Alaska Volcanic Eruption Intensifies; Lava Advances in Hawaii
A volcano in the Alaska Peninsula launched an ash plume 30,000 feet into the air on Saturday morning.
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25% Of Connecticut Households Above Federal Poverty Level But Struggle To Meet Basic Needs
About a quarter of Connecticut households are above the federal poverty level but have earnings or retirement income that is barely enough to meet basic necessities, the Connecticut United Ways say in a new report.
A Doctor’s Mistaken Ebola Test: ‘We Were Celebrating. . . . Then Everything Fell Apart’
In a statement Sunday night, the Omaha center, one of four U.S. facilities with a special biocontainment unit, said: “The patient is still in extremely critical condition.
In Ferguson, Tactics Set for Grand Jury Decision in Michael Brown Case
Montague Simmons, a leader of the Organization for Black Struggle, said there was a growing circle of demonstrators with “a clear message about what we are about and what kind of behavior we are looking for.”
Police Hunt Suspect Who Pushed Man Onto NYC Subway Tracks
A man standing with his wife on a Bronx subway platform was pushed onto the tracks Sunday morning by another man and was struck and killed by an oncoming train.
Obamacare Architect: Yeah, We Lied to The "Stupid" American People to Get It Passed
Meet Jonathan Gruber, a professor at MIT and an architect of Obamacare.
Duck Dynasty’s Alan Robertson: America Will Fall Like Rome Unless We Repent
Duck Dynasty’s Alan Robertson, a Christian minister and the eldest son of Phil and Kay Robertson, said that God allows nations to be punished for their sinful actions and, like it was with the fall of Rome, America will also collapse.
Washington Cathedral’s First Muslim Prayer Service Interrupted by Heckler (+video)
In a corner of Washington National Cathedral, several hundred Muslim worshipers and other invited guests gathered Friday afternoon for a first-ever recitation of weekly Muslim prayers at the iconic Christian sanctuary.
Cardinal Raymond L. Burke Demoted by Pope Francis for Orthodox, Pro-Family Views
Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a high-ranking Vatican Cardinal, was relegated by Pope Francis from his position of overseer of the highest judicial authority in the Roman Catholic Church.
Cold, Dead Hands: Police to Seize Guns from Families Following Owners' Funerals
A plan by police to begin confiscating the firearms of legal gun owners within days of their deaths is drawing fire from Second Amendment advocates.