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Washington, DC, faces budget crisis after House leaves $1.1 billion hole in city coffers
When the House of Representatives adjourned for a two-week recess Thursday, it left Washington, D.C., elected officials ...
Landgraf votes for Texas House budget proposal, calls it ‘win for taxpayers’
State Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) voted early Friday in support of the Texas House’s proposed state budget for 2026-2027, ...
Wickens returns to elite racing with use of hand controls 7 years after he was paralyzed in a crash
Nearly seven years after he was paralyzed in an IndyCar crash, Robert Wickens will return to elite competition on Saturday when he drives a Corvette in the IMSA sports ...
Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
A Louisiana immigration judge ruled Friday that the U.S. can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil based on the federal government’s argument that he poses a ...
Trump administration adds immigrant Social Security numbers to ‘death list’ in deportation push
The Trump administration directed the Social Security Administration (SSA) to place more than 6,300 migrants on its list for ...
On a heater: McCarty’s 8 birdies in 12-hole span leaves Masters rookie in the mix entering weekend
When PGA Tour rookie Matt McCarty knocked his tee shot on the 180-yard, par-3 sixth hole at the Masters to within 8 feet to ...
UN humanitarian agency to cut staff by 20% due to ‘brutal cuts’ in funding
The U.N. humanitarian agency said it is cutting its 2,600 staff operating in more than 60 countries by 20% because of “brutal cuts” in funding that have left it with a nearly ...
Trump administration refers Maine to DOJ over transgender athletes
The Department of Education on Friday referred a Title IX investigation into Maine schools to the Justice Department after ...
Universal announces UK theme park amid ‘epic’ growth of parks business
Universal Destinations & Experiences is expanding its global theme park footprint, confirming a new theme park will be built ...
Social Security Administration ‘will be using X to communicate’ moving forward
The shift comes as communications staff at the agency has dwindled due to reassignments in front-facing roles at field ...
Tortillas fall flat in New Mexico, but will California add Bigfoot to its list of state symbols?
A proposal to designate the tortilla as New Mexico’s official state bread had unanimous support from lawmakers. On Friday, ...
Lawsuit alleging Alabama officials illegally harvested inmates’ organs can proceed, judge rules
A lawsuit that accuses Alabama prisons of illegally harvesting the organs of people who died while incarcerated will be allowed to proceed, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.