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A new concept album from the creator of <em>Hamilton</em> sets a cult classic film to a starry hiphop, rock and Broadway soundtrack.

An Israeli company may have taken a huge step forward in the quest for a vegan cheese with the taste and texture of the real thing.

At a hospital in Kentucky, a man who had been declared dead after a drug overdose was moving and visibly crying as he was prepped for surgery to donate his vital organs. The surgery was stopped, and the man is alive three years later.

Higher utility bills. Rising home insurance costs. Damage from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Climate change is hitting Americans’ bank accounts, and older adults are particularly at risk.

During a town hall outside Miami, Trump touted his record on the economy, yet called Jan. 6 a "day of love" and would not back off false claims about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

The British band hasn't had a chart-topping album in a decade, but it pulled out all the stops to promote its latest, <em>Moon Music</em>, including selling more than a dozen different versions of the album.

The polling averages show Vice President Kamala Harris’ lead has dropped in every swing state in recent weeks.

Across Kentucky and elsewhere, officials say safety concerns are making it harder to convince schools to participate in elections, especially for multiple days of early voting.

Ukraine says North Korean military engineers have been sent to Russia to check how well missiles are launching.

Democrats are hoping to pick up one Electoral College vote for Kamala Harris this year. Their spending is affecting Republican Rep. Don Bacon’s campaign to keep his seat.

Jennifer Koh is shaking up the long-established chamber music series at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An example of that is her collaboration with pianist-composer Missy Mazzoli.

The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their research on the institutional roots of national wealth and poverty. They will split the prize money of 11 million Swedish krona or about $1.058 million.