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My stepfather was determined to make up for our lack of shared DNA and disprove the saying that blood is thicker than water.

Come spring, you may regret all the gardening you didn’t do in November. Unless doing nothing is actually a better option.

CasaPound won a seat in a Roman municipal election, raising fears that Italy may be joining the ranks of countries where the far right is rising.

Lawmakers see a possible turning point against inappropriate behavior that has been tolerated on Capitol Hill because of political power.

Pity the tax adviser trying to calm anxious clients while struggling to figure out what Congress may or may not do.

Step inside the home studio of Björk’s co-creative director, James Merry, where he experiments with embroidery and sculpture to bring their artistic visions to life for her latest album, “Utopia.”

“Tell your partner what you like about them, and be very honest.” We asked three couples who know everything about each other to try out Modern Love’s 36 questions, intended to bring strangers closer.

The past few weeks have shown that publicly shaming some men can work. Now we need to deal with the rest of them.

In a pair of tweets late Thursday night, President Trump weighed in on the sexual assault allegation against Senator Al Franken.

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To promote an advent calendar, Greggs stirred outrage with a Nativity scene in which the infant Jesus was replaced by a flaky sausage roll.

A woman trying to get pregnant on her own finds connection and hope during a total solar eclipse.

The agency voted to relax several rules, including allowing a company to own more than one of the top stations in a local market.

A radio host said Al Franken, now a Democratic senator, forcibly kissed and groped her in 2006, before he took office. He then apologized.

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Fans of Italy’s A.C. Milan greeted its new owner as a savior. Today, as the debt-burdened team bleeds money, questions swirl around its new benefactor.

The tax overhaul still faces significant obstacles, as Republicans seek to align the House legislation with a version that is under consideration in the Senate.

There are tough choices at the heart of the Republican tax bills speeding through Congress, and they make clear the party values deep and lasting tax cuts for corporations above all else.

It’s not necessarily fair to him. But it’s what needs to happen now.

The nonpartisan congressional Joint Committee on Taxation said an amended Senate tax bill would effectively raise taxes on low-income Americans by 2021.