- + New York City taxi driver hits 6 pedestrians, police say —A taxicab hit six pedestrians in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, police said, with three people - including a 9-year-old boy - transported to hospital...
- + Volunteers put together care packages, letters for veterans and deployed soldiers on Christmas —A handwritten thank you card and a clean pair of socks are some of the treasured gifts veterans and deployed service members will receive from a Chris...
- + Blake Lively's claims co-star launched smear campaign gets support in publicist's suit —Blake Lively's claims that "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni unleashed a smear campaign against her have gained support from a new...
- + Dead body found in wheel well of United plane from Chicago to Maui —Maui police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Maui, the airline and polic...
- + Dead body found in wheel well of United plane from Chicago to Maui —Maui police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Maui, the airline and polic...
- + 'Happy Gilmore 2' trailer features Travis Kelce in Adam Sandler's golf sequel —'Happy Gilmore 2' won't premiere on Netflix until December 2025, but star Adam Sandler gave fans an early look at the golf comedy on social media on W...
- + Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman who saved another bird hours earlier —Annabell Whelan woke up Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest - Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued from the grille of a car ...
- + America's new IT consultant: Musk slams outdated tech plaguing federal government —The IRS receives 375,000 pieces of mail a day during its busy filing season, so when the letter-opening machines in the agency's Kansas City facility ...
- + Elon Musk slams outdated tech plaguing federal government —The IRS receives 375,000 pieces of mail a day during its busy filing season, so when the letter-opening machines in the agency's Kansas City facility ...
- + Jackpot for Mega Millions surges past $1B after no numbers match on Christmas Eve drawing —Hang onto those stocking-stuffer lottery tickets. [Link to media]
- + Trial of accused man in Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back to September —A man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in South Florida won't be tried until September 2025, a federal judge ruled th...
- + Census data shows how Middle Eastern and Hispanic residents differ in racial identity —As the U.S. Census Bureau gets public feedback about how it should tally people into new race and ethnicity groups, the agency has released new resear...
- + Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano —One of the world's most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday. [Link to media]
- + The end of the 'Rust' criminal case against Alec Baldwin may unlock a civil lawsuit —The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relati...
- + Biden signs bill officially making bald eagle national bird of U.S. —The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially bec...
- + Ex-Redskins RB Smallwood pleads guilty to fraud charges related to pandemic aid programs —Former Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after he was accused...
- + Toyota contributes $1 million to Trump inaugural fund —Japanese automaker Toyota's U.S. arm is joining the ranks of powerful companies donating to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, donating $1 m...
- + Research center urges staff cuts at small urban schools as birth rates fall —Public school districts should consolidate small urban campuses to keep the best ones open as U.S. birth rates plunge to new lows, according to George...
- + Amsterdam court sentences 5 men over violence linked to Ajax-Maccabi soccer game —An Amsterdam District Court on Tuesday sentenced five men to up to six months in prison for violence that erupted around a UEFA Europa League football...
- + Lawyers for ex-Abercrombie CEO say dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges —Defense lawyers say the former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia, and a competency hearing is necessary to determine if he can...
- + Airport with runway straddling the border of the U.S. and Canada will close —The Piney-Pinecreek Border Airport has a unique claim to fame - its runway straddles the border of the U.S. and Canada. But after seven decades of ope...
- + What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train —The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train was awaiting arraignment Tuesday, while...
- + Becoming a resident of South Dakota is easy. Some say too easy —All you have to do to become a South Dakota resident is spend one night. [Link to media]
- + NFL players who use platform to share their faith say it's their duty to spread their love of Jesus —Jake Bates was standing on the turf in his hometown of Houston when asked to reflect on an unlikely journey from learning how to sell bricks to makin...
- + WATCH: NFL players use their platform to share their faith —Jake Bates was standing on the turf in his hometown of Houston when asked to reflect on an unlikely journey from learning how to sell bricks to makin...
- + Biden's veto of law creating judgeships draws bipartisan backlash —President Biden's veto of a law creating more than 60 federal judgeships is getting bipartisan pushback after lawmakers and the Judicial Conference of...
- + Students wearing political T-shirts head to court, one petitions justices to weigh in —Students are going to court over T-shirts that express their political views -- and at least one is taking his challenge to the Supreme Court. [Link t...
- + California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve —Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's dea...
- + Heavy travel day gets off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounds all flights —American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issu e just as the Christmas travel season kicks into overdrive and w...
- + Find out where your firewood comes from to prevent the spread of invasive pests —Crackling fires have long been a gathering place where idyllic chestnuts are roasted, stories shared and souls warmed, whether around a hearth or at a...
- + North Carolina man charged with murder in fatal shooting of officer at supermarket, police say —A North Carolina man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a police officer who was responding to a report of a man with a gun in a su...
- + Preconstruction work to begin in January to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge —Preconstruction work to collect data to design a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is scheduled to begin in January, according to Maryland off...
- + Christopher Nolan's next film is based on 'The Odyssey' —Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning "Oppenheimer" with a true epic: Homer's "The Odyssey." It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Uni...
- + Second chances go virtual as new tech helps prisoners learn job skills —Dave Clark was sitting in prison serving a 40-year sentence for bank fraud in a vacation real estate scheme when he got to thinking about his fellow c...
- + Thousands of Starbucks workers to strike at 300 stores on Christmas Eve —An ongoing strike by unionized Starbucks workers will expand to 300 U.S. stores on Christmas Eve. [Link to media]
- + Gene Spector, American imprisoned in Russia, sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage —A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian new...
- + Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in U.S prisons —One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 2...
- + Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing 'hurried' House action —President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying "hurried action" by the House left importa...
- + Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children —President Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter C...
- + Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting —New Mexico prosecutors won't pursue an appeal of a court's decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal sh...
- + Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional, judge rules —A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for pro...
- + Bill Clinton is hospitalized in D.C., spokesperson says —Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever. [Link to media]
- + Stephen A. Smith admits he regrets voting for Kamala Harris: 'We're not falling for it any longer' —Outspoken sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said that in the weeks since the election, President-elect Donald Trump has given him reason for optimis...
- + Legendary drug lord is deported to Colombia after 25 years in U.S. prisons —One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 2...
- + 'Transgender lunacy': Trump vows executive order to 'keep men out of women's sports' —President-elect Donald Trump said he would use the power of the pen at the start of his presidency to have the federal government recognize only biolo...
- + 'Abhorrent': Trump team blasts Biden for nearly clearing out federal government's death row —The incoming Trump team blasted President Biden on Monday for his move that nearly cleared out the federal government's death row. [Link to media]
- + Guatemalan migrant charged in woman's fiery subway killing was deported under Trump administration —The illegal immigrant accused of lighting a sleeping woman on fire and casually watching her burn to death in a New York subway car was deported under...
- + Trump will have at least 45 judicial vacancies to fill on Inauguration Day —President-elect Donald Trump will have at least 45 judicial vacancies to fill when he enters the White House on Inauguration Day. [Link to media]
- + Community remembers teacher killed in Wisconsin school shooting as Christian with Southern roots —Family and friends said their final farewells Monday to a substitute teacher killed in a shooting at a private religious school in Wisconsin last week...
- + Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan's Flint River —The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on t...
- + Prosecutors: Brooklyn businessman will plead guilty to conspiracy charge in case against Mayor Adams —A Brooklyn real estate magnate accused of working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor E...
- + Trump wants to revert Alaska's Denali to Mount McKinley —President-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name of North America's tallest mountain - Alaska's Denali - to Mount McK...
- + Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 U.S. stores —A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. [Link to media]
- + Ways and Means chairman: Family farmers will suffer if Trump tax cuts expire in late 2025 —The House Ways and Means Committee chairman is warning his colleagues that there will be dire consequences for farmers if Congress allows the Trump ta...
- + Ho ho hum: Gallup poll finds Christmas spirit fades to 30-year low —A new Gallup poll finds that fewer Americans will celebrate Christmas this year than before the pandemic, driven by a decline in people who consider i...
- + An ex-police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader —A retired police officer in the nation's capital was convicted Monday of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of ...
- + FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work. So what does? —Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundre...
- + The midnight kiss is dead - here's how the cool kids celebrate New Year's —The midnight kiss has long been the singular goal of many a New Year's Eve celebration - a mix of romance, superstition and a hearty dose of FOMO. But...
- + Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to state murder and other charges in United Healthcare CEO's death —The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges in a state case that will ru...
- + The Container Store, buffeted by rough housing market and competition, seeks bankruptcy protection —The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy protection as the storage and organizational goods retailer with roots dating back to 1978 grapples with ...
- + Many Americans rely on Chinese-made drones that lawmakers want to ban —Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost ...
- + Biden blasted for keeping Title IX redo while axing transgender sports proposal —President Biden has withdrawn his proposed rule protecting transgender athletes, but that doesn't mean the game is up for biological males in female s...
- + Luigi Mangione to appear in Manhattan court to face state charges in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO —The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is expected to be arraigned in a Manhattan court Monday on murder and terror charges i...
- + Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world's No. 3 automaker —Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger, forming the world's third-largest automaker by sales as the industr...
- + Australia approves extradition of ex-U.S. Marine over alleged training of Chinese military pilots —Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan will be extradited from Australia to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese...
- + Elaborate holiday light displays are making spirits bright in a big way —Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow might be enough to brighten some homes this holiday season. But others are adorned with thousands of blinking ligh...
- + Nebraska governor hospitalized after being bucked off horse —Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was injured Sunday after being bucked off a horse and is expected to be hospitalized for several days. [Link to media]
- + Scores of Tren de Aragua members arrested in Colorado, New York City during federal crackdown —U.S. authorities arrested dozens of members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua during recent operations in two major American cities. [Link ...
- + Police arrest suspect in death of woman set on fire in New York subway car —The man suspected of lighting a sleeping woman on fire and then watching her die Sunday inside the New York City subway was arrested by police hours a...
- + Sleeping woman burned alive on New York City subway train —A woman was set ablaze and died Sunday morning after police said a man threw a lit match on the victim while she slept inside a New York City subway c...
- + An architect designed custom clocks for Pennsylvania's Capitol a century ago. They're still ticking —Capitol buildings are almost always an imposing presence. The seat of government, they tend to be elegant and stately - and frequently capped by a dom...
- + Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims —Louisiana's prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in...
- + A million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now? —Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be dire...
- + Pickup truck driver killed by police after driving through Texas mall and injuring 5 —A pickup truck driver fleeing police careened through the doors of a JCPenney store in Texas and continued through a busy mall, injuring five people b...
- + Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office —Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city's famou...
- + Fleeing motorist is dead after driving into Texas shopping mall and injuring 5 —Texas law enforcement fatally shot a fleeing motorist who drove a pickup into a JCPenney at a busy shopping mall Saturday, injuring five bystanders, a...
- + Top-ranking NYPD officer resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations —The top uniformed police officer in the New York Police Department has resigned amid allegations he demanded sex from a subordinate in exchange for op...
- + Federal officials approve use of Eli Lilly obesity drug Zepbound for treating sleep apnea —The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of Eli Lilly medicine Zepbound, already prescribed for weight loss, as a treatment for sle...
- + National Park Service searching for woman at Grand Canyon 11 days after last seen —The National Park Service is looking for a 66-year-old woman who never returned to her tour group in Arizona's Grand Canyon. [Link to media]
- + Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died —Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believ...
- + Woman stopped at LAX for carrying 88 prohibited items —A woman traveling through Los Angeles International Airport was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration last weekend after agents found ...
- + Big Lots going out of business, has sales online, at remaining stores —Discount retailer Big Lots announced this week it's ceasing operations and is offering going-out-of-business sales at remaining stores and on its webs...
- + Mega Millions jackpot still up for grabs: $944 million for Christmas Eve drawing —After no player got all six Mega Millions winning numbers in the latest drawing, the jackpot for Tuesday totals $944 million. [Link to media]
- + Senate gives final approval to restore Social Security benefits to government workers —The Senate cleared a bill to restore full Social Security benefits for an estimated 2.1 million government workers and retirees, several of whom told ...
- + Here's a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill —Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week's scramble to ...
- + German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons —A car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany, which police are treating as an attack, is the latest in a grim series of events in which vehicles hav...
- + Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justice —Buried among Florida's manicured golf courses and sprawling suburbs are the artifacts of its slave-holding past: the long-lost cemeteries of enslaved ...
- + Senate clears government funding extension, averting shutdown with no time to spare —The Senate early Saturday passed legislation to extend government funding through March 14, barely averting a shutdown with a vote coming just after t...
- + Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally —President Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one af...
- + Missouri's near-total abortion ban is not enforceable, judge rules —A judge ruled Friday that Missouri's near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, ensuring abortion will be legal in...
- + U.S. wins ruling in a trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn —The United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consum...
- + House passes revamped government funding extension hours before shutdown deadline —Republicans and Democrats coalesced around the GOP's revamped legislation to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours ahead of the governm...
- + Dozens fall sick after eating oysters at annual Los Angeles Times restaurant event —More than 80 people attending the annual Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants event got sick with potential norovirus after eating Canadian oysters....
- + Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man —Missouri's governor has commuted the sentence of a white Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shootin...
- + 'Space guinea pig' reveals U.S. government's hidden human experiments to reach the moon —The U.S. government drilled a hole into retired Air Force Col. Robert Lindseth's heart more than 60 years ago because the country wanted to go to the ...
