​Beef ribeye steaks are displayed at a grocery store on April 06, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Amid persistently high food inflation, the price of a pound of ground beef has risen to between roughly $6.49 and $8.96, often exceeding the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, as supply shortages, drought, and disease affecting cattle herds drive costs higher while wages remain unchanged since 2009.
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Will reopening the U.S. to Mexican cattle imports reduce high beef prices?

Kaitlyn Root from Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association says Trump administration's moves are "frustrating"

Screwworm Prevention
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The US has a new center in Texas to disperse sterile screwworm flies to block a parasite it spawns

by John Hanna, Eric Gay
US Election 2026 Senate Texas Democrats
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Her jabs go viral. He's known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race

by John Hanna
Texas Legislature
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Texas Republicans get a bigger House edge under a new map, meeting Trump's goals

by Joey Cappelletti, John Hanna, Nadia Lathan
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Boeing's fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer

by John Hanna
Local

Boeing's fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer

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Minnesota is honoring a murdered Minnesota legislator's golden retriever named Gilbert along with her and her husband by having him lie in state with them at the state Capitol.
National

A slain Minnesota lawmaker's beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state

The honor Friday for Gilbert made him the first known dog or non-human to lie in state
by John Hanna, Lindsey Peterson
Minnesota is honoring a murdered Minnesota legislator's golden retriever named Gilbert along with her and her husband by having him lie in state with them at the state Capitol.
Local

A slain Minnesota lawmaker's beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state

The honor Friday for Gilbert made him the first known dog or non-human to lie in state
by John Hanna, Lindsey Peterson