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Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig in 2011.

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig To Retire After Next Season

During his tenure, the steroids era ballooned and the game added a third division, the wild card and interleague play. He will serve until Jan. 24, 2015.

Chef Mike Isabella, who owns three restaurants in Washington, D.C., came up with the Fit for Hope weight loss challenge for his peers in the restaurant industry.

Are Chefs On Competitive Diets Good Public Health Messengers?

Chefs are the masterminds behind restaurants that enable and celebrate indulgence and gluttony. So when they do weight loss challenges, the messages are mixed.

Key methamphetamine ingredient pseudoephedrine is most easily found in cold and allergy medicines.

Big Pharma And Meth Cooks Agree: Keep Cold Meds Over The Counter

In 2006, Oregon successfully made pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient of meth, a prescription drug. Since then, Mother Jones' Jonah Engle reports, 24 states have tried to follow suit — and 23 have failed. Engle attributes those failures to pharmaceutical companies' massive lobbying efforts.

'How Much Will Obamacare Cost Me?' Try Our Calculator

Many people aren't sure if they'll qualify for subsidized insurance. Many also don't know how much insurance might cost them. Information about premiums is now available in most places, and here's a tool to make use of it.

In a Broadway transfer of the American Repertory Theatre's acclaimed production of <em>The Glass Menagerie,</em> Cherry Jones plays Amanda, mother to the very troubled Laura (Celia Keenan-Bolger). The play cemented Tennessee Williams' reputation as an American original when it premiered in 1945.

An American Masterpiece, And A 'Menagerie' Of Stars

A revival of Tennessee Williams' glorious 1945 drama opens tonight at Broadway's Booth Theater. Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones star in the play, which is partly based on the playwright's own life and family.

A general view of the field at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

Police: San Francisco Killing Was Sparked By Baseball Rivalry

A 24-year-old Dodgers fan was stabbed to death, after leaving the ballpark on Wednesday. Police said it was another incident sparked by a Dodgers-Giants rivalry.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks at a Sept. 10 Capitol Hill rally against Obamacare.

Tea Party Strains GOP's Ties To Big Business

The GOP can still reasonably claim to be the "party of business." But it's clear there's a significant amount of tension between the Republican Party and the business community.

Cinnamon, as she's called, serves as the de facto "mayor" of a homeless encampment of an estimated 60 people near Fresno's downtown. It's not a place for children, she says, but overall, as a single woman, she feels safe there.

Fresno Officials Dismantle Homeless Encampments

City officials are planning to remove a large homeless encampment on the outskirts of downtown. The California city, where 1 in 4 people live below the poverty line, has taken down three other large encampments in recent weeks. The moves have been controversial and displaced hundreds of people.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., looks at a countdown-to-shutdown clock during a news conference in the Capitol on Thursday.

Countdown To Shutdown: It's GOP Senator Vs. GOP Senator

Tea Party backed senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah got into a rhetorical fight with fellow Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who accused them of grandstanding.

The government shutdown battle is just the beginning — next comes a fight over the nation's debt ceiling.

What The House Wants: A Debt Ceiling Preview

The showdown over the possible government shutdown is still going on, but already some House Republicans are thinking about the next big battle — over raising the government's debt limit. Here's a look at the list of things they want in exchange for preventing a debt default.

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