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Pickens Co. School Board chooses new superintendent

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Pentagon

Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership

Tyler Robinson

Prosecutors say bullet engraving shows Charlie Kirk was targeted for his politics

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Moderna stock more than doubles after melanoma vaccine trial shows "landmark moment"

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Safari helicopter crash kills 7 people in Kenya, including 5 Americans

A man wanted since May now faces criminal charges in Monroe Co.

Trump nominates policy aide Dr. Heidi Overton as next FDA commissioner

White House

National debt tops $40 trillion after doubling in less than a decade, Treasury data shows

2 members of Tennessee college cycling team killed in highway collision, officials say

Michael Cohen, Trump's fixer-turned-nemesis, says he'll interview former boss

Burn Ban

Burn bans issued for areas in Alabama and Mississippi

MS Governor wishes to see redistricting plan in place by the start of 2027 legislative session

Aurora Flight Sciences continues and expands investment in the Golden Triangle

MSU adds transfer coordinator to help meet students where they are

Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ approach on kids under 13

‘Many’ Fed officials think higher rates will be needed if inflation stays high

Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants

Kennedy Center tells court it won’t try to restore Trump’s name to the building before Sept. 8

Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom

Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities

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