Dallas County GOP drops plan to hand-count ballots
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US executions surged in 2025 to highest level in 16 years | US news
US executions have surged in 2025 to the highest level in 16 years, as Donald Trump’s campaign to…
How abortion rights in the US have changed since the 2024 election
Another year of action and uncertainty in America’s abortion care system is coming to a close, after states…
Vermont receives $195M federal grant for rural health care transformationÂ
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Judge blocks White House’s attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid
NEW YORK — The White House cannot lapse in its funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a…
CIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say : NPR
President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec.…
National Guard arrives in New Orleans for 1st New Year’s since Bourbon Street attack : NPR
Walking under flags that memorialize victims of Jan. 1, 2025 attack, members of the Louisiana National Guard, military…
Mali and Burkina Faso announce travel ban on US citizens in tit-for-tat move
Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar US citizens from entering their countries in response to a…
California will start 2026 far below peak snowpack, raising concerns about water supply
PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. — California is seeing ample rain and water stored in the state’s reservoirs but only…
Times Square has a new ball for the New Year’s Eve drop — and it’s the biggest yet
It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous…
Escaped wallaby ‘Rex’ found safe near Williamstown, NJ shopping center
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. (WPVI) — It’s a happy ending for Rex, the missing wallaby from Williamstown, New Jersey. Owners…
Texas man accused of trying to aid Islamic State group is charged with international terrorism
DALLAS – A 21-year-old Texas man who authorities say provided bomb materials and money to people he believed…