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Boy Calls 911 To Report Grinch Stealing Christmas

A 5-year-old Mississippi boy called 911 to report that the Grinch was trying to steal Christmas.

Trump Celebrates After Congress Wraps Up Massive Tax Package

President Donald Trump cheered a massive overhaul of U.S. tax laws Wednesday, saying “we broke every record.”

Former Archbishop Bernard Law Dies at 86

Cardinal Bernard Law, the former Archbishop of Boston, has died at 86.

Moment UFO Spotted by U.S. Navy Jet

A video capturing an unidentified object flying off the coast of San Diego in 2004 has been released by the US Department of Defense.

Senate Moves Tax Cut Legislation to Brink of Final Passage

Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim his first major legislative victory.

FedEx Says Record Number Of Holiday Deliveries Are On Track

A record number of holiday packages are on track to arrive this year, and the package delivery companies appear to be handling the load well.

8 Americans, 2 Swedes, 1 Canadian Dead In Mexican Bus Crash

Driver negligence and speed caused a bus crash in southern Mexico that killed eight Americans, two Swedes, one Canadian and a Mexican tour guide as they traveled from cruise ships to visit nearby Mayan ruins, officials said Wednesday.

GOP On The Verge Of Huge Tax Overhaul, With One Hiccup

Jubilant Republicans pushed on Tuesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim his first major legislative victory.

Tax Bill: What’s In, What’s Out, What Happens

So what’s in the massive $1.5 trillion Republican tax package, what’s not and what does it mean for most Americans?

Official: Feds Look At Whether Train Engineer Was Distracted By Another Employee

Investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer whose speeding train plunged off an overpass, killing at least three people, was distracted by the presence of an employee-in-training next to him in the locomotive, a federal official said Tuesday.

Facebook Improves How Blind People Can See Images Using AI

When Matt King first got on Facebook eight years ago, the blind engineer had to weigh whether it was worth spending an entire Saturday morning checking whether a friend of his was actually in his friend list. Such were the tools at the time for the visually impaired — almost nonexistent.

White House Adviser Says North Korea Behind Big Ransomware Attack

President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday publicly blamed North Korea for a “careless and reckless” ransomware attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide in May and crippled parts of Britain’s National Health Service.

Trump Speaks To UK's May After Row Over Tweets

A White House official says President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May of the U.K. spoke Tuesday morning for the first time since she condemned the American leader’s Twitter habits.

Trump and GOP Prepare for a Win With Tax Plan

The Trump White House may get a big win before the end of the year: passage of a major tax bill.

Train Speeding 50 mph Over Limit Before Deadly Derailment

Federal officials confirmed an Amtrak train was hurtling 50 mph over the speed limit when it careened off an overpass south of Seattle, spilling cars onto the highway below and killing at least three people.

Rap Mogul Diddy Wants To Purchase Panthers, Curry And Kaepernick Want In

When word of Jerry Richardson's intent to sell the Carolina Panthers surfaced, rap mogul Diddy quickly jumped on the chance to throw his name into the buyer's ring.

Amtrak Train On New Route Hurtles Off Bridge In Fatal Crash

An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on Monday and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and crushing two vehicles, authorities said.

Airlines Inch Back To Normalcy After Airport Blackout

The nation’s air-travel system struggled to get back on schedule and re-book stranded passengers Monday after a fire and blackout at the world’s busiest airport forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights days before the start of the Christmas rush.