Federal Investigators Pinpoint What Caused String Of Gas Explosions In Mass.
The National Transportation Safety Board says a natural gas company engineer made a major mistake in developing construction plans, resulting in a disastrous chain reaction.
Texas Students Will Soon Learn Slavery Played A Central Role In The Civil War
The state’s previous social studies standards listed three causes for the Civil War: sectionalism, states’ rights and slavery, in that order.
FBI Re-Creates Fake Heads Used In 1962 Alcatraz Prison Escape
When three inmates escaped Alcatraz in 1962 they used fake heads to fool the prison guards. Now, the FBI has re-created the heads in order to preserve the history of an escape that is still unsolved.
Florida Election Officials Have Until Sunday To Turn In Final Tallies In Senate Race
In Florida’s close Senate race, hand recounts progressed quickly on Friday, ahead of a Sunday deadline to report official results.
Education Department Announces New Rules For Sexual Assault Cases On College Campuses
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced new rules for how colleges handle sexual assault and harassment, saying they will fix a “failed” and “shameful” system that’s unfair to accused students.
Supreme Court To Weigh In On Dispute Over Census Citizenship Question Evidence
The justices will hear arguments over whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross can be questioned under oath for the lawsuits over the controversial citizenship question he added to the 2020 census.
Families Desperately Searching For Their Loved Ones After The Camp Fire
More than 600 people are still missing in the area burned by the Camp Fire in Northern California. One man has been searching for his spouse for more than a week.
Georgia Facing Final Deadline For Ballot Certification In Governor’s Race
By Friday evening, Georgia’s counties must certify voter ballots. The results of the highly debated governor’s race in the state may be nearing a call.
Trump Says He Has Completed Written Answers For Mueller, But Not Turned Them In
The president told reporters the questions were “very routinely answered by me” and that he was able to answer them “very easily.” Trump reiterated that the Russia investigation is a “hoax.”
The Latest On The Election Recounts Happening In Florida
A judge in Florida is considering whether to extend deadlines in statewide recounts, as the U.S. Senate race moved to a hand recount and some counties struggled to update their tallies on time.
‘What Took A Lifetime To Accumulate … Was Incinerated In Minutes’
For those who have survived the deadly fires in Northern and Southern California, the escape was just the beginning. Now, they face the daunting task of rebuilding the lives they made.
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