Palestinian kids swept up in wave of Israeli arrests

Senate panel gives green light to test biometric exit program

  First Read: Aiming to advance a sweeping immigration reform bill by week’s end, senators on the committee considering the legislation planned marathon sessions to complete its edits, including the approval of a compromise measure to implement a test system for taking foreign visa holders’ fingerprints when they exit the United States.

Takeout sites GrubHub and Seamless will merge

Rival online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.

Posnanski: After years as the best, Pujols is irrelevant

Posnanski: Albert Pujols' at-bats used to be buzzworthy, must-watch events. Now, they're not. Here's the result of his struggles the past few years.

'Cheers' closed 20 years ago: Where are stars?

The sitcom remains a classic, and characters such as Sam, Diane, Norm and Cliff are still fondly remembered.

Boys with ADHD twice as likely to grow up obese

A long-term study released Monday finds men diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as children are twice as likely to be overweight or obese as those who never had the disorder. The results may surprise some parents since ADHD medications can suppress appetite.

Who wants to take a one-way trip to Mars?

A one-way trip to Mars sounds like something you'd wish on your worst enemy — yet more than 78,000 people have paid up to $75 for a chance to die on another planet. Three hopeful voyagers explain why.

NYT: Moonshine U. classes in session in Louisville

It’s been a long time since scofflaw drinkers were forced to resort to bathtub gin. But after whipping up a batch of diluted grain alcohol flavored with juniper berry concentrate for about 40 curious students at a Moonshine University class in Louisville this winter, Colin Blake celebrated the end of Prohibition.