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President-elect Barack Obama's choice for secretary of Housing and Urban Development got a friendly welcome at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. Shaun Donovan said his top priority at HUD will be to address the foreclosure crisis, which he said has led to some 2 million families losing their homes last year.

Melissa Block and food writer Mark Bittman visit a farmer's market, and return with ingredients for a springtime meal that features an unusual use for beets.

Atlanta beat the odds and will be the first team to pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Washington will pick second — followed by Houston and San Antonio.

Swift's 14th chart-topping album ties with singer Jay Z for most No.1 albums on the Billboard charts by a soloist. Only the Beatles have more No.1 albums.

Yes, inequality is rising in the U.S. But it's falling when you look at all of humanity.

A data scientist pitted rappers against Shakespeare to see who had the more extensive vocabulary. But he says he isn't trying to make some sweeping statement about the lyrical prowess of hip-hop.

A Norwegian organization says that two seismic networks it oversees saw an explosion at the war-torn Kakhovka dam in Ukraine around the time it failed.

Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are pressing for the release of a so-called torture report on Bush-era interrogation practices. But there are several hurdles to clear before portions of the report might become declassified.

A lot has changed in the month since the first Republican presidential debate — perhaps most notably the number of Republican rivals willing to attack Donald Trump.

Bob Mondello looks at a new documentary about the economic meltdown and examines where it falls in a spectrum of current fact-based films.