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  • 'Oppenheimer' wins Oscar for best picture
    Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer capped off a big night at the Oscars by being the popular and highly regarded director's first film to win the top prize.
  • "Son of a Preacher Man" was Dusty Springfield's debut on Atlantic. The entire album that spawned it, <em>Dusty in Memphis</em>, was recorded at American Studios.
    The Forgotten Story Of Memphis' American Studios
    Memphis has been a music town since anyone can remember, and it's had places to record that music since there have been records. Some of its studios — Sun, Stax and Hi — are well-known, but American Studios produced its share of hits, and yet remains obscure.
  • New White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough (left), at Friday's announcement. Behind the president: outgoing Chief of Staff Jacob "Jack" Lew, who has been nominated to be Treasury secretary.
    Obama Names New Chief Of Staff, New Counterterrorism Adviser
    Top aide Denis McDonough is moving into the chief of staff's office. Justice Department official Lisa Monaco is taking on the counterterrorism post.
  • The Memphis pop band Big Star (composed at one point of, from left to right, Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens, Chris Bell and Alex Chilton) would eventually be acknowledged as a significant force among purveyors of power-pop — though not until years after the group's demise.
    For Power-Pop Fans, The Woeful Ballad Of 'Big Star'
    For many, the entry point into Big Star's legacy is the opening theme song of That '70s Show.But long before Ashton Kutcher met Mila Kunis, a cult-favorite Memphis band struggled to make it big — and some of its members died trying.
  • Coneys are so associated with Greek American culture in the Detroit area that when he opened his diner along Woodward Avenue in 1964, William Lipson — who isn't Greek — felt compelled to name it Athens.
    Coney: The Hot Dog That Fed Detroit's American Dream
    As the Motor City rose, it dined on a chili-topped dog that helped immigrants make it in the U.S.
  • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney walks with his wife, Ann, and other family members, along with Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte, in the Wolfeboro, N.H., Independence Day parade Wednesday. Ayotte has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential contender.
    Romney: Obama's Health Care Mandate Is A Tax
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spent his July Fourth holiday marching in a New Hampshire parade. He also backtracked on a top adviser's statement calling the individual mandate in the Obama health care law a fee or a fine. Romney says the Supreme Court ruled that it's a tax.
  • Punk Band's Case Tests Putin's Tolerance For Dissent
    Three women charged with blasphemy went on trial Monday in Russia in a case that's being seen as a major test of President Vladimir Putin's tolerance for dissent. The women are members of the band Pussy Riot. They were arrested after staging a punk rock protest at the altar of a Moscow cathedral.
  • In 2007, Bernie Sanders took part in a Vermont walk for "Step It Up 2007," a movement aimed at reducing carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050.
    Where Presidential Candidates Stand On Climate Change
    The majority of Americans favor government action, but the candidates — and big donors — differ greatly. Here is what they've said on the topic, beginning with whether climate change is real.
  • Choosing a home health agency can be even more difficult than picking a nursing home.
    Home Health Agencies Get Medicare's Star Treatment
    For the first time, the government is using a star system to rate agencies that care for seniors in their homes. Medicare was stingy with top ratings and also the poorest scores.
  • New York State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico, left, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo speak to members of the media during a news conference on June 26 in Malone, N.Y. On Tuesday, 12 officials from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., were placed on leave following a prison break and manhunt for convicted murderers David Sweat and Richard Matt.
    A Dozen Officials Suspended As Probe Into N.Y. Prison Break Widens
    The house-cleaning of top administrators and guards at the prison where two inmates escaped comes as the FBI begins its own investigation into possible corruption and drug dealing at the facility.
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