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RALEIGH, N.C. — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered…

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The shortage of air traffic controllers at some airports during the U.S. government shutdown may have travelers wondering if they have anything to worry about as they board their flight.…

Indiana prosecutor speaks on Mark Sanchez stabbing incident

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT New details after video sparks urgent search 00:56 Missouri father allegedly ordered 6-year-old…

CBS News, other media outlets, won't sign on to new Pentagon press restrictions

Reporters for multiple news outlets covering the Pentagon are preparing to turn in their press passes Wednesday, instead of agreeing to a new set of policies the association representing them…

It’s time to return Turkey to the F-35 fold, even if we have to get creative

By most accounts, President Trump and President Erdogan had a productive meeting in the White House last month. Several major business deals were agreed, including cooperation on civilian nuclear energy.…

School therapist accused of trying to poison husband's energy drink

A school therapist in North Carolina has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to drug a person’s drink, police said.  Cheryl Harris Gates, 43, has also been charged…

Against ‘chat control’: we can’t eliminate child abuse by eliminating privacy

Like the “war on drugs” or the “war on terror”, a “war on child abuse” has too often been used to justify authoritarian overreach. Governments across the world are expanding…

LendingTree CEO and founder Doug Lebda dies in ATV accident

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — LendingTree CEO and founder Doug Lebda died in an an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, the online loaning platform said Monday. In…

The D Brief: Senators doubt Asia policy; Jail Illinois leaders, says POTUS; Civil-military ‘crisis’; DHS cuts intel staff; And a bit more.

Skeptical senators grill White House pick to lead Indo-Pacific policy. Led by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a bipartisan slice of the Senate Armed Services Committee took turns on Tuesday expressing…

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