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Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections, rely more on technology

The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday

Wild scene as protesters trap federal agents in taco shop parking lot, multiple arrests made

Protesters swarm Tucson restaurant, lock ICE agents inside during raid. SWAT team deploys flash bangs as demonstrators chant outside Taco Giro.

Louisiana inmates on the run after escaping by breaking through degrading jail wall

Officials in Louisiana say two inmates accused of violent crimes are on the run after escaping from jail by removing pieces of a wall and using sheets to scale a wall

Melania Trump wishes strength during visit with hospitalized children

Melania Trump has continued a decades-old first lady tradition of visiting with hospitalized children for the holidays

Social Security Admin plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for you

The Social Security Administration plans to cut foot traffic to its field offices by 50% next year

88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store receives over $1.7M in donations after viral video

An 88-year-old Army veteran Edmund Bambas working at Meijer supermarket in Michigan receives over $1.7 million in GoFundMe donations after his story goes viral online.

Two arrested after dozens of guns, including 'cop-killer' model, found in spare tire at southern border: DPS

Texas border agents found 30 handguns — one stolen and another capable of piercing body armor — hidden in a truck’s spare tire, leading to two arrests.

Trump, Sheinbaum extend mutual invitations for visits after Washington meeting

ANA CEBALLOS, PATRICK J. MCDONNELL

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that she and President Trump had a "cordial" meeting in Washington that ended with both leaders extending invitations to visit each other's country.

High school student charged with arson in fire that burned subway passenger

A New York City high school senior has been jailed on a federal arson charge days after authorities say he set a fire that severely burned a sleeping subway passenger

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 3 months in prison for violating probation in gang case

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to three more months in prison for violating his supervised release terms in a New York gang case

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear

Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions

The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 34-38-42-44-69, Mega Ball: 8, Megaplier:

Released 911 calls reveal desperate pleas and tragic outcomes during Texas Hill Country flood

Newly released recordings of 911 calls show Texas residents and staffers at Camp Mystic caught up in the catastrophic flooding in July pleaded for help as rushing waters rise around them, stranding them in attics and on roofs

Alarm grows in Europe over what is seen as Trump's 'betrayal' of Ukraine

MICHAEL WILNER

European governments are fearful that Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow's terms.

Wounded National Guardsman beginning to 'look more like himself,' remains in acute care: West Virginia gov

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey provides health update regarding National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe after he was shot on Nov. 26 in Washington, D.C.