Former vice president Joe Biden says he doesn’t believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores but promised to ‘listen respectfully’ to such claims.
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Betsy DeVos wants to cut Special Olympics $$ and people are outraged: What we know now
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ proposal to eliminatefederal funding for Special Olympics has drawn strong reaction on Capitol Hill and beyond.
Midwest farms, Superfund sites underwater two weeks after ‘bomb cyclone’
Two weeks after a ‘bomb cyclone’ storm pummeled the Midwest, farms remain underwater and Superfund waste sitesinaccessible.
Pentagon chief blasted for plan to redirect $1 billion to build 57 miles of border wall
The Pentagonwill spend up to $1 billion to build 57 miles of fencing along the Mexican border, Acting Secretary of Defense PatrickShanahan announced.
Father of Sandy Hook victim latest apparent suicide after deadly school shootings
The father of one of the 20 first-grade students killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting was found dead of an apparent suicide Monday.
Norway wants to know why cruise ship sailed in stormy weather, forcing air evacuation
Norwegian officials began investigating why a cruise ship was sailing in stormy weather when it developed engine trouble that triggered an evacuation.
Cruise ship from Norway reaches port with remaining passengers after mayday, air rescues
A cruise ship stranded off Norway’s western coast that airlifted more than half its passengers to safety amid a ferocious storm has now reached port.
Midwest flooding could be costly: In Nebraska, tab is $1.3 billion and rising with waters
Midwest flooding that has overwhelmed levees and swamped wide swaths ofNebraska, Wisconsin and Iowa is creating a ‘slow-moving natural disaster’ that could cost some states billions.
Hells Angels, street gangs vow to defend mosques as New Zealand braces for Friday prayers
Street gangs and motorcycle clubs cross New Zealand offered to protectmosques during Friday prayers, but a Muslim leadersuggests they join prayers.
Jump-seat pilot reportedly saved Boeing Max jet one day before Lion Air crash
A day before a Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed off of Indonesia last year, killing all 189 people aboard, pilots struggled for control of the same aircraft.