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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Dakota state representative and the pilot of a small plane were killed after they crashed shortly after takeoff Saturday near Crystal Airport in a Minneapolis suburb.Rep. Liz Conmy, D-Fargo, was identified as one of the two people killed when the…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — When President Donald Trump tried to cancel five massive offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast, it wasn’t just environmentalists who cried foul. Nine Republicans in the U.S. House sent a letter to administration officials demanding an explanation. “America’s energy policy should be grounded…

Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74, his family said in a written statement Saturday.Kempthorne died Friday evening in Boise, the statement said. No cause was given. He had been diagnosed with colon cancer last year.“Beyond his public service, he was a devoted…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was released from the hospital Thursday after undergoing a procedure to remove fluid pressing against her lung.Ivey, 81, is recovering at the Governor’s Mansion after staying two nights at a hospital in Montgomery, her office said. She will work from the residence…