Vance set to announce $39B suspected fraud crackdown before Kansas campaign stop
It comes as the Trump administration continues its broader crackdown on suspected fraud in federal benefit and pandemic-era small-business loan programs.
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Mike Huckabee, Tucker Carlson feud over video American man being beaten up
Tucker Carlson on Thursday called out Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee over a video of an American man allegedly being beaten by Israeli settlers.
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Nearly 4,200 illegal immigrants arrested during 'Lone Star Mission' in Texas: DHS
ICE arrested 4,170 illegal immigrants during a 10-day statewide operation in Texas, averaging more than 400 arrests a day, according to DHS.
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PHOTOS: Labor Inspector General launches 'Most Wanted List' of 16 fugitives in fraud fight
The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General launched its first-ever Most Wanted list on Thursday, zeroing in on 16 fugitives accused of stealing over $55 million from American taxpayers....
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HSU Cowgirls start season at No. 19 in D3hoops.com Top 25
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (BCH Sports) – Hardin-Simmons' Cowgirl basketball team was ranked No. 19 in the D3hoops.com preseason poll, announced on Thursday. The Cowgirls finished the season ranked No. 24 in the D3hoops.com poll last spring, after head coach Kendra Whitehead and her staf...
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Warsh shakes up Fed's approach to setting interest rates
The Federal Reserve is planning to cut down the number of its meetings devoted to moving its benchmark interest rate over the next two years in one of the most...
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Sir Patrick Stewart, actor who starred in 'Star Trek’ and 'X-Men', dies at 86
Sir Patrick Stewart, the acclaimed British stage and screen actor, has died.
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NO END IN SIGHT: Abilene parking lot renovations continue
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Parking lot renovations continue at Abilene's HEB location with no end in sight. A large portion of the parking lot at the store on the 1300 block of Barrow Street is blocked off as HEB continues $2 million worth of renovations to their curbside and d...
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ACU announces home-and-home series with South Dakota for '28 and '29 football seasons
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Abilene Christian has added a home-and-home series with the South Dakota Coyotes for the 2028 and 2029 football seasons, as announced by vice president for athletics Zack Lassiter. The Wildcats will visit Vermillion, S.D., on Sept. 2, 2028, for the f...
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Abilene man accused of possessing child sexual abuse material
An Abilene man is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material.
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DHS working to ‘swiftly’ address potential breach impacting over 40K staff
The activist group behind an apparent data breach at the Department of Homeland Security.
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Preliminary GDP report shows strong 3.4% growth for US economy
The U.S. economy grew at a robust 3.4% last quarter, according to a GDP report released Thursday.