Ukraine? David Greene talks to retired Adm. James Stavridis.

Nearly all of us have filled out a job application that asks if you’ve ever been convicted of a crime. Check the box yes, and you need to explain…

David Greene gets the latest on Russia's military moves in Ukraine from Steven Lee Myers of The New York Times. Russia portrays the Kiev government as rabid nationalists threatening ethnic Russians.

After John Travolta messed up Idina Menzel's name at the Oscars, Slate.com came up with widget that will figure out your "Travoltified" name. Enter a name. It spits out a mangled moniker.

Midwest refineries are processing crude oil from Canada's tar sands. Chicago officials voted to ban any new companies from storing petroleum coke in the city, and said existing companies can't expand.

He ruled the $9.5 billion verdict against Chevron for oil pollution in the Amazon was obtained illegally and is unenforceable. For more, David Green talks to Paul Barrett of Bloomberg Businessweek.

With no end in sight to the Ukraine crisis, Russian lawmakers say they're considering a bill to make it easier for ethnic Russians and other Ukrainians to obtain Russian passports.

The city of Charlotte was recently given a bit of homework. How the city answers a series of questions will determine if neighborhoods like South Park,…

Today, Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood is known as a creative hub where artists go to live, work and play.But in the 70s and early 80s, the area was known…

Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are being felt by Orthodox Christians in the U.S. Ukrainian and Russian religious leaders here discuss how they see their roles in the crisis.

An agreement between the United States and Russia calls for disposal of 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium from each country, enough to produce…

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