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Actress Lori Loughlin enters through the back door at federal court on Aug. 2019, in Boston, for a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal.

Lori Loughlin And Mossimo Giannulli Receive Prison Sentences For Admissions Scheme

The Full House star will serve two months, and her fashion designer husband will serve five months. They pleaded guilty in May to fraud charges related to securing their daughters' admission to USC.

A woman dances while sitting on her friend's shoulders during St. Patrick's Day festivities in Denver last year.

When Other Cultures' Holidays Become An Excuse To Party

From St. Patrick's Day to Cinco de Mayo, holidays from specific cultures and religions have been embraced by people looking for a reason to celebrate. What's gained and what's lost?

Fried chicken and mac and cheese: A study suggests Southern cuisine may be at the center of a tangled web of reasons why blacks in America are more prone to hypertension than whites.

Southern Diet Blamed For High Rates Of Hypertension Among Blacks

Fried chicken, mac and cheese and sweet drinks: A study suggests Southern cuisine may be at the center of a tangled web of reasons why blacks in America are more prone to hypertension than whites.

When Other Cultures' Holidays Become An Excuse To Party

From St. Patrick's Day to Cinco de Mayo, holidays from specific cultures and religions have been embraced by people looking for a reason to celebrate. What's gained and what's lost?

Marie Andrews holds a pyx, the vessel she uses to transport the consecrated Communion wafer to homebound parishioners. Andrews is an officially sanctioned Eucharistic minister in the Roman Catholic Church.

Possibility Of Female Deacons Gives Some Catholics Hope

Pope Francis recently opened the door to the possibility of women as deacons in the Catholic Church. Some women have sought official recognition for the ministries they already perform.

Cats overtake an empty tourist shop in Jordan's ancient city of Petra.

Animals Roam Free In Petra Heritage Site Under Jordan's COVID-19 Lockdown

Tourists' absence from the ancient city has made way for the cats, dogs, birds and other creatures to take over.

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal, the Yazidi new year, is about fertility and new life. An ancient Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidis color eggs for the holiday in honor of the colors that Tawus Melek, God's chief angel, is said to have spread throughout the new world.

For Yazidis In U.S., New Year Holiday Brings Taste Of Lamb And The Home They Fled

Like other spring holidays, Sere Sal is about fertility and new life. For Yazidi refugees who fled genocide at the hands of ISIS in Iraq, cooking the foods of the holiday is a way to re-create home.

Residents of Pereslavl-Zalessky gathered for a protest against planned garbage dumps earlier this month. As Russian President Vladimir Putin approaches his 20th year in power, anger over bread-and-butter issues is sparking protests.

'The Rot Starts From The Top': Russians Protest Over Problems Big And Small

As President Vladimir Putin approaches his 20th year in power, anger over bread-and-butter issues is sparking demonstrations across the country.

With many U.S. cities on lockdown, demand for rides has dried up, exacerbating the financial woes of ride-hailing apps like Lyft.

Lyft Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Employees As Virus Saps Demand For Rides

The ride-hailing company is also furloughing hundreds of workers and cutting pay as it tries to reduce costs during the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the many murals at Barrio Logan's Chicano Park, April 27, 2014.

Chicano Park Designated As A National Historic Landmark

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell Wednesday designated 24 new National Historic Landmarks, including Chicano Park in San Diego.

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