CHICAGO — Volunteers worked into the night to stack sandbags against rising Midwest floodwaters and evacuate people in its path — or rescue those already under water — after a powerful spring storm system unleashed downpours from Oklahoma to Michigan. Rivers across Illinois, Iowa and Missouri was expected to rise for several days as the […]
CHICAGO — Volunteers worked into the night to stack sandbags against rising Midwest floodwaters and evacuate people in its path — or rescue those already under water — after a powerful spring storm system unleashed downpours from Oklahoma to Michigan. Rivers across Illinois, Iowa and Missouri was expected to rise for several days as the […]
WEST, Texas — The neighborhood surrounding a Texas fertilizer plant that erupted in a thunderous explosion is gone, and the residents here know they’ve lost more than the buildings that went up in flames. Even as investigators were tight-lipped about the number of dead from the blast — authorities say more than 160 are injured […]
WEST, Texas — The neighborhood surrounding a Texas fertilizer plant that erupted in a thunderous explosion is gone, and the residents here know they’ve lost more than the buildings that went up in flames. Even as investigators were tight-lipped about the number of dead from the blast — authorities say more than 160 are injured […]
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Opponents and supporters of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for what could become a pivotal moment for the project. Despite a spring storm that brought sleet and snow to Nebraska, the U.S. State Department hearing in Grand Island was expected to draw at least […]
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Opponents and supporters of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for what could become a pivotal moment for the project. Despite a spring storm that brought sleet and snow to Nebraska, the U.S. State Department hearing in Grand Island was expected to draw at least […]
Each day, more than 200,000 impoverished elementary school students throughout Los Angeles have access to free, nutritious meals. The meals are made possible by the broader Breakfast in Classrooms (BIC) program, funded by a bevy of private companies, including Wal-Mart. The program provides 25 million kids across the U.S. with healthy meals. Now, a record […]
Each day, more than 200,000 impoverished elementary school students throughout Los Angeles have access to free, nutritious meals. The meals are made possible by the broader Breakfast in Classrooms (BIC) program, funded by a bevy of private companies, including Wal-Mart. The program provides 25 million kids across the U.S. with healthy meals. Now, a record […]
Several people are feared dead and many more injured after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, Wednesday night. Police from the small town of West, about 20 miles north of Waco, said between five and 15 people were killed, though those figures remain an estimate and could yet rise. Emergency services are going […]
Several people are feared dead and many more injured after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, Wednesday night. Police from the small town of West, about 20 miles north of Waco, said between five and 15 people were killed, though those figures remain an estimate and could yet rise. Emergency services are going […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid. The Republican-controlled Legislature narrowly reached the three-fourths majority needed to pass the proposal, which was a […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid. The Republican-controlled Legislature narrowly reached the three-fourths majority needed to pass the proposal, which was a […]
[soundcloud id=’88138057′] 4:21 P.M. CST — President Obama is expected to deliver a statement today at 5:30 p.m. EST on curbing gun violence. 4:14 P.M. CST — The FBI and police have not given a reason for why the 5 p.m. EST press conference on the Boston bombings has been delayed. 3:53 P.M. CST — […]
[soundcloud id=’88138057′] 4:21 P.M. CST — President Obama is expected to deliver a statement today at 5:30 p.m. EST on curbing gun violence. 4:14 P.M. CST — The FBI and police have not given a reason for why the 5 p.m. EST press conference on the Boston bombings has been delayed. 3:53 P.M. CST — […]
