Erie Bureau of Fire Inspector investigates a fatal fire at 1248 West 11th St. in Erie, Pa, on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP)
08-13-2019

A community in Erie, Pennsylvania is coming together to support a volunteer firefighter who lost his three children in a daycare fire.

08-13-2019

Forecasters are warning about the second day of scorching, dangerous heat which will stretch across the South and the Midwest, where the heat index on Monday climbed as high as 120 degrees in one town.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said Sunday he is shocked by a statement by Felix Klein, the government's anti-Semitism commissioner, that he wouldn't advise Jews to wear skullcaps in parts of the country for their safety. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
08-13-2019

New Jersey authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after someone slashed more than 100 tires in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood.  

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08-13-2019

Popular magazine Teen Vogue recently published content on Snapchat explaining to teenagers how to get abortions.

A man carries a firearm in his holster.
08-12-2019

In the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, there have been calls from elected officials in Congress for tighter gun control laws across the nation. However, a series of 10 new laws which passed the Texas state legislature last June are slated to go into effect next month in the Lone Star State.

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08-12-2019

Groups will gather in Sacramento, Calif. on Tuesday to protest legislative proposal, SB 24, mandating that state-funded colleges keep the abortion pill, RU-486 available as a basic health service.

Life Choices Medical Clinic
08-12-2019

Texas is the state where the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v Wade originated and now a medical clinic in San Antonio is working to end it using a different approach.

Honor Network
08-12-2019

The recent tragedies in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio have sparked a national debate on mental illness, background checks and gun control legislation.  But what often isn't discussed is the brokenness that remains even after the media leaves town.  That's why one group is using kindness to help grieving cities heal. The Honor Network performs simple acts of kindness to honor and remember victims of mass shootings.

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08-12-2019

A fired deputy for the Lee County, N.C. Sheriff's Office is suing his former employer and two other law enforcement agencies for religious discrimination. 

Oil production in the Permian Basin
08-12-2019

Many Americans don't know that over the last few years the US has become an energy super-power and that much of the growth comes from a remote region in Texas that you've probably never heard of – the Permian Basin.

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