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Maya Angelou to be honored with postal stamp
Maya Angelou will soon be commemorated in a new forever stamp.
California plastic bag ban delayed
The nation's first state-wide ban on plastic bags has been pushed back more than a year after opponents secured enough signatures to put it to a public vote.
"In 2014, I turned $1 million into $120 million.
In 2014, I turned $1 million into $120 million. Too bad it wasn't real money.
Stan Lee draws Spider-Man for a child with autism
It was a story that moved Stan Lee, the creator of many of the best-known superheroes in history, into action: a Spider-Man-loving boy with autism named Jamel Hunter. According to the New York Times, a December Times article about the child, who reportedly didn't say a word until he was in preschool, caught the eye of one of Lee's neighbors, jazz musician Corky Hale.
Superbug cases reported in North Carolina; 1 dead
The same superbug that contributed to two deaths in Los Angeles has been reported in North Carolina, where one person has died, a spokesman told CNN. Eighteen people have contracted carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, so far this year, said Kevin McCarthy, spokesman with the Carolinas HealthCare System.
Cruisers' choice: Best cruise ships of 2015
While Disneyland has long been known as the "happiest place on Earth," Disney's cruise ships sound like they're also pretty cheerful spots to vacation. At least that's what the 2015 Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice Awards, announced Monday, are indicating. Disney Cruise Line dominated this year's awards, winning in 12 categories.
Reality Check: Artist snaps flicks of people in trash
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a California-based photographer turned a picture into a reality check. Award-winning photographer Gregg Segal decided it was high time Americans had a visual of their waste production, so he decided to snap pictures of people in seven days of their own trash in a series titled: "7 Days of Garbage." The photos went viral.
Sean Penn and others rile up social media at the Oscars
Between light-hearted moments like Benedict Cumberbatch taking a swig from a hip flask and Neil Patrick Harris parading on stage in his underwear, it was all about activism and controversial topics at the 87th Academy Awards. A broad range of issues, from immigration to suicide to Alzheimer's disease to wage inequality, took center stage.
California's oranges are rotting on the docks
California's famous navel oranges and Washington's apples are rotting in the hot L.A. sun.
Stevie Wonder tribute may have been better than Grammys
It was a big night for one of music's biggest stars.
