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The Texas GOP knows the risk. In the 2010s, the Republican-controlled Legislature drew political lines that helped pad the ...

It all fits with President Trump’s practice of blaming his predecessors for the nation’s ills. But the strategy also carries ...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced that Dr. George Tidmarsh, a cancer and pediatric specialist, will direct the agency’s ...

POTTSTOWN — Steel River Playhouse has announced the opening of the 2025-2026 season with its summer production of the ...

Postal inspectors are investigating the incident as a “potentially intentional act,” said U.S. Postal Inspector Michael ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s former interim police commissioner has filed a $10 million defamation claim against Mayor ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A new state law in New Hampshire that makes it harder to take gunmaker Sig Sauer to court is getting its ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven hundred Marines sent to Los Angeles will leave the city, the Pentagon said Monday. The Marines were ...

BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s campaign of arresting and deporting college faculty and students who participated in ...

The lead singer of a national touring rock band claims Luzerne County officials canceled the group’s scheduled performance at ...

Computer maker Lenovo says the “gentle acidity of vinegar can help break down oils and fingerprints.” Avoid using household glass cleaners, which can contain ammonia that could damage the screen. The ...