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FEMA would still respond to major disasters, but officials say coordination and recovery work could slow down, and the Coast ...

While White House border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday morning the federal immigration surge in Minnesota would be ending, state officials were facing tough questions about the circumstances that ...

Pencils down! Does that phrase bring back some anxiety-inducing memories? What if, like in your bad dreams, it's an exam you ...

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Many people find geography difficult. In middle school, I memorized the countries and capitals of Africa, Europe, and South ...

MILAN (AP) — Olympic officials from Africa took their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders ...

MILAN (AP) — The Milan Cortina Winter Games are the most spread-out in Olympic history. For the organizers of the Feb. 6-22 ...

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In “All Good People Here,” written by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester, a journalist comes back to her childhood town of Wakarusa and gets involved in a local mystery. In which state (the one that ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. From the origins of “Yankee ...