Selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, here are the landmarks which are most at risk based on their historical significance and the urgency of the threat against their survival.
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LGBT Americans Feel More Accepted, But Still Claim Discrimination
While the overwhelming majority of respondents shared a positive outlook, they have also felt stigmatized.
All About Eavesdropping: LIFE Magazine’s Eerily Prescient Story From 1966
Nearly 50 years ago, A LIFE cover story warned that the government is snooping on Americans far too much. Some of that story could have been written this week, amid revelations that the Obama administration is collecting Americans’ phone records.
Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Seen as ‘Inevitable’ to Most Americans
It looks like Americans are finally accepting gay marriage, even if nearly half still don’t approve of the same-sex unions.
PRISM by the Numbers: A Guide to the Government’s Secret Internet Data-Mining Program
One day after The Guardian revealed that the U.S. government has been secretly collecting call log data from millions of Verizon customers, The Washington Post reported Thursday that the government’s monitoring of American’s
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7 Things to Know About the Government’s Secret Database of Telephone Data
top secret federal court order reveals that the FBI and the National Security Agency are collecting the cell phone data of millions of Americans.
Airline Accused of Bias for Kicking Yeshiva Students Off Plane
The senior class trip went awry when the group was booted from an AirTran flight at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport on Monday
Special Delivery: $24,000 Worth of Marijuana
Sure, it’s a pipe dream if you smoke the stuff.
Cleveland ‘Hero’ Charles Ramsey Gets a Professional Speaking Deal
The cult hero, who in May helped free three Cleveland women who had been missing for about a decade, could earn $10,000 per appearance.
WATCH: Another Round of Tornadoes Sweeps Through Midwest, Slams Into Oklahoma City Area
Still reeling from the deadly EF5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on May 20, Oklahoma City residents braced themselves for another powerful onslaught of twisters on Friday, May 31, that left nine people dead
Amelia Earhart’s Plane Wreckage May Be Visible in Newly-Released Images
Some believe that the images depict a wing of Earhart’s two-engine Lockheed Electra from her doomed 1937 flight.
Simpsons Theme Park to Open in Orlando
Adults can even enjoy Duff Beer on tap.