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Upon the Wing of a Dove
Sometime in the womb, as we evolve over months from a single-celled organism into the complex mass of neurons and flesh that we recognize as ourselves, an awareness of our place in the world emerges. The world as we begin to know it is a warm, liquid soup, filled with nutrients and enveloped in a thin translucent film. The steady drum of a heartbeat just outside the womb begins to set the pace of your own fledgling heart. An umbilical cord connected directly to our tiny bellies pipes in nourishment to fuel our rapid growth.
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Quickly Catch Up On The Comey Firing
The President has fired the FBI director. Here's everything you need to know about this Washington bombshell. (You can also get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)
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At Penn State, Critics Claim, There's No Handle On Hazing
From the outside, Penn State's fraternities are a captivating sight. Regal 19th-century mansions line a street aptly nicknamed "Frat Row," just south of a picturesque campus nestled in a valley.
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Beyonce Does It For The ‘Gram, Her Publicist Slams Lip Injection Rumors
Unless you just dropped in from orbiting the moon (and actually, even then) you know that Beyoncè is having her second and third babies. Currently pregnant, with no announced due date, B has been out and about with her hubby, Jay Z and Baby Blue Ivy, and having a good time showing off her pregnant belly on Instagram.
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Tickets Now On Sale
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance The Rapper, The Killers, Gorillaz, Martin Garrix, and The xx are set to headline this year’s massive Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup. ICE CUBE, Ryan Adams, Solange, The Head and the Heart, Run The Jewels, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, Spoon, Vance Joy, ZHU and more will deliver an incredibly diverse musical landscape throughout ACL Fest’s epic two consecutive weekends. The world-class festival will deliver more than 140 bands across eight stages at Zilker Park, October 6-8 and October 13-15.
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Is Your Favorite Show In Danger Of Being Canceled?
The start of May brought with it the first bit of bad news for anxious TV fans awaiting word on the fates of their favorite shows: Fox's baseball drama "Pitch" will not get a second season.
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UT Stabbing Suspect May Have Had Mental Health Issues, Police Say
Kendrex J. White, the suspect in a hunting knife attack that left one student dead and three others wounded at the University of Texas at Austin, may have been "suffering from mental health issues," UT Austin Police Chief David Carter said Tuesday.
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Andrew Jackson Would Think Trump Was 'Too Volatile'
In an interview with SiriusXM's Salena Zito that aired Monday, President Donald Trump repeatedly made reference to Andrew Jackson as a sort of North Star for his own presidency. He also suggested that Jackson had foreseen the Civil War and could have stopped it.
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Chris Brown Reveals Tracklist For Double Album "Heartbreak On A Full Moon"
Breezy's upcoming album will be a whopping 40 songs long.
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Trump, Kim's Standoff On The Korean Peninsula Keeps Region On Edge
The US and North Korea began the new month staring off over the Korean Peninsula, with both sides giving few clues as to what their next move might be.
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Beyond the Rhetoric: Cuba is making Big Progress
We just completed our fifth trip to Havana, Cuba. Each time we go we learn increasingly about this unique culture. The best thing I see in Cuba is the void of race consciousness. We, America, are obsessed with it. Cubans come in all shades – just like the United States but it is clear one’s race means nothing. They value the content of one’s character. Yes, just like Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech.
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Arsenic-polluted Water Linked to Cancer in India
Millions of people in Bihar, India, are showing symptoms of arsenic poisoning, which can be linked to cancer, due to consumption of contaminated drinking water.
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U.S. to South Korea: We'll Pay for Missile Defense System (for now)
After President Trump set off a furor over who should pay for a U.S. missile defense system that's being installed in South Korea, his national security chief said Washington will pick up the check. For the time being, at least.
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Stem Cells Offer Hope for Autism
Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg shows off a freezer deep inside the bowels of the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University Medical Center. Known as a thermogenesis freezer, it stores up to 3,640 units of cord blood -- left over from babies' umbilical cords and placenta -- at minus 196 degrees Celsius.
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The Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University stores up to 3,640 units of cord blood at minus 196 degrees Celsius.
Published on April 28, 2017
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Message Received: Men Finally Going to the Doctor
Men protect and provide for others but often don’t care or show concern for themselves. Whether it is they don’t have enough time or literal distrust doctors, men, in general, are not good keepers of their health. They have to be on the brink of death before they go see the doctor.
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All Fourteen Tracks Off Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Hit Billboard's Hot 100
Kendrick Lamar has invaded the Hot 100.
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United Passenger David Dao Swung Fists Violently, Officers' Reports Say
The United Airlines passenger who was left bloodied and bruised after being forcibly removed from a flight earlier this month was swinging his arms, his hands balled into fists, as officers from the Chicago Department of Aviation tried to pull him out of his seat, according to incident reports from the officers involved.
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HPD Seeks Help in Solving Triple Murder Cold Case Four Years Later
Houston police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for the fatal shooting of two men and one woman that occurred four year ago at 1325 Greens Parkway about 4:40 p.m. on April 17, 2013.
