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LAKE AUSTIN, TX — A day of water sports turned deadly on Lake Austin after a 15-year-old girl was fatally struck by a boat following a wakeboarding accident. Now, two boat operators are facing criminal charges in connection with the…

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A 40-year-old Alabama woman is behind bars and facing serious felony charges after she allegedly shot her husband in the back and made a disturbing admission to responding officers: “I shouldn’t have … but I’m just tired.”…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a government watchdog group seeking to block the Trump administration’s controversial effort to shutter a key Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office during a broader internal…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former top transportation safety official is suing former President Donald Trump and the U.S. government, alleging that her abrupt removal from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was both illegal and…

You might’ve heard about this idea called the “DOGE Dividend” — basically, a plan to give people a $5,000 check by cutting government waste. Elon Musk was a big name behind it, so it caught a lot of attention. But now that Musk has stepped…

If you or someone in your family is planning to take out student loans for college this coming year, there’s a bit of good news you’ll want to hear. The federal government is lowering interest rates on new student loans starting July 1,…

If you're checking your bank account and wondering, “Where's my SSI payment?” — you’re not the only one. A lot of folks were caught off guard this month, thinking their payment was missing, delayed, or just… gone. It’s a scary feeling,…

If you live in Alaska, you might be getting a nice surprise this June — a payment of $1,702. This isn’t just a random check; it’s part of Alaska’s yearly Permanent Fund Dividend, which shares some of the state’s oil profits with residents.…

If you’re counting on Social Security benefits or need to make changes soon, you might want to hear this: employees at Social Security are warning about some delays coming up. Basically, things could take longer than usual when you try to…

If you’re on SNAP benefits in Florida, you know it’s not just a one-time deal. Every few months, you’ve got to renew so the help with groceries keeps coming. If your renewal is coming up around June 2025, you’re probably asking yourself:…