- + Baby Jesus figurine stolen from Colorado nativity scene is returned anonymously: 'I'm really sorry' —A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology. [Link to media]
- + Party City going out of business after four decades —Party City CEO Barry Litwin told the company's employees in a video meeting Friday that it would be their last day of work and that the chain was wind...
- + JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud —A federal regulator sued JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America on Friday, claiming the banks failed to protect hundreds of thousands of cons...
- + Murder suspect killed by police in far-right influencer's neighborhood —A man suspected in the killings of three people in Illinois was fatally shot by police in west suburban Chicago while in the neighborhood of far-right...
- + Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland —Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report rele...
- + Trump picks CatholicVote's Brian Burch for ambassador to Vatican —President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Brian Burch, president of the political advocacy group CatholicVote, to serve as the next U.S. ambassador...
- + Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job —Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes was named as the chief of police in Seattle on Friday, five days after he was thrust into the national spotlight beca...
- + Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq —An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal murder and terrorism crimes, authoriti...
- + California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst U.S. methane leak —California regulators have approved a controversial proposal to delay the closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, the site of the nation's l...
- + Supreme Court sees legal challenge to feds' no-fly list —A group of Americans represented by the Council on American-Islamic Relations asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the legality of the governme...
- + U.S. civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports —The Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite "repeated, extensive notice" that students, teach...
- + University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests —The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and...
- + Blaze batters defunct Virginia Intermont College —A fire at the campus of closed-down Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Virginia, damaged buildings dating back to its founding in the 19th century...
- + Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls —An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison...
- + Police warn residents against interacting with monkeys in Orange City, Florida —The Orange City Police Department is telling people in that eastern Florida city to not approach or feed wild monkeys spotted there in recent days. [L...
- + Racist pro-Trump vandalism at college was carried out by fraudster —A racist pro-Trump message found at a Tennessee college is the latest example of a fraudster seeking to stoke fear by perpetrating a fake hate crime. ...
- + Mystery drone sightings continue in New Jersey and across the US. Here's what we know —A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over New Jersey and across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and concern over where...
- + Fed workers secretly cheering for shutdown; hoping for extra vacation —Some federal workers are "secretly hoping" for a government shutdown in the coming weeks, figuring it will earn them extra time off. [Link to media]
- + Trump to EU: Buy more oil and gas or face tariffs —President-elect Donald Trump says the European Union must buy more oil and gas from the U.S. or face sweeping tariffs on products they send to the sta...
- + Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties —The Wisconsin 15-year-old who shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student Monday was only in her first semester at the school but seemed to be sett...
- + Amazon workers are striking at multiple delivery hubs. Here's what you should know —Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union launched a strike at seven of the company's delivery hubs less than a week before Christmas. [Link ...
- + International students urged to return to U.S. campuses before Trump inauguration —A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inau...
- + Is DEI dangerous? Study finds diversity training materials stoke hostility, not goodwill —It turns out that accusing people of being racists and oppressors may not be a recipe for interpersonal harmony. [Link to media]
- + Young nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith —Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton are two of the young women who have made...
- + In farewell action, Biden cancels $4.28B additional student loan debt —President Biden announced Friday that he is canceling $4.28 billion in student loans for nearly 55,000 public service workers as he prepares to exit t...
- + Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue —Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system. [Link to media]
- + Starbucks workers plan strikes that could spread to hundreds of U.S. stores by Christmas Eve —Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. [Li...
- + 7.6 million known illegal immigrants at large in U.S.; number doubled under Biden —Homeland Security is supposed to be tracking more than 7.6 million illegal immigrants who have been caught and released into the country over the year...
- + Biden's student loan forgiveness continues, final round before leaving office —The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers through an existing program known as Public Service Loan Forgiv...
- + 'Just tell the truth': Nation's sheriffs blast Biden over drone 'stonewalling' —The National Sheriffs' Association spanked the Biden administration Thursday for a lack of candor about the drones spotted in New Jersey and surroundi...
- + As Biden exits, the border is finally coming under control —President Biden has finally managed to get the southern border back to the low levels of illegal immigration he inherited from President Obama, accord...
- + Speaker Johnson blames Democrats for killing second government funding plan —House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Democrats for killing his back-up plan to avert a government shutdown, arguing that the new legislation was material...
- + Trump commandeers federal spending mess as Biden fades into White House exit —President-elect Donald Trump hasn't set foot in the White House yet but already appears to be running Washington after torpedoing a bipartisan spendin...
- + A Minnesota man whose juvenile murder sentence was commuted to remain jailed amid appeal in new case —A Minnesota man yelled "Y'all don't stop fighting" to his supporters after a judge decided Thursday not to free him from custody as he appeals his con...
- + House tanks Speaker Johnson's back-up government funding plan —Democrats and Republicans on Thursday tanked House Speaker Mike Johnson's second attempt at a short-term government funding patch, adding more uncerta...
- + George Stephanopoulos signs new deal with ABC News after costing network $16 million —ABC News host George Stephanopoulos has received a new contract just after costing the network millions of dollars in a lawsuit settlement with Presid...
- + Conservatives declare victory after Disney drops transgender storyline from children's cartoon —Disney has scuttled a transgender storyline from an upcoming animated series, citing concerns about usurping parental authority after years of pushing...
- + Scandals, some changes in public perception highlighted the year for sports betting —In the six years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to offer sports betting, each successive year has set a record for the amount...
- + In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water —In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton - a mishmash of algae, bacter...
- + Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation's final execution of 2024 —An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation's 25th and final execution of...
- + Mayor mum on backing D.C. Council's new reparations bill —D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser didn't answer questions Thursday about whether she supports or opposes an amorphous reparations bill passed by the city counc...
- + Mayor mum on backing D.C. council's new reparations bill —D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser didn't answer questions Thursday about whether she supports or opposes an amorphous reparations bill passed by the city counc...
- + Moderate drinking actually lowers risk of death, major National Academies study finds —The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine just scrambled millions of Americans' New Year's resolutions with its latest report this w...
- + Luigi Mangione eligible for death penalty under new federal charges —The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO was whisked back to New York by plane and helicopter Thursday to face new federal charges of stalkin...
- + Report finds retail crime up 93% from 2019 —Stores haven't been crying wolf about crime in recent years, according to an industry report that finds retail theft and losses nearly doubled from be...
- + Chinese national charged with acting as Beijing's agent in California election —A Chinese national was arrested Thursday on charges of acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign manager for an unnamed poli...
- + FBI raids home of Los Angeles deputy mayor as part of bomb threat investigation —The Los Angeles deputy mayor for public safety is suspected of calling in a bomb threat to Los Angeles City Hall earlier this year. [Link to media]
- + New Orleans police arrest another suspect in parade mass shootings —New Orleans police arrested a man suspected in one of the mass shootings that broke out within one hour of each other during a large parade on Nov. 17...
- + Cuomo moves to sue a former aide who accused him of sexual harassment —Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday filed a legal notice that he intends to sue a woman who accused him of sexual harassment. [Link to media...
- + Former top aide to New York City's mayor charged in a bribery conspiracy —The New York City mayor's former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors were indicted on Thursday in a bribery conspiracy, charges that ...
- + FDA says knockoff versions of Lilly obesity drug must come off the market —Specialty pharmacies and online companies that have been selling off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs for obesity and diabetes will need to phase...
- + Create the perfect holiday gift with creative, delicious and beautiful edible treats —As you plan Christmas gifts this year, edible gifts can be a delicious and beloved present for everyone on your list. If you're looking for quality, h...
- + FBI investigating passenger's death after purported fracas on Royal Caribbean ship —The FBI is probing the recent death of a passenger on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship while he was detained for alleged belligerence toward others on bo...
- + Tesla in talks to launch robotaxis in Texas —Tesla wants to launch its long-promised robotaxi program in Texas and is evaluating Austin, according to a new report. [Link to media]
- + Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal murder, stalking and weapons charges —The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO faces new federal charges of murder, stalking and weapons charges, according to a complaint unsea...
- + Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation's final execution of 2024 —An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation's 25th and final execution of...
- + U.S. carries out 25 executions this year as death penalty trends in nation held steady —The number of executions in the U.S. remained near historic lows in 2024 and was mostly carried out in a small group of states, including Alabama, whi...
- + Deadly chill: Study flags climate change as cold weather deaths double —Cold-related death rates more than doubled from 1999 to 2022 in the U.S. amid a surge in "extreme winter weather events" linked to climate change, a s...
- + Snow, ice and strong winds make for dangerous conditions in upper Midwest —A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forci...
- + Immigration drives U.S. population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million —Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents, the U.S. Census Bureau...
- + Advocates train immigrants to 'prepare to stay' in the U.S. under Trump —Winston Leiva rattles off a long list of things immigrants should do to protect themselves against President-elect Donald Trump's promise to conduct m...
- + Moderate drinking healthier than abstaining, per study —For men, having two drinks a day may be healthier than never drinking, according to a new study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering a...
- + Amazon hit with Teamsters strike at 7 facilities —The Teamsters union launched a strike against retail giant Amazon Thursday, with workers at seven U.S. facilities walking out. [Link to media]
- + Trump broke ground campaigning on pardons, legal experts say —President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pardon at least some of the participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol shortly after his ina...
- + U.S. repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge —The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charge...
- + New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe's impact as a teacher in New Hampshire —Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinar...
- + U.S. deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing —U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another - much smaller - improvement this year. [Link to media]
- + Former Uvalde schools police chief who asked for charges to be dropped returns to court —The former schools police chief in Uvalde, Texas, who has asked a judge to throw out charges accusing him of failing to take action during the 2022 Ro...
- + Judges in France to deliver verdicts in the Gisele Pelicot historic rape trial —A panel of five judges in France is delivering verdicts on Thursday for more than four dozen men charged with aggravated rape and sexual assault on Gi...
- + Man, 20, who messaged Wisconsin school shooter, planned own attack is ordered to surrender guns —The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in Califo...
- + Trump blows up 'ridiculous' federal spending deal as deadline looms —House Republican leaders were already struggling to cobble together Republican support for a bipartisan stopgap federal spending bill when President-e...
- + Justice Dept. files complaint against CVS for facilitating unlawful sale of prescription opioids —The Justice Department unsealed a civil complaint Wednesday alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled "unlawful" prescriptions in vio...
- + Senate Armed Services chairman hopes to confirm Hegseth on Inauguration Day, sets hearing —The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth on Jan. 14. [Link to media]
- + A list of mass killings in the United States this year —The latest mass killing in the United States was discovered Tuesday when five family members, including three children, were found dead inside a home ...
- + An arson attack targets a Montreal synagogue and a nearby Jewish office building is damaged —A synagogue in a Montreal suburb was targeted in what police suspect was an arson attack early Wednesday, the second time the building in this Canadia...
- + Man pleads guilty to running 'secret police station' for Chinese government in Manhattan —A New York resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to working as an unregistered foreign agent after prosecutors said he ran a "secret police station" in th...
- + Oscar Mayer taking applications to drive 'Wienermobile' around U.S. —Bologna and hot dog brand Oscar Mayer opened up the window Wednesday to apply to drive its iconic "Wienermobile" around the country. [Link to media]
- + CNN panelist rejects notion of anti-Trump media: 'What media are you talking about?' —CNN panelist Julie Roginsky believes the media is biased in favor of conservatives. [Link to media]
- + Proposed spending bill offers Maryland Key Bridge funding while opening door for Commanders to leave —The temporary spending bill before Congress this week is a mixed bag for Maryland. [Link to media]
- + Stocks fall sharply, Dow loses 1,100 points after Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025 —U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted Wednesday it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for th...
- + Invasive 'murder hornets' are wiped out in the U.S., officials say —The world's largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the "murder hornet" for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter...
- + Idaho education board abolishes 'DEI ideology' in public colleges —The Idaho State Board of Education voted Wednesday to ban offices, centers and policies "dedicated to DEI activities" at public four-year colleges. Th...
- + Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be 'frightening' —The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would be "frightening" if the an...
- + U.S. retreats from massive air bag recall, says industry comments show need for more investigation —U.S. auto safety regulators have backed away from seeking a giant recall of nearly 50 million air bag inflators and will investigate further after the...
- + Landmark youth climate ruling upheld in Montana over greenhouse gas emissions —Montana's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents' constitutional right to a clean env...
- + Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year —The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point - its third cut this year - but also signaled that it expects to reduce rat...
- + Biden honors the memory of his first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 car crash —President Joe Biden on Wednesday honored the memory of his first wife and baby daughter 52 years after they were killed in a car crash in Delaware. [L...
- + Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC —A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. [Link to me...
- + New York man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard —Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New Yor...
- + Here's what Americans think about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances —The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. Their parents, too, she says. [Link to media]
- + Guardian newspaper confirms sale of Sunday sister paper The Observer to Tortoise Media —The owner of Britain's Guardian newspaper confirmed Wednesday that it has sold the Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media fo...
- + Nissan, Honda confirm talks on closer collaboration but say there's been no decision on a merger —Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. confirmed Wednesday that they are discussing closer collaboration but denied reports they h...
- + Accident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police —Sitting alone in her car, Jen Dold was crying too hard to drive. She had just received a manila envelope with her brother's autopsy report. [Link to m...
