When the year began, there were 17 confirmed cases, all isolated around Preston. But two more cases were found in the early archery season before rifle hunters racked up about a dozen more. The most troubling part is that the new cases were discovered miles from the core of the infected zone.
With tax season beginning, accountants warn that the state's nonconformity with the federal tax overhaul last year will usher in headaches -- and maybe financial heartache -- for some.
Wednesday brings the first full business day after several government departments and agencies closed up over the weekend due to a budgetary stalemate between President Trump and Congress. And there is no end in sight.
The tsunami that battered coastlines along the Sunda Strait over the weekend follows a similar wave that pounded the island of Sulawesi in September, killing an estimated 2,100.
A 7-year-old girl who talked to President Trump on Christmas Eve still left out milk and cookies for Santa despite the president telling her it was "marginal" for a child of her age to still believe.
