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The National Weather Service predicted that storms expected Tuesday afternoon and evening would be accompanied by “locally damaging winds and large hail.”

The National Weather Service (NWS) declared a "tornado emergency" for several counties after a tornado touched down in Lawrence shortly after 7 p.m. EDT. Damaged trees and downed power lines were spotted on roads, some of which were impassable, and over 13,000 homes were without power.

Missouri's last abortion clinic will shut downon Friday unless the court intervenes.

A former Wall Street consultant to the Obama Treasury Department wrote in a New York Times op-ed on Monday that Trump is likely winner in 2020 based on predictive models that account for the economy, inflation and incumbency.

A new book by best-selling author Michael Wolff says Special Counsel Robert Mueller prepared a three-count obstruction of justice indictment against President Trump and kept it on his desk for nearly a year before shelving it, realizing President Trump had the winning hand as long as he held on to the presidency.

Japanese financial firm Nomura believes that U.S. tariffs on China could drag down the American consumer economy.

In the wake of rescue efforts successfully bringing home Amanda Eller, who disappeared early in May, a second hiker has been reported missing in Hawaii.

After a fumbled voter purge, embattled Texas Republican election chief David Whitley announced his resignation from office.

The Supreme Court has upheld a Pennsylvania school district's bathroom policy in favor of transgender students, directly opposed to previous efforts by the Trump administration.

The Trump administration's legal strategy to argue against every congressional information request was tested last week in federal court and despite Trump's appointment of hundreds to the federal bench — some of whom may agree with his notion of sweeping executive powers — rulings against administration positions were swift and decisive.

The requirement in Indiana is that fetal remains from abortions be buried or cremated.

Advising the residents to stay indoors, emergency management officials in Madison County said large trees and power lines were down in Pendleton and several roads in the town were closed.

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) urges president Donald Trump to pardon a Navy SEAL accused of stabbing an enemy Iraqi fighter to death.

A one mile-long segment of Trump's border wall with Mexico is being built by a group of his admirers.

Becoming a medical marijuana grower in Utah State in the U.S will be a costly proposition.

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day.

Photographs of the weather phenomenon showed a thin, layered cloud with the colors of a rainbow arranged in the right order.

“It’s important that we ensure our visitors know the precautions to take to prevent rat lungworm disease, which can have severe long-term effects,” Hawaii Department of Health Director Bruce Anderson said in a press release Thursday.

Police said drug paraphernalia was found in the motel room where two adults were found dead. The six-month-old baby could have been alone in the room for three days.

Authorities investigating the disappearance of the girl said her 21-year-old uncle, Alex Whipple, likely knows about the whereabouts of Elizabeth Shelley.

The Murph Challenge is a hardcore workout on Memorial Day in order to raise funds for the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation.

Use these discounts to score awesome deals on Memorial Day.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is a millionaire with $2.5 million to his name.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has slipped to a sure second position behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 race to the White House, and while on trail has modestly misled or exaggerated statements concerning Medicare-for-all, climate change, proposed cuts to Medicare by President Trump, and the increase in uninsured Americans since Trump took office, a New York Times fact-checking article reported this weekend.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a staunch Trump supporter, continued Republican attacks on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Keya Morgan, Stan Lee's former manager, is arrested for elder abuse charges. He is also accused of various crimes such as embezzlement, fraud and forgery during his time with Stan Lee.

Former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate accused President Trump and his 'cronies' of distributing "sexist trash" in doctored videos of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., showing her tripping over words and appearing intoxicated.

Democrats remain split on the strategy of how to respond to the Trump administration's stonewalling.

A video manipulated to make Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appear intoxicated or otherwise impaired won't be taken down from the Facebook platform, according to a company vice president.