- + These Brazilian caramel-colored stray dogs were long overlooked. Now, they're having a major moment —For decades, they have scrounged for food on streets across the country - undesired, abandoned and overlooked. [Link to media]
- + Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversight —From public hangings in the town square to lethal injections witnessed by journalists, executions historically have mostly been carried out with at le...
- + Joseph Corcoran, convicted of quadruple homicide, is executed; Indiana's 1st in 15 years —An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister's fiance decades ago was put to death early Wednesday, marking th...
- + Federal Reserve is set to cut key rate but consumers might not feel much benefit anytime soon —Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday will likely signal a slower pace of interest rate cuts next year compared with the past few months, which would...
- + More than 'cramps': Study finds pain from abortion pills worse than women expected —Nearly half of women who took abortion pills to end their pregnancies said the experience was more painful than they had been led to believe, accordin...
- + 1 dead and 9 injured in Baltimore County shooting and fiery car crash —A shooting and related fiery car crash Tuesday night in a suburban area north of Baltimore killed one person and injured nine, police said. [Link to m...
- + Trump taps former football star Herschel Walker as ambassador to the Bahamas —President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he would appoint former football great and failed Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Herschel W...
- + Rayful Edmond, notorious D.C. drug kingpin, dies at 60 —Rayful Edmond, the man blamed for introducing crack to the streets of Washington, D.C., is dead. [Link to media]
- + Speaker Johnson braces for GOP pushback on latest government funding patch as deadline looms —Congress' sprint to avert a government shutdown kicked off with the unveiling Tuesday of the latest short-term funding patch, which is crammed with di...
- + Americans are optimistic about Trump's second term, poll shows —More than half of Americans are optimistic about President-elect Donald Trump's second term, but some of them worry how his plans will affect their fa...
- + RFK Stadium site provision included in federal spending bill, a win for the Commanders and NFL —The Washington Commanders are another step closer to the possibility of returning to the franchise's old home in the nation's capital. [Link to media]
- + 'A more perfect union': New York Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for abolition of Electoral College —Add New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to the chorus of Democrats calling for the abolition of the Electoral College, even though President-elect Donald Trump...
- + House Intelligence Committee gets classified briefing on mystery drones —The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday got a classified briefing from federal officials about the spate of drone sightings on the East Coast. [Li...
- + GOP report recommends Liz Cheney criminal probe over alleged Jan. 6 committee witness tampering —House Republicans indicated Tuesday that they want a criminal prosecution against former Rep. Liz Cheney. [Link to media]
- + Two NASA astronauts learn they'll be stuck in space even longer —NASA's two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won't be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketin...
- + Luigi Mangione charged with terrorism-related murder in New York City —Luigi Mangione was indicted Tuesday on terrorism-related murder charges, nearly two weeks after the 26-year-old suspect was accused of gunning down Un...
- + Police try to link manifesto to teen girl who killed 2 in Wisconsin Christian school shooting —Wisconsin police said Tuesday they are trying to verify whether a manifesto circulating online actually came from the 15-year-old girl behind the dead...
- + Woman who stowed away on New York-Paris flight reportedly arrested trying to flee U.S. —Russian national Svetlana Dali, 57, previously arrested and accused of flying from New York to Paris as a stowaway on Nov. 26, was arrested Monday aft...
- + Prosecutors charge suspect with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism —The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to brin...
- + Christian baker battles California in court over refusal to make same sex wedding cake —A California baker continued her fight Tuesday against the state over her religious beliefs, which she says do not permit her to bake a cake for a sam...
- + Threads passes 100 million daily users as some users leave X —Meta's "Twitter killer" Threads has passed 100 million daily users. [Link to media]
- + Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee —A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, which carrie...
- + FTC bans 'junk fees' in new ruling —The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on hidden "junk fees," issuing a rule that forces companies to disclose the whole cost of a service or e...
- + Doctor who won't release results of federal transgender study sued for negligence by ex-patient —The same doctor refusing to release the results of a federally funded study on "gender-affirming care" is now being sued by a former patient. [Link to...
- + HBO to stop streaming new episodes of 'Sesame Street'; existing catalog will remain up through 2027 —The children's TV show "Sesame Street" will have to find a new place to stream new episodes after HBO parent company Warner Bros. Discovery decided to...
- + Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the death of a seventh woman —The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings was charged on Tuesday in the death of a seventh ...
- + Workers inside some Walmarts wear body cameras —Employees at some Walmart locations across the U.S. are wearing body cameras, with Walmart InHome delivery workers sporting the devices while dropping...
- + Amazon workers threaten nationwide strike amid holiday season —Thousands of Amazon warehouse and delivery workers have approved going on strike this week. [Link to media]
- + Mystery drone sightings continue in New Jersey and across the U.S. Here's what we know —A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over New Jersey and across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and concern over where...
- + Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of U.S. economy's health —Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping s...
- + An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant —An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save hu...
- + Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences —Up in the sky, is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? [Link to media]
- + Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren't going to provide protection —When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn't hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days...
- + Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC poll —The unemployment rate is healthy and the stock market is up, but Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump's el...
- + Americans' trust in nation's court system hits record low, survey finds —At a time of heightened political division, Americans' confidence in their country's judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this ye...
- + WATCH: 'A Season of Peace and Light', Christmas at the White House —It's the final holiday stretch for President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who has decked out the White House with some whimsical decorations to evoke...
- + New Orleans says police department is ready to end federal oversight. Not all are convinced —The New Orleans Police Department, plagued for decades by corruption, is pushing to finally end more than a decade of federal oversight, amid lingerin...
- + Prosecutors to announce 'significant development' in Gilgo Beach killings investigation —The New York architect charged in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is set to appear in court Tuesday, with prosecutors saying they...
- + Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the U.S.? —Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 bi...
- + Joseph Corcoran, Indiana man who killed brother, 3 others, will be state's 1st execution in 15 years —An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other people is set to receive a lethal injection by early Wednesday in the sta...
- + Final verdict: Feds say New Jersey drones are mix of police, hobbyists and commercial UAVs —Federal authorities on Monday delivered their most thorough verdict yet about the drone sightings in New Jersey in recent weeks, saying some are law e...
- + Brasato al Barolo: Set an elegant holiday dinner with beef short ribs braised in red wine —Brasato al Barolo, or beef braised in Barolo wine, is a classic dish from Piedmont in northern Italy. Customarily, the beef is a roast that is slow-co...
- + 3 dead, others injured in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin —At least three people were killed and multiple others injured in a Monday morning shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin when a juvenile gunman o...
- + Virginia man convicted of funneling money to Islamic State group —A northern Virginia man targeted by an FBI sting operation has been convicted on terrorism charges for collecting funds on behalf of the Islamic State...
- + A step to vitality: Study links daily walking to reduced depression risks —Daily walking could help reduce the risks of clinical depression, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Network Open. [Link to media]
- + Drone sightings lead to airspace shutdown at Ohio military base, arrests near Boston airport —More suspected drone sightings in the eastern U.S. led to a temporary airspace shutdown at an Air Force base in Ohio and arrests near Boston's Logan I...
- + Top aide to NYC mayor resigns months after prosecutors search her home and seize her phones —A top aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams abruptly resigned less than three months after investigators from the Manhattan district attorney's office too...
- + How old are Saturn's rings? Study suggests they could be as old as the planet —New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look - possibly as old as the planet. [Link to media]
- + Supreme Court will not hear Peter Navarro's challenge over personal emails, presidential records —The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Trump adviser Peter Navarro's request to take up his challenge to the feds' attempt to go after records th...
- + DEI backlash: Half of elite professors reject mandatory campus pledges —Half of professors at top colleges oppose mandatory faculty pledges to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, according to a recent survey. [Link to...
- + As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrants —As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of ...
- + Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens —A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became cen...
- + EU seeks assurances about a peaceful future from Syria's new leaders —European Union nations want guarantees from Syria's new leaders that they are preparing for a peaceful political future involving all minority groups,...
- + 2 teens killed, 4 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston —Two teens were killed and four were injured - including a 13-year-old girl - in a shooting at a makeshift club in Houston, police said Sunday. [Link t...
- + Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration —For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there's a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful. [Link to media]
- + Police in Ohio launch homicide investigation after bodies of 3 women found in home —Authorities in Ohio launched a homicide investigation after the bodies of three women were found Saturday inside a home in Columbus. [Link to media]
- + Defense fund for Luigi Mangione raises over $100,00 —An online fundraiser created for murder suspect Luigi Mangione has brought in over $100,000 for the suspect's ongoing legal defense after he was charg...
- + Defense fund raises over $100,000 for man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO —An online fundraiser created for murder suspect Luigi Mangione has brought in over $100,000 for the suspect's ongoing legal defense after he was charg...
- + Michigan brothers take fight against ban on 'Let's Go Brandon' hoodies to appeals court —The president also known as Brandon will soon be out of office, but the Michigan brothers disciplined for wearing "Let's Go Brandon" hoodies to school...
- + Michigan boys get expert support in fight to wear 'Let's Go Brandon' hoodies to school —The president also known as Brandon will soon be out of office, but the Michigan brothers disciplined for wearing "Let's Go Brandon" hoodies to school...
- + 2 teens killed, 4 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston —Two teens were killed and four were injured - including a 13-year-old girl - in a shooting at a makeshift club in Houston, police said Sunday. [Link t...
- + California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel —The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an "unacceptable and disturbing" personalized truck license plate that the agency said ...
- + Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills —Jamie Foxx required stitches after getting hit in the face with a glass while celebrating his birthday at a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, a...
- + Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyber attack. Personal data could be released soon —Cybercriminals could release personal data of many Rhode Islanders as early as this upcoming week in a major cyberattack that hit the state's online s...
- + U.S. agencies should use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones, Schumer says —After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is urging the federal ...
- + Sen. Lindsey Graham says public trust in the FBI is gone —Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that the qualities needed in an FBI director today are different from those he noted in 2017, the last time President-...
- + Police say teenage boy arrested in connection with fatal shootings of 4 family members in New Mexico —A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the deaths of four family members in a rural area in New Mexico, authorities said Sunday. [Link...
- + D.A. Alvin Bragg urges N.Y. judge to treat Trump as if he died, not dismiss hush-money conviction —Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has suggested that a New York judge treat President-elect Donald Trump as if he died, in the Democratic prosec...
- + Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here's what we know (and don't know) —A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey and the East Coast in recent weeks, sparking speculation and co...
- + 'Burglary tourism': Foreign crews target homes of star athletes, rich and famous in D.C. suburb —Foreign "burglary tourists" are behind a nationwide crime wave targeting the homes of the rich and famous -- and now they're breaking into houses in t...
- + 'Burglary tourism': Foreign criminal crews target homes of star athletes, wealthy suburbanites —Foreign "burglary tourists" are behind a nationwide crime wave targeting the homes of the rich and famous -- and now they're breaking into houses in t...
- + 'Tis the season for roasting chestnuts. But in the U.S., native ones are almost gone —It's been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It's no longer the variety whose smell some people associate wi...
- + Storms across U.S. bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California —A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issue...
- + Flight takes kids to visit Santa at North Pole scene in transformed Denver airport hangar —Dozens of kids cheered on a festively decked-out plane in Denver on Saturday when the pilot announced their destination for the day: the North Pole. [...
- + After a 15-year pause in executions, Indiana prepares to put to death a man who killed 4 —Indiana officials are preparing to execute the state's first death row inmate in 15 years, who was convicted a quarter-century ago of killing his brot...
- + ABC to pay Trump $15 million legal settlement in defamation suit —ABC has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump, ending the dispute that centered on anchor G...
- + Biden faces scrutiny over clemency granted to individuals convicted in major corruption cases —President Joe Biden is facing backlash over granting clemency to individuals convicted in major public corruption cases. [Link to media]
- + Appeals court judge rescinds retirement after Trump's election victory —A federal appeals court judge has rescinded his decision to retire, becoming the third judge to decide not to give President-elect Donald Trump a chan...
- + Feds: no evidence drones sighted in New Jersey are linked to foreign actors, no threat to safety —With Americans' fervor mounting about mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey, government officials on Saturday had few answers as to who was opera...
- + Family that owns Tesla Cybertruck with 'LOLOCT7' plate says its meaning was misconstrued —A California license plate reading "LOLOCT7" that caused a social media uproar and an apology from officials was misconstrued, the owners of the offen...
- + San Francisco area given first recorded tornado warning —Residents of the San Francisco area awoke Saturday to a meteorological rarity -- a tornado warning. [Link to media]
- + Police search for whoever discarded an emaciated bulldog inside a trash bag in Iowa —Police are trying to find out who taped a bulldog inside a trash bag and abandoned him in Des Moines. [Link to media]
- + Shooter kills one at Georgia's Fort Eisenhower, is now in custody —A gunman shot a person to death in base housing at Fort Eisenhower near Augusta, Georgia, and was apprehended. [Link to media]
- + Storms encase Iowa and eastern Nebraska in ice and San Francisco gets rare tornado warning —A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 8...
- + Thousands of Santas and a few Grinches hit the streets for annual SantaCon bar crawls —Santa Clauses are coming to town. [Link to media]
- + How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year —The Geminids - among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids - will be visible until Dec. 21, although peak viewing was on Dec. 13. Here's...
- + Mega Millions jackpot hits $740 million, would be 8th-largest prize in lottery's history if won —After no players got lucky and hit all six balls in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, the lottery's grand prize has reached $740 million. [Link to media...
- + Karen Friedman Agnifilo to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO —The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return hi...
