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WATCH: Windsurfer crashes into whale in San Francisco Bay
Eric Kramer, the windsurfer, says he is okay after the collision.
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Artemis II astronauts have passed halfway point to moon
The astronauts could break the record set by Apollo 13.
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DHS: Chinese suspects in military base incident show birthright citizenship poses security risk
DHS concluded that the incident "underscores the severe national security threat that illegal immigration and birth right citizenship pose to the United States."
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White House gov’t funding request for 2027 cuts $73 billion
The request comes as U.S. lawmakers still haven’t finished funding all federal agencies for the current fiscal year and are currently locked in a shutdown of the unfunded Department of Homeland Security.
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Second US fighter jet crashes around Persian Gulf, pilot rescued: Reports
The second plane crashed nearly the same time that Iran shot down an Air Force F-15E fighter jet, where one member of the two-person plane remains missing. The second aircraft has been identified as an A-10 Warthog attack plane.
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GAO again warns Congress about nation's 'unsustainable fiscal path'
"Congress has a critical role to play in addressing risks to the Treasury market stemming from the unsustainable fiscal path and the debt limit," the GAO report said. "Taking action to address these risks would help ensure the continued broad-based demand for Treasury securities, reinforce the global role of the U.S. dollar, and support Treasury's efforts to finance government borrowing at the lowest cost over time."
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National Park Service to reopen Grand Canyon's Northern Rim
The North Rim was hit by the Dragon Bravo Fire, which burned 145,504 acres in the park after lightning started it on July 4, 2025. It continued to burn until it was 100% contained by late September.
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Trump: U.S. can 'easily' open Strait of Hormuz 'with a little more time'
Trump previously urged NATO allies to supply ships to bolster the U.S. Navy in an operation to reopen the Strait, though such a coalition never materialized.
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Iran refuses to meet U.S. negotiators in Pakistan
During a prime-time address this week, Trump declared that he planned to escalate attacks on Iran for the next 2-3 weeks in a bid to force the country to capitulate.
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Duckworth demands TSA return to flight passengers having to remove shoes at airport gate checkpoints
Illinois Dem. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called the policy a "reckless act."
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Believers and people of faith find safe harbor in Trump's White House this Easter
The Trump administration’s approach to and welcoming of faith stands in stark contrast to previous Democratic administrations. Last year, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., asserted that the FBI’s Richmond Field Office went so far as to issue a memorandum suggesting that certain traditionalist Catholics might be security risks or domestic terrorists, and proposed infiltrating Catholic parishes.
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Justice Alito was taken to a hospital in March: CNN
Alito, 76, is one of the court's most conservative-leaning justices.
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DOJ sues Idaho for refusing to provide voter registration rolls
“The Justice Department will continue to fulfill its oversight role dutifully, neutrally, and transparently wherever Americans vote in federal elections,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said