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Jackson McGrady Smith Jr. remembers the first time streetcars rolled through the streets of Atlanta, connecting his African-American neighborhood on Auburn Avenue to the seat of white leadership downtown.

As is typical of our time, over the past few months, many newscasters have used the words apocalypse or apocalyptic to evoke the negative implications of events as diverse as the threat of 'the looming asteroid threat', the advance of ISIS, the American housing market, global concerns over mass migration, the continuing war in Syria, the 'Brexit,' and even floods in the North of England (now subsided) and the so-called music streaming wars.

Almost 48 years after his assassination, new footage of Dr. King is being revealed.

CNN'S Holly Firfer has the details about scoliosis.. what it is and what you can do.

When writers and filmmakers depict the future, they often include one strange detail: men and women dressing alike.

NASA has set up a Planetary Defense Coordination Office to detect and track potentially hazardous objects (PHOs), including asteroids and comets.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. knew something about tough moments. His life was marked by setbacks, terrible defeats personal depression. How it bounced back could help those today who are despondent about President Trump's election.

You spend about half of your waking hours at your job. While certain jobs like construction or manual labor have clear hazards, you can't assume that if you are clocking time in an office environment that it's a healthy place to be. Many occupations deliver stress, sedentary behavior, and unhealthy habits along with the paycheck, which can take their toll both physically and mentally.

The late, great David Bowie will be remembered as much for his image as his sound. But the two were of course symbiotically connected.

Time and again, David Bowie has confounded us with enigmatic acts of gender transgression.

In "Austin Powers," Dr. Evil, unfrozen after 30 years, schemes to steal a nuclear warhead and hold the world ransom for ... ONE MILLION DOLLARS! His subordinate delicately informs him that "a million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money these days."

CNN's Nick Valencia takes a look at the men who could replace 'El Chapo' Guzman atop the Sinaloa drug cartel.

The Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer" has become a national obsession, with many people now believing there has been an injustice in the trial of Steven Avery.

Mass shootings have become so prevalent in the U.S. that training for those scenarios has become commonplace for civilians as well as law enforcement. CNN's Pamela Brown reports.

I got so excited when my daughter touched a Madagascar hissing roach.

Your six-pack abs may actually benefit if you share a six pack with your friends. Beer, or any alcohol for that matter, when consumed in moderation, may be a brilliant motivator to keep people working out. Scientists still need to do more research as to exactly what the connection is, but several studies have found that people who drink moderately tend to exercise more than abstainers.

Photos of the Girl Scouts from every decade since the group's founding.

Four people who've never watched Star Wars see it for the first time. Find out what's their reaction.

CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains why athletes might use PEDs and how they can do the body more harm than good.

CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains how E. coli affects the human body and how to stop you and your family from getting sick.