- + Small plane crashes onto New York highway, killing passenger, injuring pilot —A single-engine plane crashed onto New York Interstate 684 earlier this week after the pilot reported engine trouble. The sole passenger on the plane ...
- + Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade —When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, t...
- + Notre Dame reopening spectacle caps a stellar year for luxury house LVMH —The reopening of Notre Dame was a solemn celebration of cultural and spiritual renewal. Yet for some, the historic cathedral's revival also felt like ...
- + Brazilian police arrest Gen. Walter Braga Netto in alleged coup plot investigation —Brazil's Federal Police on Saturday arrested Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a former member of President Jair Bolsonaro's Cabinet and his 2022 running mate,...
- + Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings —That buzzing coming out of New Jersey? It's unclear if it's drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk,...
- + Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-elect —Donald Trump hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago resort, according to a person familiar with the...
- + Court denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential U.S. ban until Supreme Court review —A federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States...
- + How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year —The Geminids - among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids - peak on Friday. It's one of the year's last chances to see fireballs in the...
- + Texas AG Ken Paxton sues New York doctor for providing abortion pills across state lines —Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Dallas-area woman who wound up in the emergency room ...
- + San Francisco police gave Luigi Mangione's name to FBI the day after CEO's killing —The day after a masked gunman killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City, police in San Francisco gave the FBI a potentially valuable tip abo...
- + In a first, Time's 'Person of the Year' Trump gets fact-check from the magazine —Time magazine gave Donald Trump something it has never done for a Person of the Year designee: a lengthy fact-check of claims he made in an accompanyi...
- + NYC suburban police force strip searched nearly everyone it arrested, DOJ says —A suburban New York police department routinely violated residents' civil rights, including making illegal arrests and using unnecessary strip and cav...
- + Federal judge denies Alexander brother bail on sex charges, saying real estate star is a flight risk —A federal judge ordered that a prominent real estate broker be held without bond Friday on sexual assault and trafficking charges, saying he is a flig...
- + D.C. police arrest man for kidnapping after finding injured person bound with zip ties —D.C. police arrested 12 people, including one on a kidnapping charge, after they found an injured man with broken zip ties on his arms and legs in a h...
- + Americans held for months inside Syrian prison turned over to U.S. forces, flown to safety —The U.S. military flew a missing American citizen to safety after he spent about seven months inside Syria's notorious prison system. [Link to media]
- + U.S. Supreme Court to review Wisconsin's denial of tax-exempt status for Catholic Charities —The Supreme Court announced Friday it would take up a legal battle over extending tax-exempt status to Wisconsin Catholic Charities. [Link to media]
- + Millions of Stanley mugs recalled because they can burn you —The popular mug and cup maker Stanley is recalling 2.6 million of its travel mugs because they're a burn hazard. [Link to media]
- + Woman who accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 admits she made it all up —Crystal Mangum, who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape after working as a stripper at an off-campus party they threw in 2006, admitted in a n...
- + 3 men say in lawsuits that Sean 'Diddy' Combs drugged and sexually assaulted them —Three men sued Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York on Thursday, claiming the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them. [Link to media]
- + Maryland Gov. Wes Moore backs letting grocery stores sell beer, wine —Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, says he will work with state legislators to write and pass a bill allowing grocery stores in the state to sell be...
- + The truth about Dry January: Does it work? —Dry January, the popular challenge of giving up alcohol for the first month of the year, has become a health trend embraced by millions, but does it r...
- + Miami judge approves bail for wealthy Alexander twins in state rape case —A judge in Miami granted bail Friday to a prominent real estate broker and his twin brother, who are facing sexual assault charges. However, they won'...
- + Crisfield Seafood in Silver Spring closing after 79 years in business —Crisfield Seafood in Silver Spring, Maryland, which has been open since 1945, is closing its doors for good on Dec. 22. [Link to media]
- + McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million to settle federal probe over opioids work —McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work for opioids manufacturer Purdue ...
- + Biden administration opposes oil firms' Supreme Court appeal in Honolulu climate change battle —The Biden administration told the Supreme Court this week not to take up a legal battle between Honolulu and fossil fuel companies over climate change...
- + Biden administration announces national strategy to combat Islamophobia —The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more than 100 steps federal o...
- + Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case —A slate of six Nevada Republicans have again been charged with submitting a bogus certificate to Congress that declared Donald Trump the winner of the...
- + Luigi Mangione's Reddit posts offer insight into his own health care experience —After Luigi Mangione made the difficult decision to undergo spinal surgery last year for chronic back pain, he became a proponent of the procedure tha...
- + Police say suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing wasn't a client of the insurer —The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it because of its size ...
- + Luigi Mangione wasn't a client of UnitedHealthcare, police say —Luigi Mangione, the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was never a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it b...
- + Federal appeals court says Nasdaq, SEC diversity rules unlawful —A federal appeals court has ruled that the Nasdaq stock exchange cannot require listed companies to comply with diversity rules for board members. [Li...
- + Wisconsin Republicans will cast electoral votes for Trump in line with federal, not state, law —Wisconsin Republicans will meet Tuesday as required under federal law to cast the state's Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump, no...
- + WATCH: Trump is named Time's Person of the Year for the second time —The honors for the businessman-turned-politician are a measure of Trump's remarkable comeback from an ostracized former president who refused to accep...
- + Man accused of drug possession rescued from chimney by police he was fleeing —A man was rescued in Fall River, Massachusetts, after getting stuck in the chimney while attempting to flee police officers executing a search warrant...
- + U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black hospitalized after brain bleed —U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black has been hospitalized after suffering a bleed on his brain and is expected to have a "smooth recovery," his office sa...
- + FTC sues Southern Glazer's, largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits —The Federal Trade Commission sued the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits on Thursday, saying it is illegally discriminating against small an...
- + Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams faulted for inaction on drones flying over Staten Island —Rep. Nicole Malliotakis called out New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams for not taking steps to investigate the large mysteri...
- + 'Vanderpump Rules' star arrested on suspicion of domestic violence —"Vanderpump Rules" star James Kennedy has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence, police said Thursday. [Link to media]
- + YouTube TV is hiking its monthly price, again. Here's what to know —Are you a YouTube TV subscriber? Your monthly bills are about to get more expensive again. [Link to media]
- + Country star Morgan Wallen pleads guilty, is sentenced in chair-throwing case —Country music star Morgan Wallen on Thursday pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop o...
- + Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens will plead guilty to federal charges —A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal c...
- + Supreme Court to try online lottery for public to sit inside courtroom —The Supreme Court will begin a lottery for the public to get seats inside the courtroom for oral arguments in upcoming legal battles in the new year, ...
- + New Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes —New Jersey is aiming to drastically reduce the amount of packaging material - particularly plastic - that is thrown away after the package is opened. ...
- + New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change —It's not an accident that "The Sopranos," the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its main character driving past gasoline and oil storag...
- + Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats —A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felony and is accused of making terroristic threats. [Link to media]
- + Former Trump attorney lashes out at 'lawfare' after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case —President-elect Donald Trump's former Wisconsin attorney lashed out Thursday at the state's Democratic attorney general for filing felony charges agai...
- + Luxury real estate broker and his twin held without bail on sex trafficking charges —A prominent luxury real estate broker and his identical twin brother appeared in a Florida courtroom Thursday on sexual assault charges. Another broth...
- + Alex Murdaugh's murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence —Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder convictions for killing his wife and son, saying that a court clerk pushed a guilt...
- + Dean at Massachusetts high school accused of trafficking cocaine —The dean of students at Pittsfield (Massachusetts) High School was arrested and charged Wednesday after purportedly selling cocaine in the area. [Link...
- + San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo —A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II - the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima ...
- + IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power —IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes since the nation's...
- + Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing —The U.S. Justice Department and the city of Louisville have reached an agreement to reform the city's police force after an investigation prompted by ...
- + What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey? —A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent...
- + Bolivia extradites former anti-narcotics chief to the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges —Bolivia's former anti-narcotics chief was extradited to the United States on Thursday to face federal drug trafficking charges in a New York court. [L...
- + Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal —A southeast Louisiana official has been accused of committing perjury for failing to disclose information related to a controversial grain terminal in...
- + Musk's net worth balloons to over $400 billion —The world's richest man just got richer. [Link to media]
- + Southern California forecast of cool temps, calm winds to help firefighters battle Malibu blaze —Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and a chance of rainfall in Southern California this week are forecast to help firefighters as they battle a wind-dr...
- + Navy cuts boot camp length as more sailors fill the fleet —The Navy is cutting seven days out of its Basic Military Training program, from 10 weeks to nine, as improved recruiting numbers mean the sea service ...
- + Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin pushes constitutional amendment for Supreme Court term limits —Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin III, a longtime moderate, is pushing for a constitutional amendment to establish 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justi...
- + Wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated —Wholesale costs in the United States picked up sharply last month, signaling that price pressures are still evident in the economy even though inflati...
- + Applications for jobless benefits rise to highest level in 2 months but remain relatively low —U.S. applications for unemployment benefits jumped to their highest level in two months last week but remain low relative to historical standards. [Li...
- + Trump Department of Justice could change fate of Supreme Court disputes, observers say —Court watchers are eyeing the Supreme Court's handling of the challenge to a state law banning kids' sex changes, as the incoming Trump administration...
- + Trump to ring in the opening bell of New York Stock Exchange —Donald Trump used his image as a successful New York businessman to become a celebrity, a reality television star and eventually the president. Now he...
- + Biden commutes sentences of 1,500 people, pardons nearly 40 in record day of clemency —President Biden said Thursday he is commuting the sentences of 1,500 people, the most ever in a single day. He is also pardoning 39 people convicted o...
- + Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency —President Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus...
- + Trump to name Kari Lake to lead housecleaning at VOA —President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named Kari Lake to take over as director of Voice of America. [Link to media]
- + Trump to name Kari Lake to lead housecleaning at VOA —President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named Kari Lake to take over as director of Voice of America. [Link to media]
- + U.S. life expectancy varies by over 20 years between longest and shortest-lived groups, study finds —A study published last month in the medical journal The Lancet found a gap of more than 20 years between U.S. demographics with the highest and lowest...
- + Georgetown, Columbia, NYU faculty among most anti-Israel in U.S., according to new ranking —Students worried about anti-Israel professors may want to steer clear of Georgetown, Columbia and New York University, to name a few, based on a newly...
- + 'You can only push people so far': Elizabeth Warren blasted for framing CEO murder as a 'warning' —Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, drew double-takes for her comments linking the Dec. 4 murder to greedy billionaires benefiting from fed...
- + Former Rep. Jim Leach, Iowa Republican, dies at 82 —Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach, who served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa and later headed the National Endowment for the Humanities, died Wed...
- + Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge —A person accused of accosting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a Capitol Office building pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor assault charge. [Link...
- + Eighth grader wins Bible club dispute with New York public school —One New York eighth grader claimed victory Tuesday in a religious freedom dispute after initially being denied the right to form a Bible club at his p...
- + Gun casings, fingerprints tie Luigi Mangione to UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing, police say —Shell casings left where UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot to death last week were matched Wednesday with the 3D printed gun police say they found on Lu...
- + Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing could return to New York on a governor's warrant —The suspect in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO plans to fight extradition to New York to face murder charges, but officials hope to get him ba...
- + Tua Tagovailoa says he's had personal security since one of his cars was broken into —Tua Tagovailoa doesn't want to take chances with his family's safety, so the Miami Dolphins' star quarterback hired personal security when one of his ...
- + Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted massive search, found safe —Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a family search and police investigation, found safe. [Link to media]
- + Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious New Jersey drone flights, lawmaker says —The large mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks appear to avoid detection by traditional methods, like helicopter...
- + Department of Defense forms unit focused on piloting AI for military uses —The Department of Defense is creating a unit to expedite the adoption of cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools, with a focus on pilot programs de...
- + Trump to be honored a second time as Time Magazine's Person of the Year —President-elect Donald Trump will be Time Magazine's 2024 Person of the Year, beating out Vice President Kamala Harris and eight other people on the f...
- + Widespread Facebook, Instagram outages reported amid latest round of Meta platform problems —Meta's various social media platforms are all experiencing outages. [Link to media]
- + Southern California water agency votes to keep funding state tunnel plans —A Southern California water agency has approved key funding needed to support plans for a giant underground tunnel that would reroute a big part of th...
- + Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say —The gun found on the suspect in the killing of United Healthcare's CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, New York City's police...
- + Luxury real estate brokers charged in federal indictment with sex trafficking in NYC —Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with sex trafficking, according to a federal indictment unsealed in Manhattan on We...
- + Looming 'enrollment cliff' for high school graduates threatens future of higher education —U.S. high schools will graduate a record 3.9 million students in 2025 before entering a long decline that threatens the future of higher education, a ...
- + Sip, savor and stay sober with mocktails this holiday season —The holidays are often about indulgence - relaxed time with loved ones, good food and delicious beverages. If you are looking for indulgence without a...
- + Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trial —A former Georgia district attorney charged with illegally interfering with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery made her first court...
- + GM steps on the robotaxi brake —General Motors is getting out of the robotaxi business. [Link to media]
- + Rape allegation against Jay-Z won't impact NFL's relationship with music mogul, AP sources say —A rape allegation against rapper Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation has produced some of the NFL's entertainment presentations including the Super Bowl h...
