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Gene Kelly stars as Don Lockwood in <em>Singin' in the Rain. </em>In celebration of the 1952 musical's 60th birthday, a newly restored print was released in theaters for a one-night public screening, and a new edition has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

60 Years Later, Still 'Singin' In The Rain'

The beloved musical celebrates its 60th birthday with a one-night screening of a newly restored print and a new reissue on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Supporters of the health care law have recently embraced the term "Obamacare," a word they once recoiled from.

'Obamacare' Sounds Different When Supporters Say It

The term "Obamacare," originally used to disparage President Obama's health care law, is being re-appropriated. During the three days of health care hearings last week, protesters in favor of the law proudly proclaimed their love for "Obamacare." But the final verdict on the word's connotation is still out.

Chiefs Face Uphill Battle, Starting With The Broncos

In Kansas City, 1969 is remembered as the Chiefs’ last Super Bowl season. It’s also the last time when two stalwarts, one undefeated and the other with…

<strong>Say aaaaaah!</strong> Dental caries and other signs of oral disease are plain to see in the upper teeth of this hunter-gatherer, between 14,000 and 15,000 years old. The findings challenge the idea that the original paleo diet was inherently healthy, says paleo-anthropologist Louise Humphrey. It all depended, she says, on what wild foods were available.

Looks Like The Paleo Diet Wasn't Always So Hot For Ancient Teeth

When hunter-gatherers started adding grains and starches to their diet, it brought about the "age of cavities." At least, that's what a lot of people thought. But it turns out that even before agriculture, what hunter-gatherers ate could rot their teeth. The problem: At least some of these ancients had a thing for acorns.

Neuroscientists have found evidence to suggest feeling powerful dampens a part of our brain that helps with empathy.

When Power Goes To Your Head, It May Shut Out Your Heart

If your boss is a jerk, there might be a scientific reason for it. A new study suggests feeling powerful dampens the part of the brain that helps us connect with others.

Aaron Eckhart and Ashley Judd as the president and first lady in <em>Olympus Has Fallen</em>.

With Vengeance And Violence, 'Olympus Has Fallen' Flat

This macho action film starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman is a vigilante fantasy about terrorists and turncoats invading the United States. It's a popular genre, but critic David Edelstein says he's tired of the American addiction to these tropes.

Candidates for governor of Kentucky: Democrat Jack Conway (from left), independent Drew Curtis and Republican Matt Bevin.

This November, Will Kentucky Stop Voting Like It's 1865?

To understand current-day political branding in Kentucky, you have to go back to the Civil War.

Thousands Of Kansans, Missourians Could Lose Health Coverage If Court Erases Subsidies

More than 300,000 consumers in Kansas and Missouri have a stake in the case argued Wednesday in the U.S. Supreme Court over a provision in the Affordable…

In North Charleston, Video Of Police Shooting 'Sickens' City Leaders

The mayor and police chief of the South Carolina town met relatives of Walter Scott, the man who was shot in the back as he ran from a policeman. Video of the shooting contradicts the officer's story.

Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle emerges from a chamber concealing a 360-year-old passageway that was rediscovered during renovation work in the Houses of Parliament in London.

Long-Forgotten Secret Passageway Discovered In A Wall At U.K. Parliament

A tiny keyhole in the wood paneling turned out to be a portal to Britain's history — a passage created 360 years ago for the coronation of Charles II.

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