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The government is funded ... for now
They made it. Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will fund most government programs at current levels through Jan. 19, but it put off some tough decisions until next year. Democrats didn't like the measure because it does not include funding for their priorities, such as immigration. Conservative Republicans Conservative Republicans were angry because the bill did not include long-term funding for defense programs. But it passed. And they'll be back in January to do it all over again.
Another ‘very stark’ difference between U.S. and rest of the world
Drug overdoses killed 63,600 people in 2016, a rate that’s triple what it was in 1999. It’s a shocking increase — due in large part to heroin and painkiller addiction — and one so big that it has brought down the average U.S. life expectancy for the second year in a row, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A baby born in the U.S. in 2016 could expect to live 78.6 years, down a month from 2015 and more than two months from 2014. It’s the first time there’s been a two-year drop in half a century and shows the U.S. is out of sync with the wider world, where people are getting healthier and living longer.
The frat party where booze floated through the air. Literally.
The members of the Delta house might appreciate this: Police broke up a frat party in Bethesda, Md., with so much alcohol that the air inside tested positive on a Breathalyzer. Police got involved after neighbors complained about the party, which had been advertised as "Tequila Tuesday." According to media reports, about 70 people emerged from the party, most of whom were underage. The six men living there were arrested and charged with 126 counts each of allowing underage possession of alcohol and furnishing alcohol to a minor. No word on whether members of the fraternity will face double secret probation.
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