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37+ min ago  (445+ words) When it was announced that this year would be the largest World Cup in history, fought between a record 48 teams, there was a bit of pushback initially. The World Cup should be selective, some argued. The overall quality of the…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (484+ words) As lawmakers mourn the sudden loss of one of their colleagues, Republicans must also grapple with the political implications of his death. A black cloth and white roses covered the desk of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on Monday, the…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (626+ words) President Donald Trump on Monday reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established by former presidents on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (453+ words) Amid growing speculation about Mitch McConnell’s health after he spent weeks out of the public eye following a hospitalization, the Republican Kentucky senator’s office released a statement and image July 12. The image shows McConnell wearing jeans and a red checkered…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1079+ words) A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. He never came back. Two days later, he was found dead. What happened, Wells…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (331+ words) Heavy overnight rain sent the Mitchell River over its banks in Surry County on Monday morning, flooding roads and leaving residents in the Devotion community temporarily stranded. One of those residents, Sheff Olinger, woke up to find the rising river…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (920+ words) While research around sports and brain impacts has tended to focus on American football, soccer players may be at risk as well. Retired professional soccer players show signs of potential neurological impacts in midlife, according to new research. Related video…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (512+ words) President Donald Trump says ships will be charged 20% of their cargo’s value in exchange for U.S. protection in the Strait of Hormuz, but the administration has not explained who would pay, how the fee would be collected or what would…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (382+ words) Southeast Greensboro, a community classified as a food desert due to limited access to grocery stores, is benefiting from a new initiative by a local Eagle Scout to combat hunger. Ander Wickline, a member of Boy Scout Troop 244, installed blessing…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago  (220+ words) Pryodex, the revolutionary black powder substitute that continues to be one of Hodgdon Powder Company’s most popular products for hunters who head afield with a “smoke pole,” was first introduced at the 1976 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits. Have you ever spent…...