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WIMBERLEY, Texas — A small plane crashed among trees in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people aboard, authorities said Friday. The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thu...
May 01, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was questioned by senators during his confirmation hearing about his vision for implementing President Dona...
May 01, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would a...
April 30, 2026 National News
Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthen...
April 30, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump swiftly signed a bipartisan legislation Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcem...
April 30, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators’ accusations that the Iran war was...
April 30, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its own members from using prediction markets, banning senators who are often privy to sensitive i...
April 30, 2026 National News
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It's not every day — or even every decade — that voters are presented a decision like this: Should the state's individual income tax be eliminated? ...
April 30, 2026 National News
Glass shards flew everywhere as Eric Gockel waited out one of the worst hailstorms to hit Missouri. One of the softball-size hunks of ice that hit the Springfield area on...
April 30, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday leveled a new threat against NATO ally Germany, suggesting he could soon reduce the U.S. military presence there as he co...
April 29, 2026 National News
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