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Growing up, it felt like you were either the kid with all the American Girl dolls, or you knew the kid with all the American Girl dolls. A new book examines this cultural force.

A federal jury found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history.

The U.S.-North Korea summit is one for the history books. After his meetings in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump said, "We're very proud of what took place today."

Almost 13 years after its finale, HBO's Deadwood is back as a TV movie. Created by David Milch, the foul-mouthed characters inhabit an illegal mining camp in the Dakotas where their dramas unfold.

Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history, won her first medal of these Games with a bronze in the 400-meter freestyle. She finished three seconds behind Australian Ariarne Titmus.

U.S. swimmers won only one gold on Thursday. But Katie Ledecky's silver medal in a relay race brought her career tally to thirteen Olympic medals, more than any other woman swimmer in history.

Almost 400,000 Marine Corps veterans and family members have filed claims against the government in one of the biggest toxic exposure cases in history.

Some European countries have moved to recognize Palestinian statehood in response to the war in Gaza, stirring a debate haunted by Europe’s own history of bloodshed.

Former prosecutor Lori Lightfoot also made history by becoming the city's first openly gay mayor. Lightfoot will succeed Rahm Emanuel who has served in that office since 2011.

A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics.