California Carr Fire Leaves Many Unsure About Their Future
People who escaped the Carr fire near Redding, Calif., are living with uncertainty: some know they lost their homes; some know their homes are standing but don’t know when they can go back.
San Francisco Squalor: City Streets Strewn With Trash, Needles And Human Feces
The city’s streets are so filthy that at least one infectious disease expert has compared San Francisco to some of the dirtiest slums in the world.
Wells Fargo To Pay $2 Billion Penalty Over Bad Information Used To Sell Mortgages
Wells Fargo will pay a civil penalty for allegedly selling residential mortgage loans that included misstated income information, the Justice Department said.
Possible U.S. Remains Turned Over By North Korea Head To Hawaii For Analysis
Vice President Pence will be on hand when 55 boxes thought to contain remains of U.S. troops arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. They will be sent to a lab for possible identification.
Saying Economy Is Strong, Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged For Now
The Federal Reserve held steady with no rate increase, but it is expected to raise rates twice more by the end of the year. The Fed said “economic activity has been rising at a strong rate.”
Former President Obama Makes His First 2018 Midterm Picks
Barack Obama weighed in on behalf of 81 Democratic candidates for federal and state office, calling them “leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent.”
Let’s Talk About Sex
Talking about sex can be hard — even unthinkable. Often, it’s easier to have it than discuss it. We want to know from you: What’s missing from our conversations about sex?
Former Fraternity Member Gets House Arrest In Penn State Hazing Death
Ryan Burke, who was in charge of recruitment at Beta Theta Pi fraternity, is the first person to plead guilty in the case.
The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals
Beauty and the Beast and Almost, Maine topped the list of most popular high school plays and musicals, according to Dramatics magazine’s rankings. The magazine has been publishing its list since 1938.
Ride-Hailing Services Add To Traffic Congestion, Study Says
Transportation consultant Bruce Schaller’s latest study of the impact of ride-hailing services shows that they transported 2.61 billion passengers last year — a 37 percent jump in just one year.
Puerto Rico’s Wounded Medicaid Program Faces Even Deeper Cuts
State Medicaid programs already get much more money from the federal government than Puerto Rico Medicaid gets — and the storm-ravaged U.S. territory’s safety net for the poor is barely hanging on.
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