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A separatist victory would be a blow to the Spanish government, which called the election of a new in an attempt to resolve the constitutional crisis.

Alexander Payne looks at the big picture in his new movie.

How a British series about a natty and ruthless Birmingham crime family between the world wars has had an outsize impact on pop culture.

Sariya El-Suleiman was a year old when a rocket hit his family’s home outside Damascus. Four years later, a skin disease that he developed after the attack is still perplexing doctors.

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Some women who joined a secret sorority within the group, called Nxivm, were branded with a symbol that incorporated the initials of the group’s leader.

Amazon Prime’s drama wraps the violent end of British colonialism in the Middle East in nostalgia for the seductions of expatriate life.

In Columbia, Md., a planned community where equality strikes a deep chord, residents worry that the just-passed tax law’s ripple effect will widen the income gap.

The Trump administration announced the imposition of sanctions on 52 individuals and entities under a law to punish human rights abusers.

Steven Spielberg’s film about the Pentagon Papers is a ticktock thriller that pits freedom of the press — and a tough woman — against the White House.

Researchers could find no difference in pain or swallowing problems between those chewing xylitol-sweetened gum, taking probiotics or using a placebo.

A Christmastime longing for life at an abbey.

Trump may be holding off from firing the special counsel. That doesn’t mean he’s safe.

The Museum of the City of New York show is a history of skating and its long-lost ice palaces, where single show-offs and romantic duos once glided.

False eyelashes and real tears on the competition dance circuit.

A federal judge in Ohio will oversee at least 189 of the cases filed by local governments against companies that make or distribute prescription opioids.

The party’s advantage has ballooned over the last few months, improving its outlook for retaking the House.

Donor-advised funds allow taxpayers to donate money and take a tax deduction in the same year, then pay the money to selected charities over time.

The speed with which it passed is a problem, but the law itself is much worse.

It’s time to embrace the shamanistic side of Christmas.