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Residents say a steel mill in Pueblo, Colo., has received preferential treatment for decades as it polluted the creek that runs along their neighborhood.

Many civilians have fled the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Even as the fighting intensifies, some Ukrainians who remain are still trying to go about their normal lives.

Republican legislators in Florida, Arizona, Texas and other states have proposed to ban minors from drag shows.

At least 30 people have been killed in a missile strike in Chasiv Yar in Ukraine. Airstrikes in the east have continued despite Russia pausing its offensive.

Best known for his sly, sexy party anthems, 72-year-old Andre Williams toiled in the music industry trenches for decades, battling homelessness and addiction along the way. In the 1990s, he was rediscovered by young white rockers.

Decades of amazing musical performances are hidden behind the limits of audio technology at the time they were recorded. Now, a new technology re-performs and records classics by Glenn Gould, Alfred Cortot and Art Tatum.

With his free-ringing high notes and his immense fame, the singer brought opera into the lives of millions of people worldwide. He embodied the idea of the "Italian tenor" with passion, charisma and a firm, fresh voice.

Country singer Charlie Louvin was one half of the Louvin Brothers, popular in the 1950s. Now 80, Louvin is experiencing a late career revival. He's adored by younger audiences, and sings with the likes of Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy on his new CD.

The writer once said about his fellow Americans, "It is astonishing that in a country so devoted to the individual, so many people should be afraid to speak." Baldwin was African-American and openly gay — but he was not afraid to speak, and his writings challenged black and white readers alike.

At the core of everything lies a binary on-off switch, says James Gleick, the author of a new book called The Information. Small bits of information, Gleick says, make up our DNA, our brains and our ideas.