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Senate advances Mullin to head Department of Homeland Security

The Senate voted Sunday to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-Okla.) nomination to succeed Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), taking a step toward restoring stability at a department that has been in turmoil since the fatal shooting of two protesters in Minneapolis earlier this year. The Senate voted 54 to

Hail possible during storms today

Hail forms in the updraft of a thunderstorm. Raindrops are sucked in and carried in the updraft to much colder parts of the atmosphere.