Hundreds of onlookers and a media horde descended on Albert Asendorf's front yard in Gardiner, N.Y. Wednesday morning to watch his 80-year-old, 10-ton tree come down.
There has reportedly been a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, in which at least 10 people were killed, with some outlets reporting a death toll of as high as 15. The suspect is in custody. It's unclear if he or she was injured.
John Boehner will resign from his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as give up his congressional seat, at the end of October.
At some point in 2016 driver’s licenses from Minnesota and a few other states will no longer be considered sufficient to clear airport security and board an airplane.
One of the latest innovations in laundry and dishwasher detergents has also been a deadly one; the recent creation of single-use "pods" or "packets" has led to an upswing in accidental choking incidents in children. Now - thanks in part to efforts by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, manufacturers are seeking to make them safer.
A Virginia TV reporter and her cameraman were killed earlier this morning in Moneta, Virginia following a shooting that took during a live broadcast on the WDBJ morning news program.
Later this year, the Duluth International Airport will be renamed in honor of the late Jim Oberstar - the congressman from Chisholm who championed Northland causes during his 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Saint Louis County Commissioners have pledged $30,000 to help the project - a dollar amount that will be added to the $30,000 the City of Duluth has already pledged. The Monaco