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The Soyuz MS-08 rocket launched Wednesday, March 21, 2018, bringing three new crewmembers to the International Space Station. from NASA http://ift.tt/2Gjdlk2

Sierra foothills dam pushed to near failure Published on March 23, 2018 at 10:19AM by By Michael Cabanatuan and Kurtis Alexander Officials issued an emergency flood warning Wednesday afternoon for Moccasin Creek in rural Tuolumne County out of concern that a dam might fail. Moccasin Reservoir Dam, downstream of the small community of Moccasin in the Sierra foothills, is in danger of “imminent failure,” according to the National Weather Service. The dam is part of the Hetch Hetchy water system, which is owned and operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. San Francisco officials would not immediately comment on the problem, but authorities in the area expect damage to be limited.

'Atmospheric river' dumping insane amounts of snow in Sierra Published on March 22, 2018 at 10:41PM by Amy Graff A fierce atmospheric river blasted the northern and central Sierra overnight, dumping several feet of snow to elevations above 8,000 feet and bringing a slushy mix of rain and snow to lower elevations.

Photos show crazy flooding, stuck cars around NorCal Published on March 23, 2018 at 12:24AM by Amy Graff The clouds might be breaking around the Bay Area and the heaviest rainfall over, but parts of Northern California are still under water as the moisture-rich atmospheric river that has slowly moved across the region this week delivered copious amounts of rain overnight and into the morning.

Here's how much rain has fallen around the Bay Area Published on March 22, 2018 at 06:22PM by Amy Graff Rainfall pounded rooftops around the Bay Area overnight as a storm known as an "atmospheric river" or a "pineapple express" pulled moisture from the subtropics across California. Around midnight San Francisco picked up .10 inches of rain in an hour, which is more than the normal daily rainfall of .09 for March 21.

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States take on welfare reform -- with nod from Trump Republicans nationwide are taking a swing at reforming welfare, with the latest initiative approved by the Missouri House last week.

Senate passes $1.3 trillion spending bill, averting another government shutdown In a vote just after midnight Friday, the Senate voted to pass a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, averting a government shutdown while paving the way for the next funding fight ahead of the midterm elections.

John Bolton to replace H.R. McMaster as White House national security adviser, Trump says President Donald Trump announced Thursday that former United Nations Amb. John Bolton will replace Gen. H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser effective April 9 -- the latest in a growing list of White House staff shakeups over the past year.

Hogan Gidley on the spending bill, John Bolton White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley provides insight on 'Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream.'