Shoe Leather: With a one-week deadline, the FBI is already fanning out to talk to people who might have information that will help or hurt Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as they investigate accusations of sexual misconduct.   The Washington Post …

Ghost Ship: Thirty-three people are confirmed dead in the Oakland warehouse fire and authorities expect to find still more bodies. Some of the bodies were found with personal identification, and the names of seven have been released. Identification of others …

Chattanooga Bus Crash: Five elementary school children died yesterday in the crash of a Chattanooga, TN school bus in what has been described as a horrific scene. Some children were ejected from the bus and rescuers spent hours prying others …

Big Brother: Former President George W. Bush came out yesterday to try to save the presidential candidacy of his little brother Jeb!, who’s been getting pummeled by Donald Trump. The former president told a crowd of 3,000, “Labels are for …

Fear Itself: In the wake of the San Bernardino massacre, President Obama is scheduled to address the country tonight on the nature of current terrorist threats and what’s being done about it. After the Paris attacks Obama assured the country …

 National: The US filed charges against computer contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed the NSA’s giant secret electronic surveillance program. The document charges espionage and theft of government property. The US also asked Hong Kong to detain Snowden. His supporters are …

 National: The State of Illinois is $100 billion short on its employee pension obligations and doesn’t know how it will pay. The governor has called a special session of the legislature to deal with it. All the states took a …