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Topline: The homelessness agency in King County, Wash., has a $45 million deficit, but auditors can't fully figure out why, according to a state audit publicly released this April. Its acco ...

Topline: The Department of the Interior spent $2.6 billion to help state and local governments and nonprofits manage drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin, but it's almost impossible fo ...

Topline: Every taxpayer in North Dakota is losing money gambling on horse races, even those who never placed a bet. The state's Racing Commission, a five-member board that ensures horse racing i ...

Topline: Aretha Ferrell-Benavides -- the disgraced former city manager of Martinsville, Va. -- spent $96,613 on her city credit card without proper approval, according to an independent audi ...

Topline: A night at the movies turned into a national scandal in 2012 when Dallas Independent School District spent $57,000 on a boys-only trip to see Red Tails, a World War II film directed by George ...

Topline: The federal office overseeing Medicare hearings and appeals was significantly overstaffed, leading to $30 million in wasted resources in 2023 and 2024, according to a whistleblower complaint ...

Working at a 24/7 bodega in the heart of Brooklyn, Tajuken Deli employees are prepared for almost anything - except having guns pointed at their heads by cops. That's what seemed to be hap ...

Topline: In 2012, researchers at Purdue University used optical illusions to show that making a golf hole appear larger helps golfers improve their performance. The $350,000 hole in the federal budget ...

RealClearInvestigations' Picks of the Week May 3 to May 9 RCI Podcasts & Videos On this week's episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior ...

Topline: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was not kidding when he complained that there are too many "fat troops" in the military. The military has spent nearly $726 million buying Ozempic an ...