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Holidays Can Bring Out Unsuspecting Talent

6:24am December 21, 2017

This past weekend, Russo's Market in Watertown, Mass., was about to treat its customers to some live classical music. One of the employees offered to do a sound check and revealed his operatic talent.

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Firefighters dig trenches in an effort to stop the advancement of a forest fire in Concepción, Chile, in January.

What Does 'Containing A Fire' Really Mean?

6:20am December 21, 2017

by Benjamin Purper

As California battles raging wildfires, "containment" is a term used often by firefighters and in media coverage. But how does it work?

For-Profit And Online Education: What's Going On?

6:00am December 21, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Even as regulations weaken, for-profit colleges struggle to stay afloat.

Ammon Bundy walks out of a federal courthouse in Las Vegas on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial in the case against Cliven Bundy, his sons Ryan and Ammon, and self-styled Montana militia leader Ryan Payne.

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Judge Declares Mistrial In Conspiracy Case Against Bundys

5:03am December 21, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Judge Gloria Navarro found that prosecutors willfully withheld evidence that could have helped the defendants, who were charged in the 2014 armed standoff over cattle grazing fees in Nevada.

Reflecting On The Life Of Disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law

9:50pm December 20, 2017

After the death of Cardinal Bernard Law, host Ray Suarez speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer, whose reporting at the Boston Globe helped uncover the child sex abuse scandal that occurred under Law's watch.

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Police Reportedly Clear Venus Williams Of Blame In Fatal Car Crash

8:19pm December 20, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

According to multiple media outlets, Florida police have determined no one is to blame for the crash that killed an elderly man in June. The decision reverses their first call, which faulted Williams.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned that the U.S. "will take note of each and every vote" on a resolution on the decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

'US Will Be Taking Names' Of U.N. Votes On Jerusalem Resolution

6:27pm December 20, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

"We're watching those votes," Trump said, threatening to cut aid to countries that vote in favor of the resolution. "Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care."

A firefighter snaps a quick picture amid efforts to contain the Thomas Fire in Montecito, Calif., earlier this month.

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As Winds Rise Once More, Firefighters Fear 'Flare-Up' In Massive Thomas Blaze

5:47pm December 20, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Lately, firefighters had seen a rare lull in the conditions that helped fan the Thomas Fire into the second-largest wildfire in modern California history. The forecast looks far less kind.

Control of the Virginia House of Delegates may come down to a game of chance, per state law.

Judges Erase One-Vote Lead In Virginia, Throwing State Politics Into Disarray

5:37pm December 20, 2017

by Brett Neely

State law says that in the event of a tie, the state election board shall "determine by lot which of the candidates shall be declared elected."

McKayla Maroney had signed a confidentiality provision as part of a monetary settlement in late 2016.

McKayla Maroney Sues USA Gymnastics For Trying To 'Conceal' Doctor's Sexual Abuses

5:02pm December 20, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Olympian says a deal she signed with the group last year insisted on her silence — even after claims of sexual assault had already surfaced against Larry Nassar.