5 children killed in fire at Pennsylvania day care center
A day care center where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said.
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Who was Jeffrey Epstein, and what's the impact of his death?
Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide on Saturday angered some of his accusers, cutting short a criminal prosecution that could have pulled back the curtain on the inner workings of the high-flying financier with connections to celebrities and presidents.
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The STEM gender gap might be tied to girls' superior reading skills
Lack of females in science has nothing to do with their math skills, study suggests.
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California oil spill pits state and environmentalists against tiny town
So far, more than 900,000 gallons of oil and brine have oozed from a Chevron well and filled a dry creek.
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Jeffrey Epstein's accusers angered by his death
Several accusers, some speaking through lawyers, said they hoped authorities would continue their investigation, focusing on his circle.
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NYC financier accused of sex trafficking found dead in jail
Jeffrey Epstein, whom prosecutors charged last month with sex trafficking of girls as young as 14, was not under suicide watch at the time of his death despite an earlier suicide attempt.
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explained that he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say.
Oil unease: Alaska faces tough budget decisions
Daniel Bowen came to Alaska in 2011, looking for adventure and opportunity. He and his wife eventually settled on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage, a salmon fishing haven calling itself "Alaska's Playground."
Trump says he wants background checks, also reassures NRA
President Donald Trump said Friday he believes he has influence to rally Republicans around stronger federal background check laws as Congress and the White House work on a response to last weekend's mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
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Puerto Ricans get their 3rd governor in 6 days
Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez became Puerto Rico's new governor Wednesday, just the second woman to hold the office, after weeks of political turmoil and hours after the island's Supreme Court declared Pedro Pierluisi's swearing-in a week ago unconstitutional.
World mourns the death of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," ''Song of Solomon" and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88.
No, there's still no link between video games and violence
Do video games trigger violent behavior? Scientific studies have found no link. But the persistent theory is back in the headlines following Saturday's mass shooting in El Paso, Texas .
Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details
Speaking out against weekend mass shootings that rocked a nation, President Donald Trump called for bipartisan solutions to the bloodshed but offered few details and faced pointed questions from Democrats about whether he had the moral authority to rally America against the spasm of violence and racism.
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Puerto Ricans await court decision on potential new governor
Puerto Rico's Supreme Court on Monday agreed to rule on a lawsuit that the island's Senate filed in a bid to oust a veteran politician recently sworn in as the island's governor.
Rand Paul undergoes lung surgery stemming from assault
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul underwent lung surgery in a procedure he says stems from injuries suffered when a neighbor tackled him outside his Kentucky home in 2017.
Ford shows most powerful street-legal Mustang with 760 hp
The most powerful street-legal Ford Mustang ever built will go on sale this fall.
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Chaotic scenes after mass shooting at Texas Walmart
Police work to secure the area in and around a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, after a fatal mass shooting. The store is part of a large retail mall and shopping area in the Texas border town.
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