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On the brink of a federal shutdown, the House passes a 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House on Saturday swiftly approved a 45-day...
Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at...
Florida braces as Tropical Storm Idalia intensifies
Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and fore...
Trump surrenders to law enforcement in Georgia election case
The booking photo instantly becomes part of the former president's legacy as he confronts criminal charges in four American cities while seeking to reclaim t...
At least 55 people died on Maui. Residents had little warning before wildfires overtook a town
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on...
People in Hawaii flee into ocean to escape wildfires that are burning a popular Maui tourist town
HONOLULU (AP) — Wind-whipped wildfires raced through parts of Hawaii on Wednesday, burning down businesses in a historic town on the island of Maui, injuring...
IRS whistleblowers will testify to Congress as they claim 'slow-walking' of the Hunter Biden case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whistleblowers claiming the Justice Department improperly interfered with a yearslong investigation into Hunter Biden will testify before C...
Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," died of suicide: AP Sources
Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four peo...
WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lock...
Fire Grants and Safety Act passes US Senate
The Fire Grants and Safety Act, which would reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program, passed the U.S. Senate last week.
Police: 4 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooting Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others, police said. The sus...
Kalispell artist crafts gavel gifted to U.S. Speaker of the House
A gavel made by Ron Kelley was presented to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, on March 23 in the United States Capitol.
Senate passes Tester's bill to increase veterans compensation
A bill that would increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and military survivors under the Department of Veterans...
Trump returns to New York to face charges in criminal probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump flew Monday from Florida to New York for his historic booking and arraignment on hush money charges, as the nat...
Tester joins senators in urging Biden to boost drug interdiction efforts
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is petitioning the Biden administration to allocate more dollars toward interdicting fentanyl at the nation’s southern border.