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A relaxed Merrick Garland dispensed some advice last month to a roomful of Harvard Law students eager to hear about his journey from litigator to federal prosecutor to top judge on one of the most powerful appellate courts in the country.

21st Century Fox has agreed to a settlement with Gretchen Carlson, the anchorwoman who sued Roger Ailes alleging harassment and retaliation in July.

Johnny Manziel, the former Cleveland Browns quarterback who ran into substance abuse problems and faces an assault charge, is back in school.

It's no surprise that inequality in the U.S. is on the rise. But what you might not know is that math is partly to blame.

Paul Sracic says Trump has shown the potential to attract working class voters in the swing state of Ohio who otherwise might never vote for a Republican

House Speaker Paul Ryan accused the FBI Tuesday of playing politics with the release of details about their investigation into Hillary Clinton's email, citing the bureau's decision to publicly reveal information at the onset of Labor Day weekend.

You owe a lot to your thyroid.

The death of anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly on Monday brought commiserations from the GOP ticket. Donald Trump tweeted that she was "truly great." Mike Pence called her "the First Lady of the Conservative Movement." Pence wasn't exaggerating.

To avoid giving Zika to a sexual partner, both men and women should abstain or practice safe sex for six months after returning from an area where the virus is active, even if they have no symptoms, the World Health organization announced today.

Cute back-to-school photos flooding Facebook feeds are taking on a different tone in Chicago.

Another new concern could be on the horizon for city dwellers, particularly those living in the more polluted cities of the world, as a new study has found that certain particles found within pollution could enter the human brain -- by people breathing them in.

Another for-profit college has gone bust, leaving tens of thousands of students in the lurch.

Native American protestors and others stormed the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site located near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe reservation in North Dakota.

Two men approach one black rhinoceros from opposite sides.

Pretend you're a king.

The Dallas Morning News editorial board said Tuesday they would not give their blessing to Donald Trump in 2016, ending a streak of endorsing every Republican presidential nominee since 1968.

Peyton Manning, David Spade, and others take shots at "West Wing" actor Rob Lowe.

Agnes Kim is speaking for the first time since crashing her car in an accident that claimed the lives of four University of Georgia students.

Remember that 1988 Rob Lowe sex scandal?