"I can't abide by people imposing their values on me," the plaintiff in the case has said. A court accepted his case on Tuesday.
Read More »Composer Pierre Boulez, A Revered Iconoclast, Has Died At 90
Saying that a musical language always includes both rational and irrational parts, Boulez told Fresh Air in 2005, "What I tried to find, that's freedom — but a freedom which is based on discipline."
Read More »Russia, China And U.S. Condemn North Korea’s Nuclear Test Claims
Members of the UN Security Council "will begin to work immediately" on new measures to punish North Korea, the group said Wednesday.
Read More »North Korea Says It Conducted Hydrogen Bomb Test
The announcement — which has not yet been confirmed by international experts — follows a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that shook the rogue nation's nuclear test site.
Read More »Troubles Are Up In The Middle East, But Oil Prices Are Down. Huh?
In the past, when political tensions increased, oil prices went up too amid supply risks. But now OPEC's power is down and U.S. oil supplies are much greater, helping hold prices steady.
Read More »British-Accented Man In New ISIS Video Is Suspected To Be A Former Salesman
The masked militant is believed to be Siddhartha Dhar, also known as Abu Rumaysah. Before converting to Islam and joining ISIS, he sold moon bounces in East London.
Read More »Decades Later, Victims Of Chicago Police Torture Paid Reparations
Fifty-seven people received payments totaling $5.5 million. "Reparations is not a necessity. But it is a moral compunction and a moral reckoning to right a wrong," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Read More »As Oregon Situation Unfolds, Here’s A Quick Update On Cliven Bundy
The Nevada rancher has racked up more than $1 million in fines and fees. But decades have passed and the federal government still has not collected any money or removed his cattle from federal land.
Read More »In Remote Field In China, There’s Now A Giant Golden Statue Of Mao
The 121-foot-high statue in one of the country's poorest areas was paid for by local businessmen and villagers.
Read More »In Live Address, Obama Takes His Plan For Gun Control To The Public
"The gun lobby may be holding Congress hostage right now. But they cannot hold America hostage," President Obama says.
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