Frank Morris
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The substation attack in a North Carolina county proved, once again, that the country's power grid is susceptible to sabotage. It's America's Achilles heel says security expert Mike Mabee
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Freight railroads could stop rolling at midnight Friday if negotiators don't stop a looming strike over working conditions. Congress could end a strike quickly, but a brief shutdown hurts the economy.
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Traffic fatalities in the United States are the highest they've been in 20 years, despite steady improvements in auto safety and declines in drunk driving.
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At least three people were killed and others injured when an Amtrak train struck a dump truck in rural Missouri.
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Food prices are skyrocketing for lots of reasons, but corn and soybean crops play an outsized role. Those two touch most of the food Americans eat — and now cost double what they did two years ago.
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White residents took the boulder to Lawrenceville, Kansas, nearly 100 years ago. The Kaw say it is a reminder of everything that has been taken from them and what some see as invasion and genocide.
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A Kansas community college president is under fire for comparing a Black student athlete to Hitler. Lawsuits accuse the president of a concerted effort to shrink the Black student body at the school.
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Labor issues are making staples of school dining hard to find, triggering the worst supply chain headaches these institutions have faced in years. "It's like a ginormous hurricane," one official says.
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Some types of lumber are selling at all time highs, adding tens of thousands of dollars to the price of a new home and home projects. The pandemic has caused supply disruptions and heightened demand.
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Millions of people headed outside for recreation during the pandemic, sparking a banner year for many outdoor gear companies. Now, those companies hope to lock in their newly expanded markets.