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HHS Tom Price Not The Only Cabinet Official With A Private Plane Problem

The job of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price could be at stake after it was revealed he had flown on private jets at taxpayers' expense.

A Very Particular Set of Skills: Liam Neeson is <em>Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House</em>

In 'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House,' Deep Throat Isn't So Deep

Peter Landesman's film, based on Felt's book, features a stolid but unenlightening performance from Liam Neeson as the FBI official who secretly fed information to reporters.

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota is soon to be off-limits to drone flights.

FAA Restricts Drones Over Major U.S. Landmarks

The agency is banning unauthorized unmanned aircraft from the air over sites such as the Statue of Liberty and Hoover Dam, citing national security.

Crowley shipping containers with running refrigeration systems are lined up at in the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico. They've been there for days, goods locked away inside.

In Puerto Rico, Containers Full Of Goods Sit Undistributed At Ports

Authorities say truck drivers to move the food, water, medicine and other items around the island are scarce, as is diesel. Whether roads are too damaged is disputed. Crates are stacking up.

Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, stands outside court in Washington in October 2016, where appeals court judges heard his tribe's challenge to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Voted Out Of Office

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault lost a re-election bid after a controversial campaign to block the Dakota Access Pipeline.

FBI Director Chris Wray, accompanied by his wife, Helen Garrison Howell, FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is administered the ceremonial oath of office by U.S. District Judge Joseph Bianco during Thursday's installation ceremony at the FBI building in Washington, D.C.

Trump Is No-Show For FBI Director Chris Wray's Installation

Wray, who was confirmed by the Senate in August, was officially sworn in on Thursday. Wray was picked to head the FBI after President Trump fired James Comey in May.

Fear Of Bridge Collapse Triggers Stampede In India

More than 20 people were killed during Friday morning's rush in Mumbai, India. A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge that connects two railway stations.

Mothers helping other mothers through the challenges of postpartum depression and anxiety makes Florida's mentoring program unique.

Mommy Mentors Help Fight The Stigma Of Postpartum Mood Disorder

Postpartum depression and anxiety are common among new mothers, but few talk about these feelings. A Florida nonprofit is hoping to break the cycle by pairing new moms with moms who've been there.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., (left) standing with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, (right) talk about the SUCCEED Act during a Monday news conference on Capitol Hill. Their proposal is aimed at protecting the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.

Democrats Try To Force Dream Act Vote, As GOP Rolls Out Conservative DACA Fix

Democrats this week introduced a rare procedural move to force a vote on the Dream Act, while Republicans rolled out a conservative-friendly option aimed at resolving the legal status of Dreamers.

Talk About Self-Love

An Italian woman had a wedding ceremony to marry herself. She said she promised friends if she didn't find her soul mate by age 40 she would have a solo wedding — "sologamy." It has no legal weight.

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