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Flynn sets record with only 24 days as national security adviser. The average tenure is about 2.6 years.

The previous record for shortest tenure, 4 months, is held by William H. Jackson under President Eisenhower. Henry Kissinger served the longest.

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Armyworm pests invade southern Africa ‘like one of the 10 plagues of the Bible’

African armyworms eat in hordes as dense as 1,000 caterpillars per square meter.

By Ben Guarino • Read more »

Louisville officials receive 52 overdose calls in 32 hours as country’s addiction epidemic explodes

In January alone, Louisville saw 695 overdoses from these substances, a 33 percent increase from last year.

By Travis M. Andrews • Read more »

‘Warm, charismatic woman’: Tom Cruise’s mother, who inspired him to act, dead at 80

Cruise and his mother, Mary Lee South, remained close throughout his life — from the poverty-stricken years when he was young through his career as a Hollywood star.

By Travis M. Andrews • Read more »

PewDiePie, YouTube’s most popular star, dropped by Disney over anti-Semitic jokes

The 27-year-old known as PewDiePie acknowledged that his “jokes were ultimately offensive.”

By Ben Guarino • Read more »

The African, Hindu and Roman goddesses who inspired Beyoncé’s stunning Grammy performance

As in Lemonade and her pregnancy announcement photos released earlier this month, the singer's Grammy performance was packed with artistic nods to African, Hindu and Roman goddesses that signify the womanhood Beyoncé has been reflecting in her most recent work.

By Katie Mettler • Read more »

Another day, another spelling error, this time on the $16.95 inaugural print

"No dream is too big, no challenge is to great.”

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Frenchman sues Uber for $48 million, claiming an app glitch made his wife suspect he was cheating

Now she's his ex.

By Ben Guarino • Read more »