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March 11, 2024

Review finds 'broken' processes for resolving public record disputes in most states

A review of procedures found that most states in the U.S. have no reliable way to compel officials to release records that should be publicly accessible when they are being withheld.

March 11, 2024

North Carolina man in bulletproof vest dies in police shootout after 2 suspected killings, authorities say

Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said Justin Michael Strawser was wearing a bulletproof vest and firing at deputies when he was killed in Mooresville, NC.

March 11, 2024

Toddler lone survivor after Wisconsin crash kills 9, including 7 Amish community members

Nine people were killed, including seven Amish community members, during a crash between a van and a tractor-trailer in Clark County, Wisconsin, on Friday.

March 11, 2024

Legal battle underway in Florida over sports betting as Supreme Court petition challenges tribal agreement

Florida and the Seminole Tribe have a compact giving the tribe exclusive online sports betting and casino gambling rights, but legal challenges question the legality of bets.

March 11, 2024

Rachel Morin murder: Maryland sheriff suggests joggers 'break' routines following Laken Riley killing

Maryland Sheriff Jeff Gahler discusses similarities between the murders of Rachel Morin in Harford County and Laken Riley in Georgia. He urged pedestrians to "break" routines.

March 11, 2024

Top red state official demands answers on Biden executive order 'attempting to register' illegals to vote

Mississippi's Republican Secretary of State is calling on the Biden administration to stop enforcing an executive order he says is registering non-eligible voters.

March 10, 2024

Missing Florida mom found trapped inside shipping container: police

A Florida mother who was not seen since last Monday was found trapped but unharmed inside a shipping container under mysterious circumstances, police said.

March 10, 2024

70-foot sperm whale beached off coast of Florida

Wildlife officials and scientists in Venice, Florida, were working to help a 70-foot sperm whale that was stranded on a sandbar about 50 yards from shore.

March 10, 2024

Biden torched for claiming 'undocumented' immigrants 'built this country' after saying same of middle class

President Biden said "undocumented" immigrants "built this country" while apologizing for describing Laken Riley's murder suspect as an "illegal."

March 10, 2024

Republicans are ‘moving the process of appropriations forward’: Katie Britt

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., joins ‘Fox News Sunday,’ to discuss foreign aid appropriations, criticism linking a human trafficking case to President Biden, and IFV access in her state.