At Least 39 Homes Just Exploded or Caught Fire in Massachusetts. The Photos Are Devastating.
Mary Schwalm/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At least 39 homes and businesses exploded or caught fire due to “possible gas line over-pressurization” on Thursday in Andover and Lawrence, Massachusetts, according to authorities, who have announced that all Andover fires are now extinguished. As of Thursday evening, the Massachusetts State…
The Biggest Marine Corps Base on the East Coast Is Right in Florence’s Path—and Won’t Evacuate
John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. More than 1 million people were ordered to evacuate their homes this week in advance of one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the East Coast in over a decade. Among those evacuees are thousands of US military personnel across four…
Voting Problems in Thursday’s Primaries Expose New York’s Broken Election System
New York State primary voting at the West Side High School in Manhattan on Thursday.Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A number of New Yorkers, including the son of the New York City mayor, showed up to vote in today’s statewide primaries and were told they were not…
Fox News Reports That Fans Are Just “Furious” Willie Nelson Would Have a Rally With Beto O’Rourke
Jason DeCrow/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, music legend Willie Nelson announced he’d headline a rally for Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, at a Texas amphitheater later this month. According to Fox News, fans are absolutely “furious” that a pot-smoking, reincarnation-believing, environmentalist like Nelson would do such a…
Thousands Fled Puerto Rico After Maria. But Can Florida Democrats Get Them to the Polls?
Kirsten Luce/NY Times/Redux Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced his 2018 bid challenging Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in April, he took the stage in an Orlando construction company warehouse, his trademark NAVY cap topping his hairless head. Scott offered the crowd some boilerplate aimed at…
Lawyers: Claims by Dallas Cop Who Entered the Wrong Apartment and Killed a Man Just Don’t Add Up
Attorneys for the family of Botham Shem Jean along with his relatives at a press conference on Monday September 10, 2018.Ryan Tarinelli Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mourners will congregate at Dallas West Church of Christ in Texas on Thursday for the funeral of Botham Shem Jean, the 26-year-old African…