To Gerrymander Or Not To Gerrymander? That's The Question For Democrats
The Supreme Court essentially approved the practice in a recent ruling. Will Democrats still make good on promises to take partisanship out of redistricting? (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)
View ArticleFederal Judge Blocks Trump Policy Ordering Indefinite Detention For...
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said it is unconstitutional to keep credible asylum-seekers in custody indefinitely as they await immigration proceedings, reversing a Trump administration order....
View ArticleAs Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures
The Trump administration will soon let oil companies bid on land to drill in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Some Alaska Natives fear harm to migrating caribou, others see opportunity....
View ArticleAirstrike On Migrant Detention Center In Libya Kills At Least 44 People
The U.N. says the strike hit a hangar within the Tajoura Detention Center, obliterating what had been a shelter that was housing roughly 120 people. (Image credit: Ismail Zetouni/Reuters)
View ArticleThousands of barrels of Jim Beam bourbon burn in Kentucky
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — Firefighters in Kentucky are trying to extinguish a burning Jim Beam warehouse filled with about 45,000 barrels of bourbon. Woodford County Emergency Management Director Drew...
View ArticleU.S. Border Patrol, Mexican Authorities Search Rio Grande For Missing 2-Year-Old
The search has been focused in an area near Del Rio, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the girl's mother told agents that her daughter went missing while they tried to cross the river....
View ArticlePolice chief: Investigators find remains believed to be 2-year-old Noah Tomlin
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Investigators have found the remains of a child believed to be 2-year-old Noah Tomlin, Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult says. Sult announced the development in a noon news...
View ArticleHeavy Rains Force Evacuation Orders For More Than 1 Million People In Japan
Some areas have already surpassed record rainfall levels, and with more rain in the forecast, the ground could simply give way, Japan's weather agency says. (Image credit: Kyodo/Reuters)
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to charges in cockfighting ring investigation in Va. Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A man who was charged in connection to an investigation into a cockfighting ring in Virginia Beach pleaded guilty this week. Rolando Salazar Geronimo was charged with 12...
View ArticleFacebook images and videos causing issues around the world
Facebook is officially DOWN for many users as images are loading very slowly and failing to upload on the site for many. The Facebook team hasn’t released any information on the downtime as of yet,...
View ArticleThis California City Has The Nation's Worst Job Market: 'I'm Applying...
At a time when the United States is enjoying the lowest unemployment rate in a half century, California's Imperial Valley still suffers from a shortage of good jobs. (Image credit: Jim Zarroli/NPR)
View ArticleJuul Doesn't Need To Advertise To Young People. Everyone Else Is Doing It For...
A study shows the main drivers of Juul's social media presence are young people and third-party vendors, not the company itself. And vaping continues to look cool online among young people. (Image...
View ArticleHopeful Squatters, Angry Owners, A Murder: South Africa's Land Reform
South Africa's president made a promise to redistribute white-owned land to blacks. But it's a tense and controversial process, (Image credit: Daniella Cheslow/NPR)
View ArticleHampton Police News Conference: Child’s remains found at steam plant
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce a tragic development in the search for missing Hampton toddler Noah Tomlin. Chief Sult said...
View ArticleAuthorities searching for missing 60-year-old swimmer near Oregon Inlet
HATTERAS, N.C. (WAVY) — Authorities are searching for a swimmer who has been reported missing near the Oregon Inlet. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore issued a news release Wednesday that said a...
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