The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board called it “one of the biggest losses of life” in his 12 years on the board. ref:

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The trial of Officer Van Dyke, a white officer, in the death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, has been closely watched in Chicago, where the police have strained relations with black residents. ref:

The Dutch expelled four Russians trying to hack into a chemical weapons watchdog agency in The Hague. ref:

“'Gender reveal' parties are literally ruining the earth." ref:

Moscow says downing of its military plane has damaged relations ref:

Cruz and O'Rourke are locked in a tight battle for a Senate seat in once-solid-red Texas. ref:

Rep. Paul Gosar's family members are starring in ads for his Democratic opponent, David Brill. ref:

Sacramento County authorities announced on Friday the arrest of a man they say is the "NorCal Rapist," who was responsible for carrying out a series of sexual assaults between 1991 to 2006. ref:

You can watch the tape, but once you do, there won't be any going back, coach. Baker Mayfield is QB1. ref:

Attention, beef lovers: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall for more than 130,000 pounds of Cargill Meat Solutions’ ground beef. ref:

You can’t spell “hero” without “her.” That’s the lesson to be gleaned from this empowering preview. ref:

Senators are demanding answers about what warnings Columbia Gas had of blasts that destroyed as many as 80 homes in and around Lawrence, Mass. ref:

A Japanese billionaire and a coterie of artists will become the first private citizens ever to fly beyond low-Earth orbit just five years from now, if all goes according to plan. ref:

Administrator Brock Long is the subject of an investigation into his use of government vehicles for weekend commutes to his home in North Carolina. ref:

The 69-year-old Pretty Woman actor and 35-year-old Spanish publicist and activist married in May ref: