The boat driver has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the girl's death.

Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad,” a traveling exhibition by photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales presents a remarkable series of images taken in the dead of night that reveal historical sites, cities and places that freedom-seekers passed through, including homes of abolitionists who offered them sanctuary.

Police are searching for a would-be robber who met his match when he tried to hold up a store clerk in Texas.

The failure of the Senate healthcare bill

* Qatar crisis: UAE accused of bankrolling Turkey coup Journalist close to Turkish state claims UAE spent $3bn on plot, as Turkish president calls Saudi-UAE-Bahrain blockade on Qatar ‘inhumane’. * Turkey’s Erdogan decries Qatar’s ‘inhumane’ isolation Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced the isolation of Qatar by several Arab states, describing it as “inhumane and against Islamic values”. […]

* Report: Turkey stirring up tensions on Temple Mount Investigative report claims Turkey spending tens of millions in Jerusalem to gain foothold, stir up tensions. * Israel furious as UN set to host ’50 years of Israeli occupation’ event Minister Gilad Erdan appeals to UN Secretary-General Guterres to stop hostile conference scheduled to take place at the UN headquarters […]

* Battle for Mosul: Destruction of al-Nuri mosque ‘shows IS defeated’ Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the destruction of an ancient mosque in the city of Mosul is “an official declaration of defeat” by so-called Islamic State (IS). * Saudi Prince Promoted as Heir to Throne is Hardliner on Iran “He’s the architect of a series of steps […]

A South Dakota witness at Dupree reported watching a disc-shaped object with a single light source that split into two objects and moved away, according to testimony in Case 84235 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database. The witness first thought the object might be a plane. Pictured: Highway 65 near Highway 212. […]

The 27 year-old Nashville based musician, Rachel Baiman, is not holding back on her new album, Shame. It’s politically charged and motivated; she wants listeners to feel empowered to advocate for themselves and others. Released via Free Dirt Records, the album focuses on themes of love, sex, and…

Train played that song again in Cleveland yesterday. And all those other ones, too. Singer Pat Monahan and his “Meet Virginia” cohorts from the Golden State returned to Cavs Town for an exclusive sunset performance last night at Jacob’s Pavilion. The band added the surprise concert to its already…