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The Mississippi River is again experiencing historically low levels due to drought

The low levels are affecting drinking water and shipping traffic up and down the river. Once submerged sand bars have surfaced and shipping has been disrupted.

'Gods of Tennis' explores trailblazing legends of the sport and why we remember them

John McEnroe, Billie Jean King and other tennis legends discuss their legacies in a new PBS documentary series.

Just How New Is The 'New' GM?

During her grilling before Congress, CEO Mary Barra insisted the new GM is different and better than the old GM. But are the company and its cars really new and improved? The answer is complicated.

Rubio and Hegseth brief lawmakers on 'threefold process' for Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth briefed lawmakers Wednesday on a threefold process for Venezuela's future.

A global pandemic is challenging the way strategists are looking at the 2020 congressional elections.

Coronavirus Scrambles 2020 Fight For Congress

Top GOP and Democratic strategists say the global pandemic is shifting the calculations in this November's House and Senate races and could make for an unpredictable year.

President Richard Nixon speaks at the White House on Aug. 9, 1974. He was preparing to leave the day after resigning because of the Watergate scandal. Nixon wanted to take his presidential documents with him, including his infamous tape recordings. But he was barred from doing so, and Congress passed a law that now requires all presidents to hand over their documents to the National Archives.

The reason why presidents can't keep their White House records dates back to Nixon

Congress changed the law in the 1970s when President Nixon prepared to leave with his documents — and infamous tape recordings.

55-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record: climbing Mount Everest 31 times

Kami Rita Sherpa first climbed to the top of the world's highest mountain in 1994. He has climbed Everest nearly every year since the 1990s — sometimes more than once in a single season.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price speaks during the White House daily press briefing March 7, 2017 at the White House in Washington, DC. Secretary Price answered questions on the new healthcare bill during the briefing.

Even Without Congress, The Trump Administration Can Still Redo Obamacare

Even though GOP efforts to repeal The Affordable Care Act have fizzled, the administration has lots of ways to change the law without needing congressional approval.

Coronavirus Live Blog: Week of Aug. 17

Sunday, Aug. 2351 more deaths reported in FloridaToday, as reported at 10 a.m. Central, there are 2,974 new positive COVID-19 cases and 51 reported deaths…

Orion is the most familiar winter constellation. The reddish supergiant Betelgeuse marks his eastern shoulder, while the blue-white supergiant Rigel stands opposite on his west knee. Just south of the belt, hanging like a sword downward, is M-42, the Great Nebula of Orion, an outstanding binocular and telescopic stellar nursery. It is part of a huge spiral arm gas cloud, with active star birth all over the place. This wide-angle shot, shot by Wayne Wooten with his Dwarf Labs scope, also captures a geosynchronous satellite just above the nebulae.

December skies of the Gulf Coast

Monthly astronomy column from Dr. Wayne Wooten

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