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No more GI Joe trucks: Army swaps iconic Humvee for a faster, cheaper vehicle

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The Infantry Squad Vehicle is basically a stretched-out, stripped-down all-terrain vehicle with and seating for up to nine soldiers.

Gold prices
 

Uncertain economic times? That means it's gold's time to shine

The New York Federal Reserve vault houses the world's largest known gold stockpile. Why demand for the historical currency surges in uncertain times.

Debris litters the surrounding area of the Swannanoa River during the aftermath of flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene in Asheville on Oct. 6, 2024.
 

August brings ominous hurricane news. Is another Helene on the way?

August brings skyrocketing hurricane risk and new warnings. But forecasters don't yet know what the 2025 season holds.

Sean Combs (right)accepts an award from the Rush Philanthropic Foundation from Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump (left) at Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida on March 11, 2005.
 

Trump hints at Diddy pardon decision

President Donald Trump has broken his silence about pardoning Sean "Diddy" Combs for the first time since a verdict in the latter's sex-crimes trial.

The start of the total solar eclipse is seen in Lancaster, New Hampshire on April 8, 2024.
 

'Eclipse of the century': Lengthy solar spectacle coming in two years

A 6-minute, 23-second total solar eclipse is expected to be visible over parts of Africa, Europe and the Middle East on Aug. 2, 2027.

Dondi Voigt Persyn holds jewelry recovered after flooding along the Guadalupe River. Persyn and two friends started a Facebook group to reunite flood victims with some of the possessions they'd lost in the July 4 flood.
 

In the mud, Texans search for treasures the floods took

The deadly flooding of the Guadalupe River swept away priceless belongings, but volunteers have helped reunite families with their possessions.

Inside the StarCenter ice rink in Mansfield, Texas.
 

A $2B NHL team seized control of youth hockey. Parents are fed up.

Ice is power in the lucrative world of youth hockey. In North Texas, the Dallas Stars hold almost all of it.

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Cory Booker, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Senator Amy Klobuchar, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Kamala Harris pose at the start of their fifth 2020 campaign debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 20, 2019.
 

After 2024 wipeout, Democrats' shadow 2028 primary has begun

Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and Ruben Gallego are part of a diverse and large field of White House hopefuls tiptoeing toward the starting 2028 line.

A view shows the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Wall Street entrance in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2025.
 

Trump fires official after weak jobs report as tariffs soar: recap

An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the jobs report was "rigged."

Law enforcement officers, including HSI and ICE agents, take people into custody at an immigration court in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
 

ICE is recruiting agents with ads, incentives. Sheriffs aren't happy.

ICE just made it more attractive to become an immigration agent, with a $50k signing bonus. But are they hurting local law enforcement in the process?

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