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The family of a 32-year-old man who died of blunt force injuries on a theme park roller coaster is accusing Universal Orlando Resort of endangering lives by reopening the ride…

SecDef uses unprecedented meeting to unveil 10 personnel, due-process reviews

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of admirals, generals, and senior enlisted leaders to Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday to hear him announce a spate of personnel initiatives around physical fitness…

Trump says US has secured $17T in new investments. The number is likely much less.

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic boom promised by President Donald Trump centers on a single number: $17 trillion. That’s the sum of new investments that Trump claims to…

Shutdown would curtail long-term intelligence work at DOD

The nation’s top spy offices are expected to pare certain “non-essential” intelligence-gathering activities if the government shuts down at midnight tonight. Under guidance provided by the Defense Department, intelligence work that directly…

Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that helps more than 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money within two weeks unless…

California bill sparked by waking baby could silence streaming ads nationwide

Believe it or not, an 8-month-old’s sleep schedule is leading to a face-off between California lawmakers and the entertainment industry over loud commercials on streaming services. California Senate Bill 576, introduced…

Some Hello Fresh meals may contain listeria-tainted spinach, USDA warns

Federal health officials late Monday warned people not to eat certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria. The U.S. Agriculture…

Bill Nye warns U.S. could "cede leadership to other countries" if NASA budget is cut

Bill Nye and hundreds of others gathered at Capitol Hill on Monday to protest against the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts to NASA, arguing that Congress has an obligation to…

Where is measles spreading? Here’s what to know.

Measles outbreaks continue to simmer and spread across the country, with cases now popping up quickly in Minnesota. On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Health alerted residents that it had…

The D Brief: Hegseth, Trump at Quantico; Shutdown watch; Defense-strategy concerns; Troops-in-streets update; And a bit more.

Grooming standards, “toxic leadership,” and culture wars were the themes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chose for his unprecedented short-notice gathering of more than 800 military leaders and their senior enlisted…

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