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Ex-NSA Director Stands By Trump, Confirms Agency’s Tie to Ransomware Attack

Keith Alexander had kind words for the President despite recent intelligence scandal.

Whales’ 36-Million-Year-Old Missing Link

A 36-million-year-old fossil found in Peru may be the key to whale evolution.

How Drones Are Helping Fight the Largest Cocaine Boom in History

Coast Guard now uses surveillance drones to help catch smugglers on the high seas.

Settlers of Catan Rewrote the Rules of Board-Game Culture

Board games for kids had monopoly until German game gave adults a turn.

Influential New York City Photographer’s Print Up for Auction

Berenice Abbott's work captured shift from 'old New York' to bustling Metropolis.

Whistleblower John Kiriakou Used CIA Training Helped Him Survive Prison

'Doing Time' author tells RCL how he thrived behind bars after waterboarding interview.

John F. Kennedy’s Personal Tailor Still Plying His Trade in New York

Late president's tailor is still filling orders and making one-of-a-kind requests decades later.

Jimmy Kimmel Invited Back to Host the 90th Academy Awards

The Oscars envelope snafu apparently didn’t dampen the Academy’s opinion of the comedian.

Hedge Fund Managers Raking in Billions, Finds 2017 Rich List

Best-paid managers earned $11 billion in 2016, per annual Alpha report

NBA Draft: LaVar Ball Creates Name — and Trouble — for Son Lonzo

How soon-to-be NBA player Lonzo Ball's father has built the family's brand.

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft on Friend Donald Trump: ‘Loyalty Trumps Politics’

Kraft says the President was one of six people who were there for him after his wife died.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Reveals Horrific Secret of Family Slave

The late Alex Tizon's final story in The Atlantic is one he waited his entire life to tell.

Marvel Folds Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Black Panther & The Crew’ Comic After Just Two Issues

Author cites poor sales; book was offshoot of his Hugo Award–nominated 'Black Panther' series.

‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-Offs Will All Be Prequels; HBO Adds a Fifth

George R.R. Martin revealed details about the HBO offshoots of his books series.

Millions of Plastic Pieces Washing Up on Isolated Pacific Island

Henderson Island is awash in trash, despite being thousands of miles away from any major city.

Leonardo DiCaprio Pleads for Action to Save Porpoise from Imminent Extinction

The actor's tweet prompted a response from the Mexican government.