Nation

Former “Gossip Girl” star Penn Badgley said he’s tried to cut ties with social media and questions its value. (Oct. 19)

Randy Quaid, the Emmy- and Oscar-nominated actor – and headline-making outlaw – has inspired a country song by recording artist Shooter Jennings, “Fast Horses and Good Hideouts.” (Oct. 19)

Anna Faris says she and six-year-old Jack cherish family time cooking together. (Oct. 19)

Before making it big in Hollywood, Anna Faris was an awkward teen. (Oct. 19)

Kathryn Hahn, 45, says she can relate to the idea of keeping her personal life private and she’s proud of that. (Oct. 19)

Four members of legendary group New Edition – Bobby Brown and Bell Biv DeVoe, now calling themselves RBRM – talk touring together again after more than 30 years in the business. (Oct. 20)

Highlights of this day in history: ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ takes place during Watergate scandal; Gen. Douglas MacArthur returns to Philippines; Jacqueline Kennedy weds Aristotle Onassis; Three Lynyrd Skynyrd members die in plane crash. (Oct. 20)

When 80-foot pines started snapping all around their house, Nathan Bunting knew there was only one unlikely place for his family to take refuge.

The jackpot in the Mega Millions continues to climb, to a record-setting $1 billion for the drawing Friday night at 11 p.m. EDT.

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