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Congress Weighs Nationwide Carry Twist

Congress is weighing a plan to give qualified special operations troops and veterans nationwide concealed-carry rights under federal law.Story SnapshotHouse and Senate bills would...
Flash flooding rescues happening in Muncie

Viral Bus Gamble Triggers Muncie Meltdown

On what should have been a fresh first day, Muncie’s schools sent buses back home as floodwaters shut down streets and forced evacuations across...
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Mixed Israel Votes Rock Georgia’s Jewish Community

Senator Jon Ossoff calls his support for Israel “ironclad,” yet his mixed votes on weapons sales and aid have split Georgia’s Jewish community and...
J.D. Vance, Vice President

Federal Hammer Poised Over Youth Care Billing

Vice President JD Vance has moved the gender-transition fight from Capitol Hill into federal law enforcement, urging the Justice Department to probe alleged billing...
Waterspout moves onshore at Folly Beach

Sudden Twister Hammers Folly Beach

A waterspout raced ashore at Folly Beach and became a confirmed EF0 tornado, tossing beach tents and chairs but sparing people and homes, officials...
Luigi Mangione considers plea deal, sources say

Plea Shock Rattles CEO Murder Case

Plea talks around Luigi Mangione’s federal case sped up, and that timing could reshape two courts at once.Story SnapshotFederal prosecutors and Mangione’s lawyers discussed...
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Deportation Ruling Ignites Haiti Firestorm

Geraldo Rivera, who once demanded Donald Trump apologize for calling Haiti a "shithole country," now says sending Haitians back there is like sending them...
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Ship Seizures Spark Putin’s Retaliation Pledge

Russia’s president has turned a fight over ship seizures into a threat of wider naval retaliation, warning that Moscow could hit back “anywhere.”Quick TakePresident...
3 charged with murder after death of 7-year-old make first court appearance Friday

Torture Allegations Rock Ohio Courtroom

A 7-year-old boy in Cincinnati was found beaten, burned, and bound with duct tape inside a closet, and police say three adults who lived...
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Texas Showdown Over Newborn’s First Breath

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has stepped into a surrogacy fight that now centers on whether a baby with a serious heart defect will...