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Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning off the coast of...
6 plead guilty and 1 found not guilty in Mississippi drug trafficking bribery scheme
Six current or former Mississippi law officers have pleaded guilty to charges arising from what prosecutors de...
School buses should all have alcohol tests to avoid drunken driving, NTSB recommends
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that all new school buses should be equipped with alcoh...
Michigan is off the hook in lawsuit over 2020 dam collapse that flooded communities
Michigan regulators have been cleared of liability in a 2020 dam failure that flooded communities, destroyed m...
Federal authorities arrest 2 dozen Mexican Mafia members and associates in California
Federal authorities say they've arrested nearly two dozen members and associates of the Mexican Mafia during a...
Southern US wildfires force residents to flee, leaving them unsure if their homes are standing
Wildfires tearing through the South this week have forced hundreds of residents in Georgia to flee in minutes
USF police seek help after 2 doctoral students from Bangladesh vanish in Tampa
Two University of South Florida doctoral students have gone missing, and authorities are seeking help to find...
Trump likes a naval blockade. But Iran presents big differences from Venezuela and Cuba
President Donald Trump has turned to naval blockades to pressure the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and now Ir...
SNAP benefits don't pay for rotisserie chicken. A bipartisan bill might change that
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants government food assistance programs to cover rotisserie chicken from...
Asian elephant calf makes her public debut at DC's National Zoo
The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Asian elephant calf Linh Mai
Police seek 17-year-old for attempted murder in shooting near University of Iowa, authorities say
Authorities are seeking a 17-year-old on charges of attempted murder after a weekend shooting near the Univers...
Tiny town in North Carolina honors towering Andre The Giant with roadside marker
Wrestler and actor Andre The Giant is being honored with a roadside marker in a small town in North Carolina t...
So you want to be Canadian, eh? Changes in immigration law will make it easier for Americans
Potentially millions of Americans suddenly have a much easier path to Canadian citizenship
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security
The Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to...
No charges will be filed in the fatal shooting of 3 people at Detroit gas station
No charges will be filed in the fatal shootings of three people at a Detroit gas station after a middle-of-the...
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving in latest departure of a top defense leader
The Pentagon has abruptly announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 24-29-32-49-63, Powerball: 11
Assault charge for immigration officer in Colorado could test immunity provisions for federal agents
The decision in Colorado to charge an immigration officer with assault after a protester was grabbed by the ne...