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A batch of artillery rounds destined for the Ukrainian battlefield twists and turns its way down a serpentine production line in northeastern Pennsylvania. Here, inside a series of red brick buildings where steam locomotives were repaired a century ago, teams

Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US  CNN US government monitoring suspected Chinese spy balloon over northern states  Fox News Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.  NBC News Montana Governor shares statement on high-altitude surveillance balloon seen over Billings  KULR-TV

Texas ice storm causes statewide power outages  NPR Frustrated Texans endure winter storm with no power, heat  The Associated Press Austin Energy: No definitive timeline on power restoration  KXAN Denton electric system remains steadfast as thousands stuck without power  Denton Record Chronicle Freeze across

House Ousts Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee  The New York Times Ilhan Omar gets the boot: House votes her off Foreign Affairs Committee as Democrats cite ‘racism’  Fox News See Omar’s fiery speech as GOP votes to remove her from committee  CNN

In our news wrap Thursday, the South is finally expecting relief after an ice storm that’s disrupted travel and claimed at least 10 lives this week, House Republicans voted to oust Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

In our news wrap Thursday, the South is finally expecting relief after an ice storm that’s disrupted travel and claimed at least 10 lives this week, House Republicans voted to oust Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

The United States and the Philippines reached an agreement allowing American military forces to operate in four new locations across the nation. The move is aimed at confronting China and its focus on Taiwan, which is only a few hundred

Ukraine’s government launched its most aggressive anti-corruption efforts since Russia’s invasion. A well-known billionaire and six former defense ministry officials are among dozens of officials targeted. That internal battle comes as the frontline with Russia heats up. Nick Schifrin spoke

Pedestrian deaths in the U.S. have reached their highest level in 40 years. Using funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is spearheading the allocation of $5 billion to state and local governments through a federal grant

House Republicans have been busy on Capitol Hill launching some of their top agenda items of the year. Just this week they kicked off committee hearings into the Biden administration’s handling of the southern border and have been navigating talks