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A new book argues that Motown was a step in the evolution of the American popular song, a tradition reaching back to songwriters like Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter.

What do Wikipedia and Craigslist have in common with the Tea Party movement? They succeed by being decentralized, says Rod Beckstrom, co-author of the management book The Starfish and the Spider.

Nuclear facilities, like the one Russia controls in Ukraine, should be off limits to warring parties. Russia's seizure of the nuclear plant sets a dangerous precedent.

The current Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, may be the most business-friendly high court of the past century, according to a new study.

For the second year in a row, the number of police officers and federal agents who've died on the job has risen sharply. On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder met with more than two dozen police chiefs from across the country to see what the government can do to help.

Congressional Democrats and three Republicans have struck a deal that hands President Obama an early political victory. They agreed on a compromise bill for the gigantic economic stimulus package that the president requested. Their measure will be put to a vote as early as Thursday in the House and Senate, and it's expected to pass in both chambers.

On Tuesday, 115 cardinals convened, celebrated mass and then entered the Sistine Chapel for the first day of closed door deliberations on who should be the next pope.

Chicago teachers will hit the picket line Thursday morning. The teachers' union voted to go on strike after delegates rejected the school district's contract proposals.

European leaders are meeting for a second emergency summit in Paris to debate how to monitor a potential ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia. It could mean deploying European troops.

Nearly 80 million people are expected to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA, thanks in part to lower gas prices. Meanwhile, winter weather could make travel messy in some areas.