- + Customers in 48 U.S. areas can now buy Hyundai cars via Amazon —Prospective Hyundai buyers in 48 areas in America are now able to look for, order, finance and schedule the pickup of cars at participating local deal...
- + Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled to Eastern Europe has willingly returned to the U.S. —A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children and was believed to have been in Eastern Europe willingly returned to ...
- + Malibu blaze blasts 4,000 acres; Cher, Dick Van Dyke among evacuees —The Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, that started Monday has grown to encompass nearly 4,000 acres. Residents remain under an evacuation order, wi...
- + Federal bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's auction bid to purchase of Alex Jones' Infowars —A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has formally rejected satirical news site The Onion's bid to purchase Alex Jones' Infowars, ruling that last month...
- + Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger and sues the grocery chain for failing to secure deal —Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn't do enough to secure regulatory approval for the ...
- + Inflation ticked up last month, but price pressures remain far below their peak —Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and auto insurance, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month while remaining far below...
- + A Malibu wildfire prompts evacuation orders and warnings for 20,000, including Dick Van Dyke, Cher —Weather conditions were forecast to improve this week in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that'...
- + U.S. inflation likely edged up last month, though not enough to deter another Fed rate cut —Annual inflation in the United States may have ticked up last month in a sign that price increases remain elevated even though they have plummeted fro...
- + Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone bring chaotic winter weather to East Coast —The U.S. East Coast was beginning a whiplash-inducing stretch of weather on Wednesday that was rainy, windy and potentially dangerous, due in part to ...
- + Kayaker who faked his death and fled to Eastern Europe is in custody, online records show —A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children to go to Eastern Europe is in police custody, online records show. [Li...
- + Police identify suspect in assault on Rep. Nancy Mace —Authorities identified the man accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace in what the South Carolina Republican called an attack over her stance on transge...
- + Trump names Ronald Johnson to serve as ambassador to Mexico —President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Ronald Johnson, who served as his ambassador to El Salvador during his first administration, to be t...
- + Rep. Nancy Mace says she was assaulted by pro-transgender man —Rep. Nancy Mace said Tuesday that she was assaulted over her stand on transgender issues and that the attacker has been arrested. [Link to media]
- + Trump to promote FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to head of agency —President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he picked a current member of the Federal Trade Commission to head the agency, shifting the dep...
- + Acquitted Daniel Penny rips 'self-serving' prosecutors, 'policies that clearly have not worked' —After being acquitted of homicide, the military veteran who choked a volatile, mentally ill man on a New York subway told an interviewer he put himsel...
- + Kimberly Guilfoyle gets Greece post amid reports of split with fiance Donald Trump Jr. —President-elect Donald Trump said he will appoint Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece amid tabloid reports that Donald Trump Jr. wants to be...
- + Man charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO fights extradition to N.Y.; manifesto posted online —Luigi Mangione lashed out while being led inside a Pennsylvania courthouse for his extradition hearing Tuesday, serving as the latest flashpoint for t...
- + New Jersey drones stump FBI; lawmakers furious at federal inaction —U.S. officials said they're not sure what to make of the swarms of drones detected flying over New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking outrage from lawma...
- + Journalist releases full text of Luigi Mangione's manifesto —Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein released the full text of the "manifesto" written by murder suspect Luigi Mangione, in which he said health-ca...
- + Biden says he was 'stupid' not to put his name on pandemic relief checks like Trump did —President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was "stupid" not to put his own name on pandemic relief checks in 2021, noting that Donald Trump had done so in 20...
- + Charges against Detroit-area election workers are dismissed in double-voting case —A judge dismissed charges Tuesday against two election workers in suburban Detroit who were accused of taking steps that allowed four people to vote t...
- + White House, GOP at odds on expanding number of district court judges —The House is expected to vote on a bill on Wednesday that would significantly expand the number of district court judges, but President Biden could ve...
- + Florida Democrat switches to Republican: 'Tired of being the party of protesting' —If last month's election wasn't painful enough for Florida Democrats, they're losing another state House seat after Rep. Susan Valdes announced that s...
- + Burglars hit home of Bengals' Burrow while he played on 'Monday Night Football' —As Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow led his team to a Monday night road victory over the Dallas Cowboys, there was a break-in at his house in...
- + Burglars hit home of Bengals quarterback Burrow while he played on 'Monday Night Football' —As Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow led his team to a Monday night road victory over the Dallas Cowboys, there was a break-in at his house in...
- + From wealth and success to murder suspect, the life of Luigi Mangione took a hard turn —Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a healthcare executive in New York City, apparently was living a charmed life: the grand...
- + Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse —The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court appearance in Pennsylvania...
- + Jamie Foxx reveals he suffered stroke that left him hospitalized with memory loss —In a new Netflix special, actor and comedian Jamie Foxx disclosed that he suffered a stroke from a brain bleed in 2023 that left him hospitalized and ...
- + Law enforcement bulletin provides insight into possible motive in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing —The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO likely was motivated by his anger with what he called "parasitic" health insurance companies and ...
- + Survey: Most U.S. workers like their job, but want higher pay —According to a new survey, workers enjoy and feel secure in their careers, but two-thirds think they should get more money. [Link to media]
- + DHS has power to revoke visas for sham marriages, Supreme Court rules —A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Homeland Security has wide discretion to revoke visas for immigrants who entered into fake marriages. [Li...
- + OAN grabs Matt Gaetz for prime-time spot after failed AG bid —Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz will host a show on One America News starting in early 2025, the TV and streaming network announced Tuesday. [Link to m...
- + Jan. 6 defense lawyer doubts Trump's pardon promise: 'Best to take a wait and see attitude' —A lawyer representing a Jan. 6 defendant says he has doubts about President-elect Donald Trump's promise to pardon the U.S. Capitol rioters. [Link to ...
- + Ho, ho, no: Christmas tree prices still up there —Consumers hoping for relief from three years of fast-rising Christmas tree prices will have to shop around a bit this year. [Link to media]
- + Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to appear on Broadway in '& Juliet' —Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to make her Broadway debut this weekend, fulfilling one of her dreams. [Link to media]
- + Google erases negative reviews of McDonald's where UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect was arrested —Google removed scores of negative reviews of the McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Th...
- + Wildfire in California leads to evacuations, shelter-in-place order at Malibu college —A wildfire that broke out in Malibu, California, led to evacuations in the area and an edict to stay inside at Pepperdine University. [Link to media]
- + Tesla battles claims it misrepresented self-driving system —The family of a man killed in a 2023 collision while using Tesla's Autopilot system is suing the company, accusing the electric vehicle manufacturer o...
- + Cilantro, oysters, durian and more: 7 polarizing ingredients that stir controversy —Whether it's pungent blue cheese or slimy oysters, find out where you stand on this list of polarizing ingredients - are you among the fans or the cri...
- + Report finds K-12 teacher diversity lagging as more minorities earn college degrees —A new report has found that the racial diversity of the K-12 teacher workforce is growing slower than that of college-educated adults, reversing a lon...
- + Report finds K-12 teachers becoming less diverse as more minorities earn college degrees —A new report has found that the racial diversity of the K-12 teacher workforce is growing slower than that of college-educated adults, reversing a lon...
- + A brushfire in Malibu prompts evacuations as it burns near Pepperdine University —Firefighters battled a brushfire early Tuesday in Malibu, near Pepperdine University, prompting evacuations amid dangerous fire conditions because of ...
- + Thousands without power as Santa Ana winds bring increased fire risk for Southern California —Power to tens of thousands of people had been shut off by Monday night as utilities worked to mitigate the impacts of Southern California's notorious ...
- + The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auction —A bankruptcy judge scrutinizing The Onion's bid for Alex Jones ' Infowars platform was expected to hear a second day of testimony Tuesday after an auc...
- + What to look for in Supreme Court arguments over environmental regulation of Utah oil railway plan —A proposed western railroad expansion aimed at boosting crude oil production in Utah is coming before the Supreme Court Tuesday in a case that could h...
- + Descendant of last native leader of Alaska island demands Japanese reparations for 1942 invasion —Helena Pagano's great-grandfather was the last Alaska Native chief of a remote island in the Bering Sea, closer to Russia than North America. He died ...
- + House decides to wait until Trump administration to pass child online safety legislation —Parental advocates of legislation to protect children from social-media algorithms came back to Capitol Hill on Monday to pressure House lawmakers to ...
- + Reports: Luigi Mangione had been reported missing by family after back surgery —Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had been reported missing by his family after a recent back surge...
- + Trump nominates lawyer Harmeet Dhillon for civil rights post at Justice Department —President-elect Donald Trump has tapped lawyer and Trump loyalist Harmeet Dhillon, a former top official of the California Republican Party, to be ass...
- + Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard begins fielding senators' questions —Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard began meeting Monday with the Senate Republicans whose votes she will need to get confirmed, d...
- + FBI Director Christopher Wray preparing to resign —FBI Director Christopher A. Wray plans to resign on or before Inauguration Day, The Washington Times has learned. [Link to media]
- + Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in child-sex scheme —A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual "wives" including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for...
- + Sen. Ernst encouraged with Hegseth, cites his pledge to audit Pentagon, fight sex assault in ranks —Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa signaled Monday she is finding common policy ground with Pete Hegseth after holding an "encouraging" meeting with President-el...
- + U.S. indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison —U.S. prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious torture center that abused peaceful protesters, including a 26-yea...
- + Party poopers: Palm Beach seeks to limit Trump's Mar-a-Lago galas as residents seethe over traffic —President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence has become the White House of the South of sorts, but those who live in Palm Beach want to shut do...
- + Party Poopers: Palm Beach seeks to limit Trump's Mar-a-Lago galas as residents seethe over traffic —President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence has become the White House of the South of sorts, but those who live in Palm Beach want to shut do...
- + Golden Globes face blowback for nominating male-born star of 'Emilia Perez' for best actress —The Golden Globes made history by nominating a male-born performer who identifies as female for best actress, a move reigniting pushback over biologic...
- + Missouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave —Missouri business groups announced Monday that they have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a voter-approved law that will raise the state's minimum wage ...
- + California bill would require mental health warnings on social media sites —California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on so...
- + 'Rats everywhere': Reviewers crush Altoona, Pa., McDonald's after tip on suspect in CEO's killing —McDonald's restaurants in Altoona, Pennsylvania, are getting pounded with one-star reviews and derisive remarks on Yelp, Google and other public-revie...
- + Wisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast for Trump —Wisconsin Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to resolve a discrepancy between state and federal law about what date the state's pr...
- + Judge dismisses charges against Karen Read supporter who scattered rubber ducks and fake $100 bills —A Massachusetts judge dismissed criminal charges Monday against a backer of Karen Read who admitted placing dozens of yellow rubber ducks and fake $10...
- + Biden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation —President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school in Pennsylvania on Monday to honor the resilience of In...
- + Rescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river —Wildlife rescuers were rushing Monday to tend to dozens of geese and ducks that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill in a Boston river. [Link to...
- + Police in Pennsylvania identify suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO —A man with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was taken into police custody Monday for ...
- + OpenAI launches text-to-video tool Sora —OpenAI launched its much-anticipated text-to-video generator Monday after a limited release earlier this year. [Link to media]
- + Christian parents, schools sue Minnesota over faith-based college program ban —A group of Christian parents and schools on Monday filed a lawsuit over a Minnesota law that excludes faith-based colleges from a state program that h...
- + Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's slaying arrested in Pennsylvania —The man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare's CEO on a Manhattan sidewalk was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania with a gun similar to the one use...
- + Santa Ana winds return means increased fire risk, possible power shut-offs for Southern California —Southern California's notorious Santa Ana winds were predicted to return Monday night and utilities said they are prepared to cut power to hundreds of...
- + Polygamous leader with 20 'wives' faces sentencing for criminal sex acts with children —A polygamous religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual "wives " including 10 underage girls faces decades in prison at his sentencing on Mon...
- + Jury in subway chokehold case to begin weighing lesser charge after manslaughter count was dismissed —A New York City jury will begin weighing whether to convict Marine veteran Daniel Penny of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a man he plac...
- + The Onion's bid to buy Infowars goes before judge as Alex Jones tries stopping sale —A bid by The Onion satirical news outlet to buy Alex Jones' conspiracy theory platform Infowars is scheduled to return Monday to a Texas courtroom, wh...
- + 10 injured after police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashes into bystanders at California parade —Ten people were injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a weekend holiday parade in Palm Springs, California...
- + Judge says lawsuit over former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr.'s jail death can proceed —A federal judge ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in Alabama, can pursue a lawsuit alle...
- + Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' are auctioned for $28 million —A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning...
- + A timeline of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the search for his killer —The search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer since Thompson was ambushed Wednesday outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel has stretched beyo...
- + Giant statue of the Buddha in New Jersey becomes interfaith hub and spiritual home for many —Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard...
- + Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer yields evidence, but few answers —They have seen him smiling on a hostel security camera, but don't know his name. They found the backpack he discarded while fleeing, but don't know wh...
- + Rep. Clay Higgins' independent probe challenges FBI narrative on Trump assassination attempt —Armed with evidence he says counters parts of the FBI's official narrative on the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. ...
- + Congressman's probe challenges FBI narrative on Trump assassination attempt —Armed with evidence he says counters parts of the FBI's official narrative on the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. ...
