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The Swedish entrepreneur, whose company brought affordable, Scandinavian design to living rooms around the world, died Saturday in his home in Smaland, Sweden.

Last year saw the highest number of deaths of United Nations peacekeepers since 1994. Former U.N. peacekeeper Conor Foley says "the line between peacekeeping and war-fighting is getting very blurred."

Wayne State University in Michigan is promoting expressive words that could be used more. The school says they "are wonderful additions to anyone's vocabulary."

The move reverses an Obama-era ban on offshore drilling, and sets the stage for a legal battle with coastal states from Florida to California.

The FBI uncovered ties to "an 'alt-right' Neo-Nazi group" and accounts that the suspect talked about killing black people, according to court papers.

The trombonist, who died in December, spoke to Terry Gross in 2002 about the first time he played the horn as a kid: "This phenomenon came out, and I said, 'Damn, that's me! '"

Three Kings Day is the highlight of the holiday schedule for most in Puerto Rico. But after Hurricane Maria, the sound of season is changing.

As past winners, including Mario Batali, face allegations of sexual harassment, judges are being asked to consider character and culture in nominating chefs and restaurants for the "Oscars of food."

The best figure skaters in the United States are squaring off this week and will learn who will compete at next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. Already, there have been some surprises.

Massachusetts bore the brunt of the winter storm. Many coastal communities were flooded by a storm surge and Boston recorded its highest tide in almost a century.