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A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that part of a federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman and denies federal benefits to…

Slovenian poet Ales Steger says that the Olympics are for everyone, even "bankers with pacemakers" to "naked sumo wrestlers." The poem is a playful, "lightly humorous call to action," says Brian Henry, Steger's award-winning translator.

Commentator Frank Deford looks back at four of the greatest athletes of 2008 and where they are now.

Some 60,000 people have been buried in El Paso's Concordia Cemetery. The Texas graveyard is the final home to gunslingers, Mormon pioneers, Chinese immigrants, Mexican revolutionaries and Civil War veterans. Its desert setting is a venue for a popular Day of the Dead festival and nightly ghost tours.

WAMC's David Guistina gets the morning headlines from Judy Patrick, editor of the Daily Gazette. They discuss fracking and gun laws.

Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers have wrapped up their legislative work for the formal session.As the clock ticked down to midnight on Tuesday,…

The battle over sequestration is getting louder, as the defense industry mobilizes to prevent across-the-board cuts to Pentagon spending. Non-defense groups are trying to avoid being drowned out.

Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian ever Tuesday when he won his 19th medal. This week hasn't been the men's team's best, but this was a special moment.

The national aviation radar system will be converted in the future from ground based radar to a global positioning system (GPS) and the Stewart Airport…

Eva Rausing's body may have been lying beneath bags and linens for two months, a court heard today. Her husband told police he isn't clear about what happened to her. A cause of death has yet to be determined.