The First Step: The college professor accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school says she wants an FBI investigation before she testifies  before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week. That ratchets up the stakes in a …

The Return of Clarence Thomas: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her in high school both are scheduled to testify under oath in front of Congress about the incident she says happened in the …

Hold On, Mr. Kavanaugh: A California college professor has identified herself as the author of an anonymous letter accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her while the two were in high school. It’s too early to say …

Heavy Weather: Tropical Storm Florence killed at least 14 people and knocked out power to a million as it makes a slow crawl inland from the coast of the Carolinas dumping record-breaking amounts of rain. It is now downgraded to a …

Fully, Completely and Truthfully: The witch hunt has bagged another witch. President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort pleaded guilty to several federal felonies yesterday and promised to tell all to the Special Counsel investigation into Russian meddling with the 2016 …

Gas Disaster: As many as 60 gas explosions ignited 39 homes in suburban Boston yesterday afternoon in a disaster involving the local Columbia Gas company. Some homes blew up and crumpled. An 18-year-old man died after a house exploded and …

Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick: Jeff Fager, executive producer of “60 Minutes” and one of the most powerful figures in network news, was fired yesterday amid accusations of misconduct. He has been only the second person to run the show in …

Category 4: Hurricane Florence is bearing down on the Southeast coast, threatening to be an historically damaging event. Under evacuation orders, residents and tourists are choking the roads heading west. Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina called the storm “big” …

Beach Weather: Hurricane Florence jumped yesterday from a Category 2 up to a Category 4, causing the governor of South Carolina to order evacuation of the state’s entire coastline starting at noon today. That involves about 1 million people. Roads will …

Poke in the Eye: CBS yesterday kicked out chief network executive Les Moonves after a second New Yorker article detailing accusations of sexual impropriety by six women. Moonves is one of Hollywood’s most powerful executives, having made CBS the most watched television …