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The Trump administration has announced the initial disbursement from its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program States will share $10 billion for rural health care next year in a program that ...

Dozens of people gathered at the Douglas County Commission meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. Douglas County commissioners were divided on whether or not they want to implement a tenant right to ...

Microsoft now pays security researchers for finding critical vulnerabilities in any of its online services, regardless of whether the code was written by Microsoft or a third party. This policy shift ...

Transformers fans have long lounged on their couches, binge-watching giant robots punch each other on Netflix, but rumors suggest even Autobots cannot escape the streaming ax. Now, fans are wondering ...

The bowl picture for the Big 12 will be finalized following No. 4 Texas Tech's contest against No. 11 BYU on Saturday. The conference is hoping two teams make the College Football Playoff. However, if ...

Syracuse just landed one of the most unique commitments of the 2026 recruiting cycle. Platinum recording artist Toosii, whose legal name is Nau'Jour Grainger, announced his commitment to the Orange, ...

Chris Black, Nicky Campbell, Paige DeSorbo, Simon Doonan, Carol Lim, Ego Nwodim, Morgan Riddle, Antwaun Sargent, Matt Starr, Gay Talese, Jennifer Tilly, Avery Trufelman, Iké Udé, Erika Veurink, Jonah ...

SANTA FE — Two weeks after New Mexico launched a universal child care initiative, some preschools and other child care providers are still hesitant about opting in to the program. As of this week, 33 ...

The end of the nation's longest government shutdown means food assistance for 42 million Americans should soon be restored after a nearly two week halt. But suspending funding to the Supplemental ...

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