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Oregon standoff: What should media call armed, white activists?As authorities seek a 'peaceful' solution to a standoff with Oregon's armed activists, who have taken over a building at the聽Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, journalists and readers debate what to call them.聽
NFL playoffs 2016: Who to watch next weekendCincinnati will host AFC North rival Pittsburgh in a wild-card game on Saturday night. The AFC South champion Houston will host Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers: Who will win the NFC North?It all comes down to Sunday Night Football at 8:30 p.m. Eastern which pits the Vikings against the Packers in a winner-takes-all NFC North championship showdown.
In 2016, battle over LGBT rights vs. religious freedom moves to statesRepublicans hold majorities in two-thirds of the states' legislative chambers. Efforts are likely to try to聽exempt businesses from providing wedding-related services to gay couples, expand gun right,s and increase restrictions on abortions.
L.A. laundry dispute: How common are family mass shootings?Four people died after a man who drank frequently shot his wife and two other people after an argument over using the family washing machine. Are family mass shootings on the rise?聽
Mississippi flood waters move into Southern statesLouisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi are preparing for flooding. Heavy rain and flooding has already聽caused thousands of evacuations and killed at least 31 people.
Minimum wage hikes in 14 states in 2016: How high will they go?Cities and states are raising minimum wages. Seattle's minimum wage jumped to $13 per hour on Jan. 1.聽
College evangelicals embrace unlikely cause: Black Lives MatterA leader of the Black Lives Matter movement addressed 16,000 evangelical students at the Urbana conference this week in St. Louis.
Tired of being targeted, America's Sikhs are standing up for their identityThe attack on an elderly Sikh man in Fresno Saturday, which police have called a hate crime, is the latest example of xenophobia toward the misunderstood religion, activists say, adding that the atmosphere is as tense as at any time after 9/11.
College Football Playoff: Clemson-Okla., Ala.-Mich. St. in national semifinalsFour outstanding football teams meet on New Year's Eve to determine who advances to the national championship game on Jan. 11.
How strongly do Americans support religious rights? Depends on the religion.Some 8 in 10 Americans say it's important for religious freedom to be protected for 海角大神s, a new poll finds. That number drops to 6 in 10 when it comes to protecting the religious rights of Muslims.
Flooding in Missouri and Illinois shuts down parts of I-70 and I-44The Mississippi River is expected to reach nearly 15 feet above flood stage on Thursday at St. Louis, which would be the second-worst flood on record.
Small plane crashes in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, killing one personA small Civil Air Patrol aircraft slammed into an Anchorage commercial building early Tuesday morning, igniting a fire and killing at least one person aboard, authorities said.
Oregon bakery pays $144,000 fine for refusing to bake gay wedding cakeThe owners of聽Sweet Cakes by Melissa finally paid a state-imposed fine for refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple.
Flooding closes I-44 in central MissouriMore rain and flooding is forecast across the nation, including Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, and Georgia.
Yellowstone, Grand Canyon hit record numbers of visitors. Why?Visits to America's national parks is soaring.聽Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Zion set new visitation records in 2015.
Meadowlark Lemon, Harlem Globetrotters basketball star, passes awayA sign of his crossover appeal,聽Lemon聽was inducted to both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the International Clown Hall of Fame.
Peyton Manning strongly denies report he used HGH in 2011An Al Jazeera report claims Manning received the performance聽enhancing聽drugs in 2011 while he was with the Indianapolis Colts. The report is set to air Sunday.
NFL Week 16: Packers, Cardinals play for postseason positionA possible second-round playoff matchup is the NFL鈥檚 gift to fans this holiday weekend as Green Bay聽travels to Arizona.
First LookAmid resurgence of athlete activism, NBA takes a stand against gun violenceThe league partnered with Everytown for Gun Safety, a group backed by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to create a series of public service announcements featuring some of the league's top players discussing the toll of gun violence.
