Nov 09 Florida is again at the center of an election controversy By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The deeply purple state will learn Saturday whether there will be recounts in a bitter and tight U.S. Senate race and the governor's race. Continue reading
Nov 09 'This history teacher is making history': How Jahana Hayes ran on education By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week A former high school history teacher and current district administrator, Hayes, a Democrat, will be the first black woman from her state to serve in Congress. Continue reading
Nov 09 Pipe bombs indictment carries potential life prison penalty By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump was indicted Friday on charges carrying a potential penalty of life in prison. Continue reading
Nov 09 Federal judge's ruling delays Keystone XL pipeline By Matthew Daly, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Brian Morris put on hold the $8 billion project to study its environmental impact. Continue reading
Nov 09 Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after fall By Associated Press The 85-year-old Supreme Court justice was in the hospital for treatment after fracturing three ribs in a fall. Continue reading
Nov 09 Appeals court rules against Trump administration on DACA immigration program By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously kept in place a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Continue reading
Nov 09 Michelle Obama reveals she had a miscarriage, used IVF to conceive daughters By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The revelations are made in the former first lady's upcoming memoir. Continue reading
Nov 09 Government Olympic funds not usable for sex abuse probes By Eddie Pells, Associated Press According to the rules of the Justice Department grant awarded last month, it must all be directed toward prevention and education programs, and for auditing national governing bodies' work in sex-abuse prevention. Continue reading
Nov 09 Heroism, harrowing escapes as 'Camp Fire' destroys California town By Don Thompson, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick smoke darkened the daytime sky, wiping out what a Cal Fire official said was a… Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 6:48 Thousand Oaks community 'on edge' after deadly mass shooting In Thousand Oaks, California, a bar’s “College Country Night” turned into carnage as a gunman opened fire on revelers. Frantic patrons used bar stools to smash windows and escape, but 12 people were killed before the shooter apparently turned the… Continue watching