- + Congressman's independent probe challenges official narrative on Trump assassination attempt —Armed with evidence he says counters parts of the FBI's official narrative on the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. ...
- + Rep. Higgins to continue Trump assassination investigation next Congress —Armed with evidence he says counters parts of the FBI's official narrative on the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. ...
- + Film executive Steve Mensch dies in Florida plane crash —Tyler Perry Studios President Steve Mensch died Friday as the sole occupant of a single-engine plane that crashed in the western Florida town of Homos...
- + Rep. Chip Roy defends Hegseth: 'We've all had some indiscretions' —Rep. Chip Roy came to embattled Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's defense as allegations and doubt amount against him, arguing that "we've all ...
- + Time running out for mystery lottery winner to collect massive Mega Millions fortune —A pair of Mega Millions tickets won the jackpot at an Encino, California, Chevron station on Dec. 8, 2023, but one of them was unclaimed. The winner h...
- + Missing grandmother's body found in Pennsylvania sinkhole —The body of Elizabeth Pollard, 64, who went missing Monday while looking for her cat, was recovered from a sinkhole in Unity Township, Pennsylvania. [...
- + Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes accused of pepper spraying woman on his doorstep —Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes is due in court later this month after a woman accused him of pepper-spraying her when she showed up at his suburban...
- + Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s —A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sh...
- + Kentuckian bets $3.1 million on Eagles to beat Panthers Sunday —A Kentucky man is betting $3 million that the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles will beat the Carolina Panthers at home Sunday for an expected payout of $442,...
- + Kentucky man bets $3.1 million that the Eagles will beat the Panthers on Sunday —A Kentucky man is betting that the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles will beat the Carolina Panthers at home Sunday, $3.1 million to be exact, for an expected...
- + Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward —The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corpo...
- + Stowaway tried to sneak into secure areas of other U.S. airports, prosecutor says —A woman who evaded security to be a stowaway on a New York-to-Paris flight last month claims she'd tried to sneak into secure areas of other U.S. airp...
- + Man accused of buying gun later found at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting sentenced —A 22-year-old Kansas City man accused of illegally purchasing a gun found after February's mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally ha...
- + Philadelphians channel their inner Italian Stallion at Rocky and Adrian look-alike contest —Couples who look awkward on skates - and on dates - had a chance to celebrate their cute clumsiness in a Rocky and Adrian look-alike contest at Philad...
- + Michigan high school choir belts out holiday tunes from a towering Christmas tree —A western Michigan community is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its beloved singing Christmas tree. [Link to media]
- + Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' to be auctioned nearly 20 years after theft —Nearly two decades after a pair of ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" were stolen from a Minnesota museum, the iconic ...
- + 100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing 83 years ago —Bob Fernandez thought he'd go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. [Link to med...
- + Connecticut appeals court upholds $965 million verdict against Alex Jones —The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, determining there's "suffi...
- + Prosecutor: Stowaway on N.Y.-to-Paris flight tried to sneak into secure areas of other U.S. airports —A woman who evaded security to be a stowaway on a New York-to-Paris flight last month claims she'd tried to sneak into secure areas of other U.S. airp...
- + Police find backpack carried by gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO —New York City police say they have found a backpack carried by the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. [Link to media]
- + Alabama city must allow gay pride float at Christmas parade, federal judge rules —A federal judge has ordered an Alabama city to allow an LGBTQ+ pride group to participate in the city's Christmas parade on Friday, after the mayor in...
- + NYC Mayor Eric Adams warms to Trump, won't rule out becoming a Republican —New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican, as he declined to rule out a future change in political alleg...
- + Artemis moonshot timeline crumbles under safety pressure, NASA delays missions again —NASA's planned Artemis II and Artemis III missions, which are set to take astronauts into orbit around and then onto the south pole of the moon, have ...
- + NASA delays manned Artemis missions to moon again due to heat shield problems —NASA's planned Artemis II and Artemis III missions, which are set to take astronauts into orbit around and then onto the south pole of the moon, have ...
- + Congressional leaders trying to avoid year-end spending fight with government funding extension —Congressional leaders are still negotiating an end-of-year extension that would punt government funding decisions until next year, and are hoping to a...
- + Judge in Daniel Penny trial dismisses manslaughter charge, gives jury OK to consider lesser count —The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of using a deadly chokehold on an unruly subway passenger dismissed the top charge in the case Friday ...
- + AOC announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change —Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bid Friday to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, the latest example of generational s...
- + Gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO has left New York City, police believe —The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer may have fled the city on a bus, New York City police officials told CNN on Friday. [...
- + USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu —The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. [Link ...
- + A 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future —HARDWICK, Mass. (RNS) - As fall shifts into winter in Hardwick, Massachusetts, temperatures are unseasonably high for November, and a 34-acre communit...
- + Michigan attorney general suggests playing music to ward off porch pirates —Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel offered consumers advice on steps they could take to stop porch piracy during the holiday season, including play...
- + The first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision —A Texas man who was the first rioter to go on trial for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was resentenced on Friday to nearly seven years i...
- + Wind-fueled fire scorches wood recycling yard in Baltimore —A fire broke out Thursday at a wood recycling yard run by the Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks, causing various closures. The fire was sti...
- + Coroner says searchers think they have found missing Pennsylvania woman last seen near sinkhole —A Pennsylvania coroner's office said Friday that investigators believe they have located the body of a woman who was last seen four days earlier near ...
- + DeSantis to join Trump at Army-Navy game amid talk of Cabinet post —Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will attend the Army-Navy football game in Landover, Maryland, next week with President-elect Donald Trump in a rare joint a...
- + The NAACP ends its challenge over Mississippi creating a new court in majority-Black capital city —The NAACP is ending its lawsuit that challenged a decision by the majority-white and Republican-run Mississippi Legislature to create a new state cour...
- + Judge urges NYC subway chokehold jury to keep deliberating after it struggles to reach verdict —The jurors in Daniel Penny's fatal subway chokehold trial told the judge Friday morning that they can't reach a unanimous verdict on the top charge of...
- + Jurors in NYC subway chokehold case tell judge they can't reach a unanimous verdict —The jurors in Daniel Penny's fatal subway chokehold trial told the judge Friday morning that they can't reach a unanimous verdict on the top charge of...
- + Judge upholds Naval Academy's affirmative action —The U.S. Naval Academy can give Black and Hispanic applicants an advantage in admissions without violating the Constitution, a federal court ruled Fri...
- + Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride —The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell to his death from an Orlando amusement park ride in 2022 have won a $310 million verdict against th...
- + Clock is ticking: TikTok could go dark in U.S. on Jan. 19 as federal court upholds ban —A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a law banning TikTok in the U.S. unless it's sold by Jan. 19. [Link to media]
- + Clock is ticking: TikTok could go dark in U.S. on Jan. 19 as federal court upholds ban —A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a law banning TikTok in the U.S. unless it's sold by Jan. 19. [Link to media]
- + Boston City Council member is arrested on fraud and theft charges —Boston city councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday on federal fraud charges, accused of funneling part of an inflated bonus payment to...
- + Texas House speaker who faced blowback over Paxton impeachment drops bid to keep post —The Republican speaker of the Texas House abandoned efforts Friday to keep his powerful post following a bruising year of criticism from the party's h...
- + QVC oven mitt recall: More than a million 'Temp-tations Oven Gloves' may be burn hazard —More than one million pairs of oven gloves are being recalled due to a burn hazard, after dozens of injury reports. [Link to media]
- + Wind-driven brushfire at Baltimore wood recycling yard closes expressway, light rail, schools —Firefighters were battling a massive, wind-driven brushfire at a Baltimore wood recycling yard that closed a section of the expressway into the city's...
- + U.S. views of health care fall to 24-year low in Gallup polling —Opinions about the quality of the U.S. health care system have fallen to their lowest level in 24 years, according to the latest Gallup polling. [Link...
- + Melania Trump is hopeful the country will unite, move past violence —Incoming first lady Melania Trump says she is hopeful the country will come together after a tense campaign marked by two assassination attempts on he...
- + U.S. added a strong 227,000 jobs in November in bounce-back from October slowdown —America's job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from October, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sh...
- + The end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment for Taylor Swift fans —After more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years, the global phenomenon that is Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is coming to an end. [L...
- + Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass —He's one of the most famous and widely admired corporate leaders in the world. But it's the haters that companies like Mark Zuckerberg's Meta worry ab...
- + Search for gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge —As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, ...
- + In California's 'earthquake country,' a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning —Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared her car had broken down, only to ...
- + U.S. hiring likely rebounded last month after storms and strikes curtailed October job growth —Hiring in the United States likely rebounded last month from a dismal October, when hurricanes and strikes reduced job growth to its lowest level in n...
- + Trump talks up election win as he receives 'Patriot of the Year' award at Fox Nation event —President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday night in accepting the "Patriot of the Year" award at Fox Nation's Patriot Awards that he has already accom...
- + 3 climbers from U.S. and Canada believed to have died in fall on New Zealand's highest peak —Three mountain climbers - two from the U.S. and one from Canada - missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, are believed to have di...
- + Trump names hard-charging Border Patrol agent, deportation officer to top immigration posts —President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday picked two men with deep immigration-enforcement experience as his nominees to run the two key enforcement ag...
- + Trump taps podcaster David Sacks as AI and crypto czar —President-elect Donald Trump late Thursday announced that podcaster and tech investor David O. Sacks will be his new White House AI and Crypto czar, a...
- + School gunman targeted kids as 'counter-measure' to U.S. involvement in Middle East, sheriff says —Glenn Litton, the gunman who critically wounded two kindergartners at a tiny religious school in Northern California, was mentally ill and believed by...
- + Outgoing DNC chair rejects notion that Democrats must abandon 'identity politics' —Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison delivered a steadfast defense of his party's commitment to racial equity Thursday, drawing on hi...
- + Gunman who wounded 2 kindergartners at California school used 'ruse' to gain entry, sheriff says —A gunman who shot and critically wounded two kindergartners at a tiny religious school in Northern California before killing himself suffered from men...
- + Alabama city pulls Pride float from Christmas parade over 'safety concerns' —An Alabama city has blocked an LGBTQ+ pride group from participating in the city's annual Christmas parade because of "safety concerns." [Link to medi...
- + House scuttles Democrats' attempt to force release of Gaetz ethics report —The House on Thursday shut down two Democrats' attempts to force the House Ethics Committee to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, instead l...
- + Trump allies draw 'red line' at Hegseth, warning defeat would kneecap chances for other key nominees —The embattled nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary has President-elect Donald Trump and allies working to hold the line on a second pick g...
- + District raising cost of parking to cut down on cars in U Street corridor —The District is raising the cost of parking fees in the popular U Street corridor during high-use periods this month, expanding on earlier initiatives...
- + Supreme Court weighs state ban on medical treatment for youths seeking sex change —Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said Thursday the most important aspect of arguments at the Supreme Court this week over his state's ban ...
- + Escaped murderer puts California town on edge —A search for a convicted murderer in a California town has put residents on edge, with schools closing and Christmas events being postponed [Link to m...
- + Stowaway who flew to Paris sent back to New York and arrested —The woman who got through security and boarded a flight to Paris without a boarding pass has been sent back to New York, where she was arrested upon a...
- + Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses course on anesthesia time limit amid backlash —One of the country's largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it would not tie payments in some st...
- + University of Michigan drops diversity statements in hiring as DEI lands on chopping block —The University of Michigan has been credited with having one of the largest and most expensive diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucracies in U.S. h...
- + Gen Z is using credit cards more than millennials at same age —Gen Z is using credit cards more and amassing credit card debt at a faster pace than millennials, according to reports. [Link to media]
- + Ex-officials call for closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chief —Nearly 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials have urged Senate leaders to schedule closed-door hearings to...
- + Imprisoned Proud Boys leader balks at answering a prosecutor's questions about Capitol attack —An imprisoned far-right extremist group leader who was the top target of the federal investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol balke...
- + National Weather Service cancels tsunami warning for the West Coast after 7.0 earthquake —The National Weather Service canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after a powerful earthquake shook parts of California on Thursday. [...
- + Mexico's president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries —Mexico's president said Thursday she will ask President-elect Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries, rather tha...
- + Israeli court rejects Netanyahu's request to limit how often he'll testify —An Israeli court on Thursday rejected a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to limit the number of days each week he'll have to testify whe...
- + Gunman behind killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO caught smiling on camera —New York City police shared photos Thursday of the grinning gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO in Manhattan, as the search for the kill...
- + A storm brings squalls to the Northeast; 2 people die from heart attacks after shoveling snow —Snow squalls - sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds - created whiteout conditions in parts of the northeast during a storm that brought even mo...
- + Waymo to fully launch in Miami in 2 years —Alphabet's Waymo robotaxi announced plans to start operations in Miami in 2026, marking the company's first expansion out of the West. [Link to media]
- + Father of victim in NYC subway chokehold case sues defendant Daniel Penny —The father of the victim at the center of the fatal New York City subway chokehold trial has sued the defendant as a Manhattan jury continues to delib...
- + Hegseth faces senators' concerns not only about his behavior but also his views on women in combat —Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead President-elect Donald Trump's Departmen...
- + Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company's records about Philippines bribery case —Smartmatic won't be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company's co-founder over a...
- + Father of victim in NYC subway chokehold case sues defendant Daniel Penny —The father of the victim at the center of the fatal New York City subway chokehold trial has sued the defendant as a Manhattan jury continues to delib...
