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Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy, has died; he was 91

Hugh Hefner, the man who made "Playboy" a household word, died Wednesday of natural causes, according to the magazine he founded. He was 91. Published September 27, 2017

Spike Lee defends Colin Kaepernick, invokes Jackie Robinson

Two-thirds of the league's players are black, but film director Spike Lee says one black quarterback's failure to play for a team has made the NFL a segregationist institution. Published September 27, 2017

Spike Lee fears U.S. starting nuclear war over North Korea

Filmmaker Spike Lee told a Gold Star family Wednesday evening that he more fears the U.S. starting a nuclear war than he does North Korea. Published September 27, 2017

Nancy Pelosi invites Golden State Warriors to Capitol after Trump dis

After a week of trolling between President Trump and professional sports teams starting with the Golden State Warriors -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got involved Tuesday evening. Published September 26, 2017

Sheila Jackson Lee takes knee on House floor to protest Trump

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee took to the House floor to blast President Trump as divisive, vulgar and "racist" for attacking as "sons of B--s" the NFL players who took a knee before the national anthem. Published September 25, 2017

Paul Manafort wiretapped during Trump campaign

U.S. government investigators were wiretapping the head of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, both before and after the election, CNN reported Monday night. Published September 18, 2017

Bears Ears among national monuments Ryan Zinke wants to shrink

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has reportedly recommended that the Trump administration scale back just 10 of the 27 national monuments he was asked to review back in April. Published September 17, 2017

Colin Kaepernick eyed for Bengal quarterback after poor start

The Cincinnati Bengals have scored zero touchdowns in their first two games, reportedly causing some in the locker room to cast their eyes upon the NFL's best-known available quarterback. Published September 17, 2017

North Korea fires missile amid nuclear test, U.N. sanction tension

North Korea reportedly fired another missile Friday, a time when tensions over nuclear and missile tests and United Nations sanctions have the Korean peninsula on edge. Published September 14, 2017

Floyd Mayweather defends Trump’s language about women

Domestic abuser Floyd Mayweather came to the defense Thursday of President Trump's language about women, calling them just the words of a real man. Published September 14, 2017

Racism banner draped over Green Monster during Red Sox game

During Wednesday night's game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland A's, some fans unfurled a protest sign accusing the U.S. of being a racism-loving country. Published September 13, 2017

Black Lives Matter protesters defaced Jefferson statue at UVa.

The statue of Thomas Jefferson was attacked Tuesday evening by protesters at the university he founded. Published September 12, 2017

Jon Jones UFC champ positive test for banned steroids confirmed

Former UFC champion Jon Jones has reportedly been told his positive test for banned steroids has been confirmed. Published September 12, 2017

Trey Gowdy: FBI not cooperating on Trump dossier

A key House committee investigating an opposition-research dossier containing salacious details on Donald Trump has reportedly subpoenaed personally the heads of both the FBI and the Justice Department over their agencies' noncooperation with the panel's previous efforts. Published September 5, 2017