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Emerging country musician Orville Peck, who is gay, only appears in public in a cowboy hat and mask, and his voice has earned favorable comparisons to Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak and Elvis Presley.

The AFL-CIO president backs changes to police practices and accountability. But the group is also facing criticism for continued ties with police unions.

Efforts by states to to raise the minimum age for buying a long rifle have been challenged in court by gun rights activists.

Rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories were rampant on right-wing social media before verifiable information came out about the gunman who killed 21 people at a Texas elementary school.

The very large, very cold winter storm that's swept across the U.S. has snarled travel for many trying to get home for the holidays.

Shootings in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona were among the incidents across eight states over the weekend.

Senators say they're inching closer to a bipartisan agreement on strengthening the nation's gun laws. They returned to Washington after a weekend in which mass shootings occurred in eight states.

Rebecca Kauffman's new novel centers on a group of friends who reunite after a funeral, and spend an evening together. It's a deceptively simple story with a powerful message: Accept your feelings.

Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan was inspired by a real-life gorilla who lived in a mall in Tacoma, Wash. The author says humans have "a real obligation" to care responsibly for animals in captivity.

The owner of a 12-foot alligator recently seized by conservation officers is fighting for its return, saying the reptile he has shared a home with is a gentle giant that's no danger to anyone.