The Dark Side of the Gold Rush

On November 21, 1852, Louise Clappe, a New Englander who had spent a year at a gold-rush mining camp in the Sierra Nevada, looked around in awe as she took her leave of the place. In a letter to her sister, she wrote, "Like an immense concave of pure sapphire without spot or speck, the wonderful and never-enough-to-be-talked-about sky of California drops down upon the whole its fathomless splendor."

Neil Young releases vast archive and new politically loaded album

Neil Young on Friday opened an exhaustive online archive of his half-century career, as the rock legend charged ahead on a politically loaded new album. In a project whose breadth has no parallels among musicians of his level of fame, Young made all of his albums available for streaming alongside the accompanying lyrics, credits and artwork as well as videos and tour information.

Funeral held for Border Patrol agent whose death in Texas remains a mystery

Family, friends and law enforcement officers converged Saturday on west Texas to mourn a Border Patrol agent whose death last weekend in a rugged, remote area has not been explained. Bagpipes played as pallbearers carried the U.S.-flag-draped coffin of Rogelio Martinez into a Catholic church in El Paso for a private funeral.

After Roem’s election, Va. GOP leader wants to do away with ‘gentlewoman’ title for lawmakers

Virginia Del.-elect Danica Roem , left, and Demi Lovato at the American Music Awards. With Virginia's first openly transgender elected official preparing to take her seat in the House of Delegates, the Republican leader of that chamber says it is time to end a tradition of addressing lawmakers by formal male and female pronouns.

Zimbabwe ruling party fires Mugabe as chief; now impeachment

In a euphoric gathering that j... . A happy protester pulls a face as he and others stand under a large national flag, at a demonstration of tens of thousands at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare, Zimbabwe Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017.

The Latest: Zimbabwe ruling party meets on expelling Mugabe

In a euphoric gathering that j... . A happy protester pulls a face as he and others stand under a large national flag, at a demonstration of tens of thousands at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare, Zimbabwe Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017.

Sen. Jeff Flake says Republicans may be ‘toast’, citing…

Some Alabama pastors stand behind Roy Moore, cite "war on men" - Despite allegations of sexual misconduct against Senate candidate Roy Moore, many pastors in Alabama and other states in the Southeast are sticking by the twice-removed Chief Justice. - "This attack on Judge Moore is an attempt Flake, on hot mic, says GOP will be "toast" if it's the party of Trump and Moore - Outspoken Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona was heard on a hot mic Saturday saying the Republican Party will be "toast" if it is defined by figures like President Trump and Alabama Republican Roy Moore.

Senate panel interested in Russians’ request for Trump meeting during campaign

Some Alabama pastors stand behind Roy Moore, cite "war on men" - Despite allegations of sexual misconduct against Senate candidate Roy Moore, many pastors in Alabama and other states in the Southeast are sticking by the twice-removed Chief Justice. - "This attack on Judge Moore is an attempt Today it is with deep heartfelt sadness that AC/DC has to announce the passing of Malcolm Young.

Judge Roy Moore Accuser Caught Scrubbing Anti-Moore, Anti-Trump Postings from her Facebook Page

One of GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore's accusers, Debbie Gibson, worked as a sign language interpreter for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. As Josh Caplan reported on Friday - Deborah Wesson Gibson, as she goes by on Facebook, supports Moore's Democrat rival, Doug Jones.

Mediaite Q&A: Nicolle Wallace on WH Morale, W’s Speech and …

Deadline: White House , her first full-time hosting gig for MSNBC, is a smart political-panel show that airs in the hours after the White House press briefing, now conducted by Sarah Huckabee Sanders . That timing is fitting, given what makes Wallace's insights on the current administration particularly valuable: a longtime Republican, she was once communications chief for George W. Bush and a senior adviser to Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential bid.

More than 50 years of theories: JFK file release imminent

Seeking to settle the matter once and for all, Congress passed a law 25 years ago mandating the government release all its documents and giving agencies a long window to keep sensitive information secret. And this Thursday, in pursuant with the JFK Records Act, the remaining few thousand secret government documents relating to the assassination - from a total that once made up millions - will see the light of day, barring a block from President Donald Trump.