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Several vehicleson I-5 were struck by derailed train cars tumbling down from the tracks above,Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Ed Troyer said.

When we met Stephanie Gaffney, she was recovering well from addiction. Then she overdosed. What happened to her? What would happen to her daughter?

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced the deployment of 40 additional prosecutors around the U.S. to help combat the recent rise in violent crime. Two new violent crime task forces are also being set up. (Dec. 15)

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Iceland has a female prime minister and some of the world’s strongest laws on workplace equality and equal pay. It also has one of Europe’s highest per-capita levels of reported rapes, according to statistics agency Eurostat. (Dec. 12)

Judge Alex Kozinski of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is facing allegations of sexual misconduct by six clerks or more staffers. For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.

New data reveals the death toll in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria is much higher than the official tally. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo (@mariamgaluppo) has the story.

A gas station in Florida became a makeshift delivery room this weekend after an obstetrician was flagged down while filling up his car.

Religiousleaders and lawofficers agreed church security sessions have been heartbreaking, soul-searching and necessary.

In an open letter to the people of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco details her fight against metastasized ocular melanoma.

Shootings don’t happen in places like Aztec, N.M., everyone said. Except when it does.