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Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge's decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site. U.S. District ...

Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship’s performance, especially the heat shield

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance gave high marks Thursday to their moonship, especially the heat shield, for its performance during reentry. In their first news conference since returning to Earth, the three Americans and one Canadian said ...

Camp Mystic guard says an early evacuation order could have saved lives

AUSTIN, Texas — The security guard at Camp Mystic the night of last year's deadly flood acknowledged Wednesday that if a general evacuation order came early in the storm, lives could've been saved. Glenn Juenke, who helped move some girls to a two-story building before getting trapped ...

US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War

WASHINGTON — The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the U.S. record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the military raid in Venezuela and the Iran war. The ship's 295th day at sea surpassed ...

House approves aviation safety bill

An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year's midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital was approved by the House Tuesday, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill still needs to be strengthened. The ...