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There’s a simple idea behind each subscription box: to curate and deliver exclusive or unusual items to consumers with a passion. Yet picking a subscription box isn’t that simple, given there are more than 2,000 offerings that focus on everything from vegan snack foods to comic book heroes. In the […]

HERALD, W.Va. — A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia. The […]

The island off the Scottish Coast is unique, you could say a one-of-a-kind place. There’s one grocery store. One pub. There’s one taxi, that drives down a tiny one lane road. And there’s one doctor, but he’s only there one day a week. Welcome to the Isle of Eigg. Steve […]

Gwyneth Paltrow and beau Brad Falchuk have reportedly been engaged for a year.  A source told ET that the two have kept their engagement under wraps. Paltrow has been quietly sporting several rings on her left hand, including one on her ring finger.  “She’s had the ring a long time,” […]

HARTFORD, Conn. — The lawyer for a former Connecticut college student accused of smearing body fluids on her roommate’s belongings said Tuesday that he doesn’t expect authorities to file hate crime charges. Attorney Tom Stevens’ comments came after former University of Hartford student Brianna Brochu appeared before a state judge in […]

Justin Hartley may have left daytime television behind, but he’s keeping the drama going as heartthrob Kevin Pearson in NBC’s hit show “This Is Us.” The 40-year-old actor, who got his big break on the soap opera “Passions” in 2002, is using his platform on the show to tackle real […]

As the year’s biggest shopping weekend approaches, a third of Americans say they plan to do some holiday shopping over Thanksgiving weekend. But while many look forward to shopping for the holidays, about 4 in 10 dread it, according to a CBS News poll. Younger Americans are more likely than […]

Last Updated Nov 21, 2017 1:57 PM EST President Trump pardoned Drumstick, the official White House turkey, from the White House’s Rose Garden Tuesday afternoon in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. “As many of you know, I have been very active in overturning some of my predecessors executive actions,” Mr. […]

After investigators found Transportation Security Administration screeners failed to spot prohibited items at least 70 percent of the time at airport checkpoints, new TSA Administrator David Pekoske is defending his agency’s workforce, saying they do “an excellent job overall.” Homeland Security investigators found undercover officers were able to get through […]

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The speaker of Zimbabwe’s Parliament said Tuesday that the country’s long-time strongman President Robert Mugabe had resigned in a letter handed to him.  Earlier Tuesday, Mugabe’s former vice president and likely successor said the 93-year-old president should acknowledge the nation’s “insatiable desire” for a leadership change and resign immediately, […]