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A private, European collector bought the rare skeleton for more than $6 million at an auction in Switzerland. "Trinity" is estimated to be between 65 and 67 million years old.

For the first time in five years, the poverty rate in the United States did not increase, according to new numbers released by the Census Bureau. The national poverty level remained steady at 12.6 percent. That's about 37 million people living in poverty, the U.S. Census Bureau says.

The government's latest estimate on the GDP — gross domestic product is 0.6 percent, the second in a row of slight growth. That allows the economy to skirt the classic definition of recession. But it still points to an overall slowdown, which may prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again today.

The 18-carat gold toilet, valued at nearly $6 million, went missing four years ago from Blenheim Palace — birthplace of Winston Churchill. Police suspect the golden evidence has been melted down.

South Carolina's 2024 Tax-Free Weekend starts Friday at noon.The annual event ends on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eligible items can be purchased online and in-store without paying the state's 6% sales tax and any applicable local taxes during the weekend. Tax-free items include computers, school supplies, printers, clothing and accessories, shoes and select bed and bath items. Eligible items can be new or used and are eligible regardless of price.Items that are not exempt include digital cameras, smartphones, jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, and furniture.

The Senate Republican leader has consistently clashed with Trump, most forcefully after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

Financial relief could be on the way for businesses impacted by the 2022 fertilizer plant fire in Winston-Salem.

The election between Trump and Biden is still not settled, and it might not be for days.

For Kamala Harris to win North Carolina, it appears she must rely more on independent, white, suburban voters than Barack Obama did in winning the state in 2008 and Joe Biden did in 2020 when he narrowly lost it.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on the Protecting Our Democracy Act and the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

NPR speaks with former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz about former President Donald Trump's claims that he's a target of the grand jury probe into Jan. 6.

The future of the far-right Proud Boys is murky after at least 30 alleged members are facing charges in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Now a former member and the current leader describe their plans.

National political conventions don't offer the same impact as they did in the past, but that's no reason to ignore this year's festivities. This week's Political Junkie column lists five memorable conventions of the past.

After Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleans charter schools united in a mission to send more students to college. Today, some of those students, now adults, wish they'd been given more options.

Holding on to its No. 1 spot, Paula McLain's The Paris Wife imagines the life of Hadley Hemingway.

The video was laden with violence and obscenities shouted by the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6.

http://66.225.205.104/LM20101012.mp3CMS staff and board members yesterday came closer to answering the question, "How much would closing about a dozen…

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Answers in Genesis, the nonprofit building the park, has fallen short of its fundraising target and must raise $29 million by Feb. 6.

In a rare departure from tradition, Saturday's presidential address was delivered not by President Obama but by Francine Wheeler, whose son Ben, 6, died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Wheeler urged the Senate to pass gun control legislation it has scheduled for debate.