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Talk about a happy birthday! Richard Overton the nation’s oldest living World War II veteran, turned 111 years old on Thursday. He’s lived in the same home for 72 years, My Statesman reports, and the GoFundMe was

Graduating students at Bethune-Cookman University booed turned their backs towards US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during her speech at their commencement ceremony on May 10. Grads: Betsy DeVos can’t relate to black colleges Via rss.cnn.com 05/10/2017 3:09

An emergency was declared at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a nuclear storage facility in Washington state. Part of a tunnel used to transport radioactive waste collapsed. No radiation was released, but Washington’s governor called the incident serious.

FBI director James Comey has been fired by Donald Trump, who said in a letter that he was being “terminated and removed” because he was “not able to effectively lead the bureau”. FBI chief James Comey fired

Former President Obama warned President Donald Trump against hiring Mike Flynn as his national security adviser according to three former Obama administration officials. Obama warned Trump about hiring Michael Flynn Via www.bbc.co.uk 05/08/2017 11:58 AM   Image

Construction workers digging at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Campus revealed a sobering find: as many as 7,000 bodies are buried across its 20 acres, where the first Mississippi mental institution used to stand. Officials are

Barack Obama on Sunday urged Congress not to repeal the Affordable Care Act, marking his first public declaration in the healthcare debate since leaving office in January. Obama voices ‘fervent hope’ Congress will tread carefully on healthcare

A 10-year-old girl is recovering after she was bitten by an alligator Saturday afternoon at a Florida park.  The 10-year-old girl suffered an injury to the front of her knee and several puncture wounds to the back

A group of Russian bombers and Su-35 jets intercepted by US Air Force off the coast of Alaska.  The four planes, which were intercepted off the west coast off Alaska, were maneuvering in a “safe and professional” manner, North

Six weeks ago, the GOP’s healthcare initiative appeared doomed when they did not have enough support to have a vote. But yesterday’s 217-213 vote, the American Health Care Act now heads to the Senate. Bill to repeal