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Today, we celebrate the 190th birthday of the “father of American literature,” Mark Twain, a storyteller whose wit, wisdom, and honesty spoke to the heart Every child deserves a safe and nurturing ...

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Comedy legend Richard Pryor died at age 65 in 2005. Here’s everything to know about Richard Pryor's death and comedic legacy.

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Residents of an upscale tech city are rallying over an unusual complaint - obnoxiously loud train horns that keep them up all night. Locals in Palo Alto, where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has lived since ...

Christine Choy, a trailblazer for Asian Americans in independent film and whose documentary on the fatal beating of Vincent Chin was nominated for an Academy Award, has died. She was 73. Choy died ...