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Actors Henry Winkler (left), Penny Marshall, Writer/producer Garry Marshall, Cindy Williams and Dick Van Dyke pose for a portrait during the "TV Land Awards" in 2008.

Remembering Garry Marshall, For Whom We Stayed Up Past 8 O'Clock

Garry Marshall was the creator of Happy Days and the director of Pretty Woman and The Flamingo Kid. We look at his long career as a producer, director, writer and actor.

GOP Convention Day 3: Big Political Stars Set Stage For VP Pick Mike Pence

The program will feature Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, as well as Govs. Rick Scott and Scott Walker riffing off the theme "Make America First Again." Gov. Mike Pence headlines.

A Broward County, Fla., employee takes water samples in a yard to test for mosquito larvae in June. It's part of the county's mosquito control program.

Florida Officials Probe Zika Case That May Not Be Related To Travel

The Florida Department of Health says it's possible that a Zika infection in Miami-Dade County is not related to travel in a country where Zika is spreading. An investigation is underway.

In the Media: Millions in Cost Overruns on Baltimore Contracts; Md. Will Not Limit Inmate Mail

A digest of Baltimore news from local sources.From the Baltimore Sun: Lawmakers concerned over millions in cost overruns on Baltimore contracts"Lawmakers…

Starting this week, Wal-Mart, America's largest grocer, says it will start piloting sales of weather-dented apples at a discount in 300 of its Florida stores.

Wal-Mart, America's Largest Grocer, Is Now Selling Ugly Fruit And Vegetables

Lots of tasty, nutritious produce ends up in landfills because it doesn't meet retail beauty standards. Now Wal-Mart is testing sales of wonky apples and spuds in hundreds of Texas and Florida stores.

'Veep' Showrunner On Politics And The 'Thankless Task' Of Being Second In Command

David Mandel, the Emmy-nominated writer, director and executive producer of the HBO series Veep, discusses the current season of the show, his work on SNL and the 2016 presidential election.

Conservative writer and Internet personality Milo Yiannopoulos has been permanently banned from Twitter.

What Does It Take To Get Permanently Banned From Twitter?

Twitter says it's reviewing its hateful-conduct policy. The suspension of conservative writer Milo Yiannopoulos has prompted a new focus on the company's ongoing struggle to rein in abusive messages.

WATCH: During Turkish Coup Attempt, Man Defies 2 Tanks And Survives

Video footage shows a man standing in front of the first tank. When it doesn't stop, he runs backward a few steps, then throws himself on the ground — remaining safely between the tank's treads.

Grains, beads and bangles unearthed from dig sites in Banda, Ghana, tell of a time when droughts did not bring famine. (Above) Archaeologists Amanda Logan and Osei Kofi dig into the floor of a house from the 1500s.

An Archaeological Mystery In Ghana: Why Didn't Past Droughts Spell Famine?

A terrible drought hit Ghana in the 1400s, far worse than today's conditions. Yet people had enough to eat, while today they go hungry. What changed? In a word, colonialism, a new study suggests.

Actors Diana Sands, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil and Sidney Poitier appear in the 1961 film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's <em>A Raisin in the Sun</em>.

Hollywood And The Middle Class: Selling Dreams Of 'Somewhere That's Green'

We don't call Hollywood a "Dream Factory" for nothing. If you have a vision of the sort of place you'd like to live, Tinseltown can bring it to life.

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