- + Honda recalls more than 200,000 SUVs over fuel leak —Honda has issued a recall on 205,760 of its sport utility vehicles in the U.S. over an apparent fuel leak issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety A...
- + Gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO left message on ammunition, AP source says —The masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk used ammunition embl...
- + Two kindergartners in 'extremely critical condition' after California religious school shooting —Two children were in "extremely critical condition" after being shot at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and the gunman died at the ...
- + Four-year colleges offer dual-credit classes to high schoolers as enrollments fall —Four-year universities are increasingly initiating dual-credit courses for high school students as their enrollment and tuition revenues shrink, cutti...
- + As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows —Richard Andre Newman thought he would live the rest of his life in his quiet, leafy neighborhood in suburban Virginia. He was born and raised in Bren ...
- + Illegal immigrants have a friend in the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints —Illegal immigrants might have an unexpected ally amid the upcoming Trump administration's expected crackdown: Mormons. [Link to media]
- + Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges —Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and laundering almost $18 million from a criminal ...
- + White House says at least 8 U.S. telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign —A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign....
- + Bitcoin tops $100,000 as big rally sparked by Trump election win rolls on —Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark as a massive rally in the world's most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump rolls on. [...
- + OPEC+ weighs oil output as gas prices hit 2-year low —The OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries will decide Thursday whether to put off plans to pump more crude amid sluggish demand and competing prod...
- + Secret Service head vows accountability for 'abject failure' in first Trump assassination attempt —The acting director of the Secret Service is promising accountability for what he called the agency's "abject failure" to secure the rally where a gun...
- + Justice Department and the city of Memphis to address results of scathing police investigation —The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers after he ran away from a traffic stop in January 2023 exposed serious problems in the Memphis Police Dep...
- + Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to testify at retired police officer's trial —Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio is expected to testify on Thursday at the trial of a retired Washington, D.C., police officer accus...
- + Liberal writer tries to justify CEO's killing: 'And people wonder why we want these executives dead' —Prominent liberal journalist Taylor Lorenz used the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to say that such officials should be killed. ...
- + Two children wounded and gunman dead after shooting at Northern California school —Two children were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and the shooter died yards from the playground...
- + OpenAI and drone maker Anduril join forces: 'America needs to win' —Artificial intelligence market leader OpenAI and drone maker Anduril are forming a partnership to create new tools to help the U.S. military thwart at...
- + 2 children wounded, suspect dead after school shooting in California, police say —Two children were wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a small religious K-8 school in Northern California and the shooter died from a suspected self-in...
- + 3 U.S. Army soldiers arrested on human smuggling charges along border with Mexico —Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District o...
- + Detroit's mayor, a longtime Democrat, will run for governor as an independent —Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for Michigan governor as an independent in 2026. [Link to media]
- + Sports Team robbed at gunpoint while British band was on tour in San Francisco Bay area —The British band Sports Team was robbed of gear and other belongings out of the group's tour van by gun-wielding suspects in the San Francisco Bay are...
- + Campus cameras showed a gay student leaving his Ole Miss apartment the day he disappeared —Security cameras captured video of a University of Mississippi student leaving his campus apartment twice on the morning he was last seen alive, Unive...
- + Mysterious nighttime drone flights in New Jersey spur FBI investigation, appeal to public —The FBI is investigating reports about several mysterious nighttime drone flights that have recently occurred across central New Jersey and has asked ...
- + 'Wicked' named best film, Daniel Craig best actor by National Board of Review —The National Board of Review put its full support behind Jon M. Chu's "Wicked," naming the lavish musical the best film of the year, Chu best director...
- + Family of Hannah Kobayashi call on LAPD to release surveillance video of her crossing into Mexico —The family of a woman from Hawaii who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago expressed frustration with investigators and said they hav...
- + Powell: Fed's independence from politics is vital to its interest rate decisions —Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve's ability to set interest rates free of political interference is necessary for it to make...
- + Union rights take center stage in already high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race —Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election next spring already had high stakes, with majority control on the line. But a judge's ruling this week restor...
- + Search for missing Pennsylvania grandmother focuses on a sinkhole that rapidly appeared —Authorities persisted in search and rescue efforts Wednesday for a woman believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in Unity Township, Pennsylvania. [Lin...
- + Trump asks Georgia appeals court to dismiss racketeering case brought by Fani Willis —President-elect Donald Trump asked a Georgia appeals court to quash the criminal racketeering case against him in Fulton County, saying the Constituti...
- + Reagan shooter John Hinckley to open music store in Williamsburg, Va. —Would-be presidential assassin John W. Hinckley Jr. has announced he will open a music store in eastern Virginia this month. [Link to media]
- + Now is the time to plan ahead, avoid holiday meal mistakes that are costing you money —We all want that perfect holiday spread, but blowing the budget isn't it. Common mistakes like buying food in bulk or splurging on specialty ingredien...
- + Greater Idaho urges Trump to get behind border-change talks with Oregon —Rural Oregonians are encouraging President-elect Donald Trump to help resolve a border dilemma that may not be on his radar, this one involving the st...
- + Study finds 30% of pro-life pregnancy centers tout unapproved abortion pill reversal medicine —Nearly a third of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers nationwide advertise unapproved medicine that reverses abortion pills, a study has found. [Link to...
- + Supreme Court struggles with state ban on gender-transition treatments for trans youth —The Supreme Court warily waded into transgender rights on Wednesday as the justices struggled to decide whether a state law barring the use of puberty...
- + Supreme Court struggles with state ban on medical treatment for trans youth —The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with whether a state ban on medical treatment for transgender youth is discriminatory on the basis of sex, in vio...
- + Amtrak sets record with 15% increase in ridership versus last year —All aboard! People rode Amtrak trains to the tune of 32.8 million in fiscal 2024, a record representing a 15% increase in ridership versus the previou...
- + Feds fine cleaning company $172,000 for using 11 children at meat plant —An Oklahoma-based cleaning company has been fined nearly $172,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor after investigators found the business employed 11 c...
- + College completion rates improve to 12-year high —Declining numbers of dropouts have driven college completion rates to their best level in 12 years, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center...
- + UnitedHealthcare chief killed in 'premeditated' NYC shooting; gunman at large —New York City police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot the CEO of the nation's largest health care insurance provider in a targeted shooti...
- + Pair of baby girls rescued from ditch by good Samaritan —A pair of baby girls left in their car seats in an Indianapolis ditch were recovered Monday by a man in below-freezing temperatures. [Link to media]
- + FIFA urged not to give 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia in report alleging abuses of migrant labor —FIFA was urged Wednesday not to give Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup hosting rights next week without binding commitments to protect migrant labor wor...
- + Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare CEO, fatally shot outside a New York City hotel, AP source says —Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, according to a person briefed...
- + Gunman fatally shoots man outside a New York City hotel —A 50-year-old man has been fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan, police said. [Link to media]
- + Report: Trump considering Ron DeSantis for defense secretary as Pete Hegseth nomination sputters —President-elect Donald Trump is considering replacing Pete Hegseth as his nominee to lead the Pentagon with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. [Link to media]
- + Village People sailor changes tune on Trump's use of 'Y.M.C.A.': 'He's having a lot of fun with it' —Numerous artists have complained about President-elect Donald Trump's use of their songs at his rallies. The sailor in the Village People is no longer...
- + Judge overseeing Hunter Biden tax case blasts President Biden for pardon —The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden's tax case sharply criticized President Biden late Tuesday night for pardoning his son, accusing the preside...
- + Montana legislature refuses to ban transgender lawmaker from women's restroom at state capitol —The Montana state legislature declined to follow the U.S. Congress' lead on bathrooms, rejecting a proposal to assign restroom usage at the state Capi...
- + 'All for it': Bernie Sanders backs Trump's talk of making Canada the 51st state, with a caveat —If Donald Trump wants to make Canada part of the U.S., as he jokingly suggested last week to Canada's prime minister, he'll have an ally on the Democr...
- + New Jersey council says ban on 'props' includes 'performative' use of U.S. flag, Constitution —A New Jersey township council's decision to bar people from using "props" - which officials say can include the U.S. flag and Constitution - when addr...
- + Eminem's mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper's lyrics, dies at 69 —Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. She wa...
- + Pro-life advocates not giving up as elective abortions resume in Missouri —Missouri voters overturned the state's near-total abortion ban in November, but in a state with a Republican trifecta and an active pro-life movement,...
- + Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries defends Biden's pardon of son Hunter but calls for more —House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday defended President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter despite bipartisan backlash over the m...
- + 'Love fest': Trump, Republican senators plan agenda for first 30 days —President-elect Donald Trump dialed in to what was described as a "love fest" Tuesday with Senate Republicans as they begin laying the groundwork for ...
- + 'Enough's enough': Stephen A. Smith calls on Biden to pardon Trump, after pardon for son Hunter —Commentator Stephen A. Smith suggested that having already issued a sweeping pardon for son Hunter Biden, President Biden should even the scales by do...
- + Manchin delivers bipartisan warning to senators in farewell speech —Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin III on Tuesday recalled his arrival in Washington 14 years ago as a new senator from West Virginia, where he was greeted by ...
- + Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms —Even more snow could be on the way for places in the Great Lakes region that are still digging out after days of storms caused deadly wrecks, collapse...
- + Interim Sen. George Helmy to resign so Andy Kim can be sworn in early —New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat appointed when Bob Menendez resigned after a federal corruption conviction, is stepping down this wee...
- + Trump's '51st state' remark 'in no way a serious comment,' Canadian official says —President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Cana...
- + Trump's lawyers, citing Hunter Biden pardon, urge judge to toss his hush money conviction —President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case woul...
- + What happened to 'voluntary missing person' Hannah Kobayashi? —Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles three weeks ago, walked freely into Mexico, police said. [Li...
- + Trump signs agreement to allow Justice Department to conduct background checks on nominees, staff —President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nomi...
- + Bureau of Land Management, advocacy groups offering reward for info on killing of wild stallion —The Bureau of Land Management and private groups are offering $30,000 in reward money for information on who shot and killed a stallion in a popular h...
- + Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court for right to compete in women's events —A transgender athlete should be allowed to compete in the women's division at powerlifting events because she's protected against discrimination by th...
- + 'Porch pirates' leading some customers to get their package deliveries insured —The rise of online shopping has also led to a rise in package theft by "porch pirates," leading some consumers to insure their purchases ahead of time...
- + Cybertruck workers told to stay home for three days as inventory grows —Cybertruck line workers at Tesla's Texas Gigafactory were told to stay home for three days this week as the company responds to sluggish sales creatin...
- + Influencer accused of shoplifting from Target arrested again —An influencer with hundreds of thousands of TikTok followers was arrested a second time for purportedly shoplifting from a Cape Coral, Florida, Target...
- + Secret Service agent fired at suspects outside of Janet Yellen's house in Washington DC —An investigation is underway after a Secret Service agent working on protective assignment outside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's house fired a wea...
- + Tangy buttermilk and whole-wheat flour bring nuance to pull-apart monkey bread —Monkey bread gets an update that makes the pull-apart loaf even better thanks to buttermilk, a little whole-wheat flour and a lighter hand with the su...
- + Last 2 defendants not guilty of murder in gang trial that led to rapper Young Thug's guilty plea —The long-running gang and racketeering trial that led Atlanta rapper Young Thug to plead guilty in October ended on Tuesday with the last two defendan...
- + Great Lakes region cleans up after lake-effect storms, but more snow may be coming —Cleanup work was nearing an end around parts of the Great Lakes region socked by lake-effect snowstorms that dropped more than a foot of snow over the...
- + Wisconsin judge returns collective bargaining rights to public sector unions —A Wisconsin judge restored collective bargaining rights to public sector workers this week, ruling that Act 10, also called the Budget Repair Bill, vi...
- + Stowaway on New York-to-Paris flight ID'd as 57-year-old Russian woman —The woman who sneaked past security at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and stowed away on a flight to Paris last week has been ident...
- + Delaware judge rejects Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package again —A Delaware judge has blocked Elon Musk's massive Tesla pay package for the second time this year, ruling that the company's vote to approve the payout...
- + Chicago house party shooting kills 3 men and wounds five other people, police say —Eight people were shot, three of them fatally, when gunfire erupted Monday during a house party in Chicago, sending screaming people fleeing from the ...
- + Police say a Hawaii woman disappeared voluntarily and traveled to Mexico —A Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago disappeared voluntarily as she sought to "step away from modern connectivity"...
- + Finnish police don't suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country —Finnish police said Tuesday that "there is no reason to suspect any criminal activity" in connection with damage to two data cables running across the...
- + Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic —After missing 40 days of school last year, Tommy Betom, 10, is on track this year for much better attendance. The importance of showing up has been st...
- + Stephen King's Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year's Eve —Stephen King's raucous rock 'n' roll radio station is going silent at year's end. [Link to media]
- + Hawaii woman who disappeared went to Mexico and is not considered missing, police say —A Hawaii woman who went missing after landing in Los Angeles was seen crossing into Mexico alone with her luggage and is not considered missing, Los A...
- + Virginia man charged with murder 4 months after his wife's disappearance —A Virginia man has been charged with murder more than four months after his wife disappeared and a substantial amount of blood was found in their subu...
