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There are exactly 103 roads named after Catholic saints in Los Angeles. J. Michael Walker has spent eight years exploring these roads and avenues, researching their namesake saints and finding connections with the people who inhabit them.

The U.S. Postal Service has big plans to replace its aging fleet of 165,000 gasoline-burning delivery vehicles. And some are pushing for the electric trucks to be built by union labor in Wisconsin.

It's getting harder for "wandering cops" — people who lose law enforcement certification in one state and get hired elsewhere. Many more departments are now performing interstate background checks

With four nominations, more Asian performers were recognized by the Academy in 2023 than in any single year in its history. In other respects, this year was a step back from diversity at the Oscars.

Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.

The Bisons, Gallaudet University's women's basketball team, is holding its own in its NCAA division. Almost all Bison players are deaf or hard of hearing,

An referendum to legalize abortion in Missouri is gaining supporters in part as a reaction to the state's current strict ban.

A first-ever academic conference on the meaning and impact of the jam band Phish is happening this weekend in Oregon.

American mothers are working outside the home now more than in any other past generation. As a consequence, dads have greater household responsibility, especially when it comes to child-rearing.

Stephanie Sinclair has been taking photos of child brides for nearly 15 years. Now, she's teaching girls rescued from early marriage how to photograph each other.