Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana with furious winds that ripped roofs off buildings and storm surge so powerful it moved homes.
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House returns to stave off default with debt-limit vote
Members of the House are scrambling back to Washington Tuesday to approve a short-term lift of the nation’s debt limit and ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December.
As Shatner heads toward the stars, visions of space collide
“Risk is our business,” James T. Kirk once said. “That’s what this starship is all about. That’s why we’re aboard her.”
California oil spill legal fight likely to last years
It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered off Southern California until the first lawsuit was filed against the Houston company that owns and operates the ruptured pipeline.
Justice Department again presses to halt Texas abortion law
The Biden administration urged the courts again Monday night to step in and suspend a new Texas law that has banned most abortions since early September, as clinics hundreds of miles away remain busy with Texas patients making long journeys to get care.
College football awards event another coup for Las Vegas sports scene
College football is certainly finding Las Vegas a friendly landing spot for notable events. The most recent example: The National Football Foundation is bringing …
Gruden’s emails included homophobic and misogynistic comments
When vaunted NFL coach Jon Gruden was confronted with a racist email he had sent in 2011 to insult the head of the players union, he said he went too far but didn’t have “a blade of racism” in him.
NFLPA leader Smith appreciates Gruden reaching out
NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith says he appreciates that Raiders coach Jon Gruden reached out to him following the report that Gruden used a racist comment in a email about him 10 years ago.
Matt Amodio’s new chapter in history-making ‘Jeopardy!′ run
This story contains a spoiler about Monday’s “Jeopardy!” episode.
Plane crash kills 2, burns homes in California neighborhood
A twin-engine plane that killed at least two people and left a swath of destruction in a San Diego suburb nose-dived into the ground after repeated warnings that it was flying dangerously low, according to a recording.