#Woman, dead since 1997, receives almost $73,000 in pension #Payments
The city of Wilmington, Delaware, has been sending pension payments to a woman who has been dead since 1997. A city official told The News Journal that there was no returned mail or indication that the...
View Article#Texas toxic waste sites flooded, EPA not on scene, AP reports
As Dwight Chandler sipped beer and swept out the thick muck caked inside his devastated home, he worried whether Harvey’s floodwaters had also washed in pollution from the old acid pit just a couple...
View ArticleHurricane Irma impacting New England? One model says there's a chance
With the impact Hurricane Harvey had on Texas, eyes are focused on the tropics and a new storm being tracked could have some impact on New England. The National Weather Service said Irma is currently a...
View ArticleNorth Korea: Kim Jong Un watches 'H-Bomb' loaded on new missile
North Korea's regime has "succeeded in making a more developed nuke," according to state news agency KCNA. During a visit to the country's Nuclear Weapons Institute, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...
View Article#Graphic #Video shows pedestrians hit by SUV in Waltham
Three pedestrians were taken to the hospital Saturday after being hit by an SUV on a busy street in Waltham. The Waltham Fire Department said the vehicle was backing up on Moody Street when it struck...
View ArticleTrump visits Louisiana after second trip to #Texas in Harvey aftermath
President Donald Trump is visiting Lake Charles, Louisiana, as he tours areas ravaged by record-setting rainfalls and flooding from Harvey. Trump, first lady Melania Trump and four Cabinet secretaries...
View ArticleCalifornia wildfire reaches giant sequoia grove
Authorities say a fire burning near Yosemite National Park has entered a 2,700-year-old grove of giant sequoias. California fire officials said Saturday the wildfire entered the Nelder Grove late...
View ArticleAdorable kitten rescued from Mass Pike connector tunnel
An adorable kitten was spotted playing some hide-and-seek on the Mass Pike in Boston. State police said they received multiple calls from drivers Sunday about a little kitten walking around the Ted...
View ArticleRed Sox, Yankees put aside rivalry to help Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
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View ArticleAt Sunday services, messages of hope after Harvey's wrath
Debris and muck were all that remained where homes once stood, tens of thousands spent the night in shelters, and others would weather another long day without safe drinking water or electricity. Yet,...
View ArticleAt least 4,700 Houston #Homes under new, mandatory evacuation orders
Authorities went door-to-door Sunday in parts of storm-battered Houston, warning that more flooding was coming, while a nearby city that lost its drinking water system struggled to restore service and...
View ArticleBrandon Bolden, Austin Carr among Patriots roster cuts
The New England Patriots cut 32 players from their preseason roster Saturday to reach the NFL-mandatory 53-man limit ahead of Thursday's regular season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs. The team...
View ArticleMattis issues stern warning after North Korea's nuclear test
Defense Secretary James Mattis has issued a stern warning against North Korea after the country claimed it had a hydrogen bomb and conducted a nuclear test Sunday. He spoke Sunday afternoon outside the...
View ArticleReports: Trump expected to end Obama program for immigrant #Children known as...
President Donald Trump has reportedly decided to end his predecessor’s program that allows children of undocumented immigrants to stay in the country. But he will give Congress up to six months to find...
View ArticleHurricane Irma expected to be near Caribbean islands by late Tuesday
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View ArticleFirefighter safe after getting trapped on roof while battling fire
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View ArticleFast #Food workers walk off #Job in fight to increase minimum wage
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View ArticleNorth Korea 'begging for war,' says Haley
Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a “massive military response,” South Korea on Monday fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North’s main nuclear test site a day after...
View Article'I think I did it': Man tells 911 he awoke from dream and found wife dead
A man calling 911 in North Carolina told the operator he woke up from a dream and found his wife stabbed to death in their bedroom. Raleigh police charged 28-year-old Matthew Phelps with murder Friday...
View Article#Florida governor declares state of emergency as Hurricane Irma grows to...
The newest hurricane that could threaten North America intensified to a Category 4 storm on Monday, though its future path remains uncertain. Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for...
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