8 mins agoSenators reach deal to vote on 9/11 victims fund as Dems blast proposed Lee amendmentSenators from both parties reached a deal Thursday to bring a bill that would all but ensure that the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund never runs out of money to a vote next week.
14 mins agoFort Lauderdale restores much of its water service, urges people to boil waterFort Lauderdale officials said much of its water service had been temporary restored Thursday following a water main break, but urged residents to boil water until further notice.
1 hour agoEx-University of Illinois doctoral student gets life in prison in slaying of visiting Chinese scholarAfter a federal jury said Thursday that its members had failed to agree on the death penalty, a former University of Illinois doctoral student drew a lifetime prison sentence for the rape and murder of a 26-year-old scholar from China he abducted from a bus stop near campus in 2017.
1 hour agoTennessee church vandalized with racial slurs, images of male genitaliaDeputies in Tennessee are investigating after racial slurs and graphic images of male genitalia were spray-painted on a church this week.
1 hour agoRand Paul says Jon Stewart is 'neither funny nor informed,' slamming 'lies' about 9/11 bill Jon Stewart made himself part of the political "B.S." when he attacked two Republican lawmakers over their delay of the 9/11 victims compensation reauthorization bill, according to Sen. Rand Paul.
14:182 hours agoSenators Schumer and Gillibrand discuss the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Lawmakers hold a press conference after a bill to support the ground zero first responders is killed in the senate.
2 hours agoApollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins disagrees with NASA's planned Moon return: 'We should shoot directly for Mars'Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins wants NASA to aim its sights squarely on Mars for future space exploration.
2 hours agoCastro calls impeachment punt 'mistake,' warns that Trump could get 'clean bill of political health'Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is taking aim at fellow Dems in the House of Representatives for voting against a resolution to introduce articles of impeachment against Republican President Trump.
2 hours agoFlorida schools required to teach mental health courses after state ed board voteFlorida's public schools will be required to give students at least five hours of instruction on mental health issues beginning in 6th grade after the state's board of education approved changes to the curriculum Wednesday.
