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In this photo provided by the Chattanooga Fire Department via Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga Fire Department personnel work the scene of a fatal elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday.

At Least 5 Children Die In Tennessee School Bus Crash

The 24-year-old driver has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving for his role in the crash in Chattanooga on Monday.

Straus: Legislators Need To Be Careful When It Comes To 'Bathroom Bill'

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Wednesday further brought the battle lines over the "bathroom bill" into focus, saying lawmakers should be "very…

Surprising Charts About Smoking, Unemployment And Mobile Phones

Find out why a World Bank data scientist got excited about the global charts of 2016.

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:The runoff election for several municipal races across North Texas is Saturday. There are three city…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: It’s official. In Dallas, big changes are coming to the City Council after Saturday’s runoff elections.…

Bernie Sanders' doctors say the 78-year-old "has the mental and physical stamina" to be president.

3 Months After Heart Attack, Sanders' Doctors Say He's 'Fit' To Be President

The Democratic presidential candidate released letters from three doctors saying he is fit for the office.

Ted Williams, a formerly homeless man pictured here in 2011, has landed a co-hosting job with a daily radio show in Columbus, Ohio. He first gained fame for his striking baritone.

Formerly Homeless Man With 'Golden Voice' Back On The Airwaves

Ted Williams, whose striking baritone went viral in 2011, is now co-hosting a daily radio show in Columbus, Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch reports. It's his first full-time job since 1993.

Obamacare 101: How The Texas Health Insurance Marketplace Will Work

When it opens October 1st, this marketplace will not have any lines. At least that’s what we’re hoping. In Texas, the federally run health insurance…

A woman fills her car with gas in Woodbridge, Va., on Tuesday. Supplies of crude oil and refined gasoline have driven prices at the pump down, and they're expected to go even lower.

If You Like Cheap Gasoline, January May Be Your Lucky Month

Prices already are averaging less than $2 a gallon nationwide, and a new report shows gasoline inventories are surging. Experts say that sets the stage for more price drops in coming days.

Men check pipes on Dec. 17, where Corpus Christi's city-owned water main connects with the asphalt plant where a suspected chemical leak led to a citywide ban on tap water use. The ban was lifted Sunday, Dec. 18.

Tap Water In Corpus Christi Is Safe, Authorities Say

Water tests by the state environmental agency did not find dangerous levels of a corrosive chemical, after a leak from an asphalt plant led to a citywide drinking water ban beginning Dec. 14.

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