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The Great Uniter is...Kathy Griffin?

The stories making headlines for your evening commute Wednesday, May 31. (Photo: Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images)

May 31, 2017•3 min

Tiger Woods' wakeup call; Portland train heroes remembered

The stories making headlines for your evening commute Tuesday, May 30. (Photo: Associated Press, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office)

May 30, 2017•4 min

'Happiest Place on Earth' so sad now; Define an assault rifle; Zuckerberg's first Facebook live Q&A

'Happiest Place on Earth' is so sad now; Exactly what is an assault rifle? and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's first Facebook live Q&A.

Jun 16, 2016•12 min

Prince autopsy released; A 'kill list' in UCLA shootings; O.J. Simpson civil trial bombshell photos

Prince autopsy released; A 'kill list' in UCLA shootings; O.J. Simpson civil trial bombshell photos.

Jun 03, 2016•17 min

Secs. of State email problems; New guy heads the Taliban; Little speller competes with big heart

Past five Secs. of State: noncompliant emailers; New guy heads the Taliban; Six-year-old speller competes with big heart

May 26, 2016•8 min

EgyptAir crash; Remembering Morley Safer; USA TODAY NETWORK investigation on Trump's tax trouble

EgyptAir flight 804 crashes; Remembering '60 Minutes' Morley Safer and USA TODAY NETWORK investigates Trump's tax trouble.

May 20, 2016•10 min

A #BringBackOurGirls is found; Trump's interview with Megyn Kelly; TV FLOTUS says show her the money

A #BringBackOurGirls is found; Trump's sorry-not-sorry interview with Megyn Kelly; Robin Wright aka Claire Underwood says show her the money!

May 19, 2016•6 min

Traveling at the speed of sound; How about a third Presidential candidate? QE2's Joe Biden moment

We're closer to traveling at the speed of sound; How about a third Presidential candidate? and QE2 had a Joe Biden moment.

May 12, 2016•12 min

E-cig rulings; 'OITNB' star's scary start; Swiss consider monthly bonuses

E-cig rulings; 'OITNB' star's scary real life and Swiss consider monthly bonuses

May 06, 2016•10 min

Not Mars, but we could maybe live there

Out of the loop? We've got you covered today. Three earth-like planets are orbiting a star. Detroit can't afford its schoolteachers, so they called in sick and the first U.S. cruise ship in decades arrives in Cuba.

May 02, 2016•5 min