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Four-time Oscar nominee William Hurt, one of Hollywood's most popular leading men in the 1980s has died of complications from prostate cancer. He was 71.

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that roughly 1 in 5 stars, like our own sun, have an Earth-like planet orbiting around it. That's about 40 billion planets that could support life in the Milky Way galaxy. Melissa Block talks to co-author Geoff Marcy, an astronomy professor at the University of California-Berkeley, about the latest numbers.

The Trump administration had stalled on reviewing the proposals, which the Census Bureau says would produce more accurate data about Latinos and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa.

The furor over the Dubai Ports World deal began just three weeks ago when members of Congress held a news conference to protest it. The deal had been in the works for months, but a company in Miami hired a lobbyist to go to Washington and make a last-minute bid to stop it.

What's the difference between wooden and plastic cutting boards? When should you throw out frozen fish? Harold McGee, an expert on the science of food and cooking, untangles these kitchen mysteries and more in his Keys to Good Cooking.

Anyone looking to buy or sell a home is suddenly facing a very different market. Sales have dropped and once-hot markets are cooling. Home builders have noticed and are rethinking construction plans.

Bobbi Wilson went on a mission to save New Jersey's trees, capturing spotted lanternflies. That frightened her neighbor, who called the cops. Now, her bug collection is part of a Yale museum.

As part of ongoing efforts to combat blight, the city of Albany is awarding “Love Your Block” grants.

Even if we weren't in need of another road-trippy-addiction memoir, Peter Kaldheim's book recounts his very human efforts to swim to shore with compassion and gratitude.

The Tony-Award-winning actress, the latest to play the titular role of Dolly Levi on Broadway, describes what she brought to an enduring musical.