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President Barack Obama suffered a big setback Tuesday when two of his nominees withdrew their names from consideration for top administration jobs. Tom Daschle, the former Senate majority leader, pulled his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services. Nancy Killefer withdrew her name from consideration as Mr. Obama's chief government performance officer.

France shut down Thursday as the country experienced a general strike. The action, called by eight of the country's biggest trade unions, is intended to protest the effects of the global recession, and to demand that the government make protecting employment its top priority.

President Obama set out to create an administration with higher ethical standards and fewer ties to the lobbying industry in Washington. Obama also set out to assemble the most experienced, plugged in and hyperconnected team of Cabinet members and top-level staffers ever. Were these two goals mutually exclusive?

Kirsty Logan's debut novel follows a traveling circus floating through a drowned world where "damplings" aspire to live on the rare patches of land, and hints of magic provide a fairytale feel.

Jimmy Santiago Baca began writing poetry while he was serving a five-year sentence in prison. His new anthology tells the story of his journey to becoming a celebrated Chicano poet.

Supporters and opponents of abortion rights are reacting to President Trump's pick of Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court. The pick was the culmination of a promise Trump made to social conservatives.

The Clinton campaign revealed just how much the former president and secretary of state made in 2014 and 2015.

Why do we like an original painting more than a forgery? Paul Bloom argues that humans are essentialists – that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not just as an illusion, but a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is.

One of the options for women runners is a bodysuit that is noticeably cut high on the hips. Critics say the outfit looks uncomfortable, revealing — and problematic.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, called for new elections in Israel as the country continues its war with Hamas.