Nation May 01 One dead, three wounded after stabbing at UT Austin Four people were stabbed Monday on the University of Texas at Austin campus in an attack that left one person dead outside the campus gymnasium.
Nation Apr 20 The Rover Pipeline leaked millions of gallons of drilling fluid into Ohio wetlands Energy Transfer Partners is coming under renewed scrutiny for two pipeline spills that released more than 2 million gallons of drilling fluid into Ohio wetlands earlier this month.
Politics Mar 01 New DNC head: ‘Unity is our greatest strength and Donald Trump’s worst nightmare’ Tom Perez and Rep. Keith Ellison, the new leadership of the Democratic National Committee, say now is the time for Democrats to come together.
Politics Feb 14 House panel votes to block D.C.’s Death with Dignity Act A House committee voted on Monday to block the District of Columbia's Death with Dignity Act, which allows terminally ill patients to seek medication to end their life.
Nation Feb 13 Judge to hear arguments on Dakota Access pipeline work A federal judge will hear arguments on whether to stop work on the $3.8 billion pipeline until a legal battle with Native American tribes is resolved.
Nation Feb 09 Tribe files legal challenge as construction of Dakota Access pipeline continues Construction resumed on the Dakota Access pipeline project this week. Energy Transfer Partners says the pipeline could be operational as early as June.
Politics Jan 24 Trump signs order to advance Keystone XL and Dakota pipelines Protesters are gathering outside the White House after President Trump said he plans to “renegotiate some of the terms” of the controversial pipelines.
Politics Jan 20 Trump campaign continued paying private security firms after election, records show Donald Trump's campaign continued paying private security firms after the election, records show. If Trump continues using private security guards as president to supplement his Secret Service protection, it would be an unusual arrangement.
Nation Dec 15 Facebook unveils plan to flag fake news stories A drop-down menu will now allow users to report Facebook content as a “fake news story.”…
Nation Dec 10 What’s next for the Dakota Access Pipeline? In the standoff over the Dakota Access Pipeline, neither side is calling it quits after a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to halt a final leg of the project.