- + Hunter Biden's sweeping pardon covers a decade of potential criminal charges —With his breathtakingly broad pardon of his son Hunter, covering all federal crimes he may have committed over the course of a decade, President Biden...
- + Trump taps businessman Warren Stephens to be U.K. ambassador —President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced his intent to name Warren Stephens, CEO of a private financial services firm, to be the U.S. ambassad...
- + California seeks $25 million in special session to 'Trump-proof' the Golden State —The Democrat-dominated California legislature convened a special session Monday aimed at approving $25 million to make the state "Trump-proof," as Gov...
- + Charlamagne tha God rips Dems after Hunter Biden pardon: 'Stop acting like y'all are the pure party' —Charlamagne tha God blasted President Biden's sweeping pardon of son Hunter Biden on numerous grounds, saying it proved Democrats are no better than R...
- + Appeals court blasts sanctuary policy that blocked ICE from using airport —The administration has won a significant legal victory over a sanctuary jurisdiction after a federal appeals court ruled against a Seattle-area policy...
- + Closing defense argument in former Marine's chokehold trial: 'They failed to prove case' —Daniel Penny's defense team told a Manhattan jury Monday that prosecutors fell well short of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the former Marine ...
- + Special counsel bristles at Biden's explanation for why he pardoned son Hunter —Special Counsel David Weiss on Monday rejected President Biden's claim that his prosecution of Hunter Biden was politically motivated and argued that ...
- + FTC opens wide-ranging antitrust investigation into Microsoft —Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft's business practices, starting a big leg...
- + Minnesota GOP sues to force rerun of race where Democrat won by 14 votes, 20 ballots are missing —Minnesota Republicans filed a lawsuit Monday to try to force a rerun of a state House race where the incumbent Democrat won by 14 votes - but in which...
- + Supreme Court to take up challenge over medical treatment for trans youth —Psychologists are battling it ahead of Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on a legal challenge over a state ban on medical treatment for transgender yo...
- + Trans advocates say Supreme Court case over youth medical bans 'continues' despite Trump reversal —Trans rights advocates say the Supreme Court should still decide if state medical bans on transgender youth are lawful despite the incoming Trump admi...
- + Bible sales soar as number of American Christians shrinks —The ultimate bestseller is back: Bible sales are climbing in uncertain times, driven in part by first-time buyers. [Link to media]
- + Supreme Court scrutinizes details of FDA's rejection of marketing for flavored vapes —Supreme Court justices appeared apprehensive Monday to second-guess the Food and Drug Administration's rejection of marketing for flavored nicotine pr...
- + Blinken heads to final NATO foreign ministers meeting of Biden administration with Ukraine in focus —Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to Europe on Monday for what will likely be the last high-level NATO meeting before the Biden admini...
- + Migrant facing hate crime charges in shooting of Jewish man found dead in Chicago jail cell —Chicago authorities said an illegal immigrant who was charged with hate crimes after shooting a Jewish man hanged himself inside his jail cell over th...
- + Closing arguments set in trial of veteran charged in chokehold death of NYC subway rider —Closing arguments are set for Monday in the trial of a military veteran charged with recklessly choking to death a distressed, homeless man after an o...
- + Defendant in YSL gang and racketeering trial stabbed as he awaits jury verdict —One of two men who was indicted along with rapper Young Thug and is awaiting a jury verdict was stabbed in jail but is expected to be in court Monday,...
- + Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean? —President Joe Biden had long pledged that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, who was set to be sentenced this month for gun and tax convictions. But...
- + California bill would give public university admission priority to slaves' descendants —A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of Califo...
- + Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record on the year's biggest day for online shopping —Consumers in the United States are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon wi...
- + 2 Indianapolis police officers face trial in Black man's death during mental health crisis —Two Indianapolis police officers are set to stand trial Monday in the death of a Black man after police shocked him with a Taser and restrained him fa...
- + 2 killed and 2 wounded in a shooting during a party in South Florida —Two people were killed and two were wounded in a shooting early Sunday outside the Jaycee Hall in Hollywood, Florida, police said. [Link to media]
- + Gunman wounded in shootout with Georgia state troopers following street race —Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating a shooting that left a man wounded and a state trooper injured after officers tried to break up...
- + Wisconsin Democratic leader Ben Wikler enters the race to lead the national party —Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, said Sunday he has joined the race to lead the national party after an election that swept Don...
- + Heavy snow and numbing temperatures keep parts of the U.S. in a deep freeze —Heavy snowfall and numbing temperatures kept parts of the U.S. in a deep freeze Sunday as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend draws to a close. [Link to ...
- + Bay Area pastor fends off burglar during church break-in —Police in Northern California said a pastor fought and subdued a burglar who broke in through a church window and tried to run off with multiple items...
- + DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won't last another Trump term —Reyna Montoya was 10 when she and her family fled violence in Tijuana and illegally immigrated to the U.S. Growing up in Arizona, she worried even a m...
- + Storm blankets parts of the U.S. during busy holiday travel weekend with more snow and cold forecast —The first big snowfall of the season blanketed parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan during the hectic U.S. holiday travel and shopping weekend...
- + Trump picks loyalist Kash Patel to lead FBI —President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he wanted Kash Patel, a fierce Trump loyalist, to run the FBI. [Link to media]
- + Trump names loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director —President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America's premier law enforcement a...
- + Big Bend National Park visitor found dead in apparent suicide —A Florence, Texas, man visiting the state's Big Bend National Park was found dead this week from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. [Link to media]
- + Costco to stop selling books year-round at most stores starting in January —Membership warehouse chain Costco is axing most of its book sections, ending year-round sales of books at most of its over 600 U.S. locations starting...
- + Mega Millions' jackpot rockets to $541M —There was no grand prize winner for the Mega Millions' latest drawing, raising the jackpot to $541 million. [Link to media]
- + Heavy snow blankets parts of the U.S. during busy holiday travel weekend —The first big snowfall of the season is blanketing towns along Lake Erie in upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania in the middle of the hectic...
- + Trump calls meeting with Canada's Trudeau 'productive'; no signal that tariffs are still on —President-elect Donald Trump said that his meeting at Mar-a-Lago with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was "productive," but made no mention of ...
- + Southwest Airlines will end drink, snack service early to thwart turbulence —Southwest Airlines will finish serving drinks and crackers earlier for the safety of crew and passengers. [Link to media]
- + Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest forecast to be hit with snow and dangerous cold into next week —The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend...
- + Michigan and New York state brace for lake-effect snow that could snarl travel and disrupt football —The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend...
- + Vito first pug to win televised National Dog Show —Vito the pug won this year's National Dog Show, winning the "Toy" category and beating out more than 1,900 other canine competitors. [Link to media]
- + More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at L.A. port —More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Los Angeles-Long Beach ...
- + Eggs sold at Costco recalled due to risk of salmonella —More than 10,000 cartons of eggs sold under Costco's Kirkland Signature store brand have been recalled by the warehouse chain's supplier because of th...
- + Amazon workers strike globally to 'Make Amazon Pay' —Amazon employees across the globe launched a strike against the retail giant during its biggest weekend of the year from Black Friday to Cyber Monday....
- + Make magic with Thanksgiving leftovers: Unique ideas for turkey, cranberry and more —Instead of falling back on boring leftover sandwiches, reinvent holiday staples into fresh dishes that reduce food waste, stretch budgets and add a li...
- + FBI, FTC warn Americans about holiday shopping scams —Amid Black Friday sales and other holiday shopping bonanzas, the FBI and Federal Trade Commission are warning Americans to beware of scams. [Link to m...
- + New Jersey is using buyouts and barriers to battle flooding —New Jersey is using a mix of buyouts and barriers to tackle flooding in two vulnerable locations. [Link to media]
- + Woman arrested in Paris after stowing away on Delta flight in New York —A woman who managed to get on a Delta Air Lines flight in New York as a stowaway was arrested when the flight landed in Paris this week. [Link to medi...
- + Head of Ohio's teacher pension fund retires Sunday, saying fund is strong despite staff vacancies —The outgoing head of Ohio's troubled teachers retirement system said that she is leaving the fund in strong fiscal condition, despite the turmoil at t...
- + No prejudice here: Jack Smith's legal move keeps federal cases against Trump waiting in the wings —Even though both federal criminal prosecutions against President-elect Donald Trump have been dismissed, the charges could return against him again on...
- + College sports reform could advance in Republican-controlled Congress, with Ted Cruz as NCAA ally —The NCAA's yearslong efforts to get lawmakers to address myriad problems in college sports could finally pay off in the new, Republican-controlled Con...
- + Bird flu virus found in raw milk. What to know about the risks —President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the nation's top health job, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to allow wider distribution of raw milk acros...
- + Peacock will stream Madden NFL Cast between Texans and Chiefs on Dec. 21 —NBC Sports and Peacock will present an alternate broadcast featuring elements of the EA Sports Madden 25 video game during a Dec. 21 matchup between t...
- + NYC mayor calls federal cases against him retribution —New York Mayor Eric Adams thinks the corruption cases brought against him are political retribution -- and he and President-elect Donald Trump have sh...
- + 'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes —In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there's no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner - or any dinner - delivered. But some residents living w...
- + Arizona executions to resume, breaking 2-year pause during review of state death penalty procedures —Executions will resume in Arizona following a two-year pause, the state's top prosecutor says. [Link to media]
- + D.C. nonprofit delivers Thanksgiving meals to those struggling with cancer, organ failure —The giving spirit was alive and well Thursday at Food & Friends' D.C. headquarters, where volunteers packed, stacked and loaded hundreds of Thanks...
- + DHS deportation officer arrested migrant as a favor to fraudster, say federal prosecutors —A Homeland Security deportation officer arrested a migrant to try to deport him to prevent exposure of a $10 million bank fraud scheme, federal prosec...
- + Boise State forfeits volleyball tournament semifinal against San Jose State, transgender player —The Boise State women's volleyball team forfeited its semifinal match in the conference finals against San Jose State, whose roster features a transge...
- + Boise State volleyball team withdraws from tourney rather than play SJSU, transgender player —The Boise State women's volleyball team forfeited its semifinal match in the conference finals against San Jose State, whose roster features a transge...
- + Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested —The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was drenched in rain Thursday and briefly disrupted by Pro-Palestinian demonstrators. [Link to media]
- + U.K. police investigate more than 5 people over alleged abuse by former Harrods boss Al Fayed —Britain's biggest police force has launched an investigation into more than five people who may have assisted the former boss of top-end department st...
- + Black Friday: What time do stores open? —Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday shopping...
- + Mark Zuckerberg dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago —Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, bringing together the Facebook foun...
- + Texas has right to build razor wire border wall, appeals court rules —A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Biden administration overstepped when it tried to dismantle Texas' razor-wire border fence. [Link to ...
- + 'Executed, not euthanized': Peanut the squirrel's owners sue New York, county over seizure, death —Owners Mark Longo and Daniela Bittner sued New York state, Chemung County, and several of their agencies for having seized and "executed" Peanut the s...
- + Mexico's president agrees to stop migration into U.S. after tariff threats, Trump says —President-elect Donald Trump said Mexico has agreed to stop the flow of migrants north into the U.S. [Link to media]
- + Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail by third judge as he awaits sex trafficking trial —Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail on Wednesday as he awaits a May sex trafficking trial by a judge who cited evidence showing him to be a "serious ri...
- + Ohio governor signs bill banning opposite-sex bathroom, locker room use at schools —Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation prohibiting students from using opposite-sex locker rooms and restrooms, a measure aimed at barring male-born...
- + Supreme Court asked to review California's ban on gun shows on state land —A group that organizes gun shows at county fairgrounds in California has asked the Supreme Court to hear a challenge against laws restricting the buyi...
- + Democrat Derek Tran defeats GOP Rep. Michelle Steel in Southern California swing House district —Democrat Derek Tran ousted Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel in a Southern California House district Wednesday that was specifically drawn to give A...
- + Cheetos auctioning off duct-taped snack puff in homage to $6 million banana art —Snack-food brand Cheetos is selling off an orange dust-coated snack puff on eBay in homage to a banana that sold at auction last week for more than $6...
- + Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa race —Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her reelection bid Wednesday after a recount confirmed her lead, helping her party pad its thin majority ...
- + Judge upholds a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo ID to cast a regular ballot —A law requiring Missouri voters to show government-issued photo identification to cast regular ballots will stand after a lower-court judge found it c...
- + Passengers intervene to restrain rampaging traveler on United Airlines flight —A traveler standing up and stomping a seat on a United Airlines flight had to be zip-tied by fellow passengers, as seen in a newly released video. [Li...
- + Judge tosses out defamation suit against Fox News over Jan. 6 —A federal judge has dismissed a defamation suit against Fox News brought by a Jan. 6 Capitol riot participant who accused the network and its hosts of...
- + Police deny sitting on evidence as Netflix doc brings renewed attention to JonBenet Ramsey's killing —Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in Boulder, Colorado, refuted assertion...
- + NBC honors John Madden on Thanksgiving by taking the original Madden Cruiser on one last trip —John Madden's love of football and family came through the most on Thanksgiving. [Link to media]
- + Turkey Reuben sandwiches make great use of Thanksgiving leftovers —Sometimes, the leftovers can be as good as the Thanksgiving feast itself. [Link to media]
- + Reunited: U.S. army bomb dog rejoins handler he worked with for two years —A U.S. military bomb dog, Yyacob, has been reunited in retirement with his handler of two years, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Peyton May, after being apart si...
- + