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Election Day Closes In On Republicans And Democrats

What are the final cases Republicans and Democrats are making to the electorate before Tuesday's election? Weekend campaign rallies demonstrate the messaging parties hope will tip the balance.

Will Playing Music Help Cheese Become More Flavorful?

A Swiss researcher puts speakers near each big round of cheese and plays anything from Mozart to Led Zepplin or A Tribe Called Quest. AFP reports he won't know the results until the cheese is ripe.

Shoppers who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may find it harder to use their benefits to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at farmers markets like this one in Minneapolis, Minn., while the goverment changes contractors.

Technical Difficulties May Jeopardize Food Stamps At Farmers Markets

If a popular app used by many farmers markets to process federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is no longer offered next spring, consumers' access to fresh produce may be stalled.

Families of victims of Lion Air Flight JT610 attend a meeting with authorities and Lion Air management on Monday in Jakarta, Indonesia. All 189 passengers and crew are feared to have died when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Oct. 29.

Indicator Malfunctioned On Lion Air Jet's Final 4 Flights, 'Black Box' Data Show

Investigators say an airspeed indicator on the brand-new Boeing 737 Max 8 was experiencing "technical problems" during three flights prior to the fatal crash on Oct. 29.

Oscar Robertson is one of the athletes who's interviewed in the new documentary series <em>Shut Up and Dribble</em>.

No, Athletes Will Not 'Shut Up And Dribble' — And They Never Have

A new documentary series on Showtime, executive produced by LeBron James, offers a direct, pointed, emphatic response to commentator Laura Ingraham and her admonition to him to stay out of politics.

William Travis Kukovich is the designer behind William Travis Jewelry at University Place in Chapel Hill. It is a long way from the company he started in his garage.

It’s Art That You Wear: Meet Jewelry Designer William Travis Kukovich

William Travis Jewelry has been a fixture in Chapel Hill for more than 15 years. Behind the success is William Travis Kukovich, an award-winning jewelry...

Mac Miller, performing on April 14, 2017 at Coachella. The rapper's death on Sept. 7 was determined to have been an accidental overdose.

Mac Miller Died From Overdose Involving Fentanyl, Coroner Finds

The Los Angeles medical examiner said cocaine and ethanol were also present at the time of death.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has outlined a legislative agenda that includes Democratic priorities like lowering prescription drug prices and overhauling campaign finance laws.

Taking Back The House Could Be 'Life And Death' For Democrats

If Democrats fail to take back the House and make significant gains at the state level, they'll be shut out just as they were in 2016, with little say in legislation and judicial appointments.

Children sit in front of a tub of moldy bread in their shelter in Aslam, Hajjah, Yemen, last month. The U.N. has estimated that up to 14 million Yemenis — about half the country's population — will suffer severe food shortages in the next few months.

UNICEF Official Calls Yemen A Living Hell For Children

In addition to causing shortages of food and clean water, fighting has led to the breakdown of Yemen's medical system. Half of Yemeni children under 5 are chronically malnourished, the U.N. reports.

An Intimate Pontormo Show Outshines The Met's Big Delacroix Retrospective

In the age of blockbuster art exhibitions, a small show sometimes makes just as big an impression as a large one. That's what happened to critic Lloyd Schwartz on a recent trip to New York.

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