Steven and Cary Stayner: The tale of two brothers' horror and heroism

The two brothers of the Stayner family are both famous, both tied to the wonder of Yosemite National Park, and both knew unspeakable horror. Steven Stayner captured the heart of a nation when he helped another child escape from a pedophile, after enduring years of abuse and not wanting to see...

‘Oh my god! Run!’: The day a deadly wave of molasses tore through Boston

It was promising to be an uncharacteristically warm winter day in Boston. The temperature on Jan. 15, 1919, had soared to 40 degrees from 2 degrees earlier in the week, prompting many downtown workers to head outdoors. Shortly after noon in the city’s bustling North End, as Model T Fords...

President Trump Went to a Border Town to Prove They Need a Wall. Residents Say Otherwise

President Trump spent Thursday in McAllen, Texas attempting to make his case for a border wall, but members of the Texas Border Coalition — including McAllen’s mayor — say an investment in a wall is the wrong choice. On Thursday, Trump hosted a roundtable at a McAllen Border Patrol station with...

Lonely George the tree snail dies, and a species goes extinct

“One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species.”

THE WORLD’S LONELIEST snail is no more. George, a Hawaiian tree snail—and the last known member of the species Achatinella apexfulva—died on New Year’s Day. He was 14, which is quite old for a snail of his kind. George was born in a captive breeding facility at the University of...

Trump used her slain daughter to rail against illegal immigration. She chose a different path.

BROOKLYN, Iowa —The letters began immediately. Dozens at first, then hundreds, each day bringing more: from a Texas man telling her this was why we needed to build the wall. From a New York television producer asking for an interview. From an elderly woman despairing “this divided America in...

The tax law is 1 year old -- here are the winners and losers

President Donald Trump made some bold promises last year when he signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on Dec. 22, 2017. Among the boldest -- that middle-class workers would see a pay increase of $4,000 to $9,000 and that the richest Americans wouldn't gain "at all" under the plan. By...

Cajun Night Before Christmas

Our local news station has a Christmas tradition. Every year this is played. They have been doing this for 25 years that I know of. Happy Christmas all !

Trump Prepares to Unveil a Vast Reworking of Clean Water Protections

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected on Tuesday to unveil a plan that would weaken federal clean water rules designed to protect millions of acres of wetlands and thousands of miles of streams nationwide from pesticide runoff and other pollutants. Environmentalists say the proposal...

The Hilarious Reason Why Home Alone Is Going Viral Nearly 30 Years Later

Home Alone will always be a Christmas classic that truly encapsulates all of the magic and family values of the holiday season. But when you watch it as an adult, you can’t help but have some questions. Like, how was his mother halfway to Paris before she realized she was missing one of her...

How Republicans are trying to strip power from Democratic governors-elect

“Republicans are suddenly pushing “good governance” in states they lost power in.”

Republicans are about to lose their grip on power in a number of states, and they’re trying their hardest to sour Democrats’ election wins. In Wisconsin, Republican Gov. Scott Walker will have to pass the baton to Democrat Tony Evers come January, but before he does, the state’s GOP-controlled...