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On Saturday, Hurricane Ophelia attained Category 3 strength farther east than any storm in recorded history. The storm has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, but it is set to affect Ireland and the...

At least seven people are injured and one person is missing after an oil rig exploded Sunday night in Louisiana.  Kenner Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kriss Fortunato said that at least seven people were...

Two prison employees were killed and 14 other people injured on Thursday when inmates at the Pasquotank Correctional Institution in North Carolina tried to escape, officials said.  The escape attempt began around 3:30 p.m.,...

A New Orleans police officer was shot and killed early Friday, October 13, according to the NOPD.  The incident took place near an apartment complex about 12:14 a.m., when four officers who were on...

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at expanding access to loosely regulated health insurance plans, which could give consumers more coverage options but also destabilize Obamacare.  The President stated...

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve $36.5 billion in emergency relief for areas such as Texas, Puerto Rico, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands which suffered severe hurricane damage,...

The U.S. Navy is dismissing the top two officers of the USS John S. McCain following an accident that left ten sailors dead.  The ship’s commanding officer and executive officer, Commander Alfredo J. Sánchez...

More than a dozen wildfires raged across Northern California well into Tuesday evening, with the largest ones killing at least 17 people as they continued through the state’s wine country region. As of Tuesday...

Authorities in Northern California late Monday said there were at least 11 dead and more than 100 reported missing in wildfires raging through much of the state’s wine country.  Reports are saying that the...