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23 injured after lava crashes through Hawaii tour boat

An explosion caused by lava oozing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off Hawaii’s Big Island, injuring 23 people Monday, officials said. They were aboard a tour boat that takes visitors to see lava plunging into the ocean from the long-erupting Kilauea volcano that has been vigorously […]

21 newspapers caught in anti-Trump conspiracy

Twenty-one U.S.-based newspapers were caught in a conspiracy by liberal activists to distort the news against President Donald Trump and his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The newspapers each published a nearly identical opinion piece attacking Trump’s pick, with only minor changes — including the author’s name — in each piece, to make the letters […]

[Weather alert] Deadly Western wildfire doubles in size

Fire officials say a deadly wildfire burning near the west end of Yosemite National Park doubled in size overnight. U.S. Forest Service spokesman John DeYoe says the blaze has scorched 14 square miles (36 kilometers) of brush and timber as of Monday morning. It is 2 percent contained. Temperatures spiking to 95 degrees (35 Celsius) […]

U.S. economists: Sales and hiring to grow in next few months

Most U.S. business economists expect corporate sales to grow over the next three months and hiring and pay to rise with them. But a majority of the economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics say the corporate tax cuts that the Trump administration pushed through Congress have yet to affect their plans for […]

Gunman killed, 3 officers wounded in Kansas City shootout

A gunman being investigated in the killing of a university student from India shot and wounded three Kansas City police officers Sunday before dying in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said. The three officers’ wounds were not life-threatening, police said. The suspect, whose name has not been released, had been identified as a […]

Oklahoma town’s size doubles overnight when 3,000 people suddenly arrive

Woody Guthrie’s Oklahoma hometown has doubled in population as thousands gather for a music festival in honor of the “This Land Is Your Land” singer. The Journal Record reports that the town of Okemah jumps from about 3,000 to 6,000 people during the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival. Performers this year include Grammy winner Jason […]

Here’s what may have saved Thai cave boys’ lives during ordeal

The day-to-day pearls of wisdom imparted by coaches to players — from youth sports, to high school, to college and even the pros — are well-known: Try your hardest, don’t lose focus, support your teammates, keep your chin up. Sometimes, heeding that advice can lead to winning a game or a championship. In the case […]

Disgraced FBI agent screams at Congress over bias questions

An outspoken anti-Trump FBI agent whose text messages fueled suspicions of partisan bias shouted during a hearing in Congress on Thursday that his work has never been tainted by politics, angrily rejecting Republican allegations that he set out to stop Donald Trump from becoming president. Peter Strzok testified publicly for the first time since being […]

Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio

Porn actress Stormy Daniels was arrested at an Ohio strip club on Wednesday and is accused of inappropriate groping of some of the patrons’ breasts and allowing others to touch hers, a violation of state law. Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, has been released on bond. The charging documents allege she performed the […]

Freed Thai cave boys show victory signs from hospital beds

The 12 boys rescued from deep within a flooded cave in northern Thailand made two-finger victory signs from their hospital beds on Wednesday in a moving video from the isolation ward where they’re recuperating from their 18-day ordeal. The youngest, 11, appeared asleep under a crisp white sheet while others, including their 25-year-old soccer coach, […]