Today’s Climate: July 21, 2010

Local, independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under p

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers don’t know for sure how big their budget deficit is,

Even though Tom Brady said last year he is retired "for good," he isn't completely shutting the door

Adapting a video game into a TV series seems like an obvious move for Jonathan Nolan, a longtime gam

NEW YORK (AP) — The December holidaysare supposed to be a time of joyful celebration, but the season

Two of America’s leading gun parts manufacturers have agreed to temporarily halt sales of their prod

O.J. Simpson, the former athlete whose name stirred controversy over the 1994 criminal trial involvi

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities allege Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Lo

Big box discount store Big Lots announced that it may close up to 315 stores in an Securities and Ex

A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 said she stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please t

Kevin Costner is open to returning to "Yellowstone" despite his surprise exit after five seasons.Cos

Heeeeere's Johnny? More like here's Jack Nicholson—and Jack Quaid.After all, Dennis Quaid revealed t

Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — The last

SAO PAULO (AP) — Headline-grabbing billionaire Elon Musk is clashing with a Supreme Court justice in

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament held a long-awaited debate Thursday on liberalizing the co

Poland has a strict abortion law — and many abortions. Lawmakers are now tackling the legislation