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Regardless of whether a man is an actual father, every dude loves a good dad joke. But what are dad jokes? And what makes the ...

Laughter is one of the best ways to brighten your day, and whether you’re in need of a quick pick-me-up or just want to entertain friends without crossing any lines, clean jokes are the way to go.

Mordechi Rosenfeld, known as Modi, already has the synagogue crowd. Now he wants the “Goyim, gays and theys,” too.

Just last week, John Nagy and his great-grandson presented the Durant police department with a wooden flag and a cross. Several people were taken into custody and thousands of marijuana plants were ...

President Donald Trump told the United Nations on Sept. 25 that renewable energy is "a joke" that will bankrupt nations. Standing before world leaders, he called wind turbines "pathetic" and warned ...

Russell Nelson, center, sits during the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' biannual General Conference in Salt Lake City in 2019. George Frey/Getty Images Yet one of his initiatives made an ...

A memorial book containing a handwritten ledger of Toowoomba locals who served during World War II has been recovered. A trolley collector at shopping centre found the book in a trolley and put it in ...

Two Turkish men, YouTuber Bogac Soydemir and rapper Enes Akgunduz, were jailed after making a religious joke on an online show, which prosecutors claimed could incite hatred. Both men apologized and ...