The Associated Press looks at the what is happening with the estimated 20,000 shipping containers that have gone overboard from cargo ships. read more
"As far as we know, there's only a few places in the world that have ultra-high-quality quartz," according to Ed Conway, author of Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization. Russia and Brazil also supply high-quality quartz, he says, but "Spruce Pine has far and away the [largest amount] and highest quality." read more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday rebuked Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Republicans who have grown fond of the leader. read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky lawmaker who was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool has made progress in his recovery, a legislative spokesman said Wednesday. State Sen. Johnnie Turner was able to sit upright and communicate on Tuesday and continued to improve Wednesday, said Dustin Isaacs, a spokesman for the Republican supermajority in the Kentucky Senate. read more
A Georgia prosecutor pleaded guilty after prosecutors accused her of stealing from her county and the Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia to cover travel, personal and unrelated expenses, according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. Stephanie Woodard, solicitor general of Hall County out of Gainesville, pleaded guilty to unprofessional conduct and was sentenced to 12 months probation, the attorney general's office said in a press release. read more
That's holy ground. Will check it out.