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The Latest: Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty in classified information case

16 hours 16 minutes ago
Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow him to avoid a prison term. Bolton, who became an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump after serving in the Republican’s first administration, is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 28. [...]
The Associated Press

Bethalto School Board to Implement AI in Board Meeting Summaries

16 hours 32 minutes ago
BETHALTO - During their regular meeting on June 25, 2026, the Bethalto Community Unit School District Board of Education learned about ways to implement artificial intelligence. Director of Teaching and Learning Alyssa Smith explained that the district’s AI Committee, which was created last year, recently went to a training and finalized their first recommendation of how to implement AI in the district. The Board of Education meetings, which are recorded and posted to the district’s

Why People Still Love Road Trips Despite Faster Ways to Travel

17 hours 8 minutes ago
A road trip can turn three boring hours on a map into one of the most memorable parts of a trip. That is part of the mystery. Flying is faster. Trains can be easier. Video calls let people stay home. And yet many people still love loading a car with snacks, arguing over playlists, and watching the landscape slowly change outside the window. Road trips ask for more time and effort than other forms of travel. In return, they offer something people often want more than speed: freedom, connection,

June 26 in History: UN Charter Signing, Berlin Airlift and Marriage Equality Among Key Milestones

17 hours 13 minutes ago
June 26 is closely tied to one of the defining moments of the modern era: the signing of the Charter of the United Nations in 1945. On that day in San Francisco, representatives of 50 countries agreed on the framework for a new international organization created to prevent another world war. The charter mattered immediately because it offered a structure for diplomacy, collective security, and international cooperation after years of global destruction. It still matters today because the United

In more states, older people outnumber children

17 hours 15 minutes ago
Catron County, New Mexico, may be seeing the future of an aging population today. It has beautiful landscapes that draw retirees who fall in love with the area and want to stay among soaring rock formations and bright stars in dark skies.  But it’s a tough place to get even minimal medical care. And employees […]
Tim Henderson

GOP dreams of another big budget bill dashed by Trump demands for SAVE America Act

17 hours 15 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — Republicans have one more opportunity to use the complex process they relied on to enact their “big, beautiful” law and provide tens of billions in additional funding for immigration enforcement — a chance that becomes less likely the more divisions over a voter identification bill splinter the party.  Debate over a third reconciliation […]
Jennifer Shutt