For Denny Hamlin, Thursday night's qualifying session at Charlotte Motor Speedway felt like a victory -- and it came from pushing his car to the absolute limit.

Forced federal spending cuts intended to be equal and across-the-board have lately fallen harder on the nation's poor, sick and elderly.

Morgan Freeman tried his hardest to stay awake during a televised interview this morning, but he just couldn't do it.

A treasure trove of rarities, oddities and tech "firsts" has been brought together -- including an experimental 17th century mechanical calculator, a 108-year-old telephone and an incredibly rare, he…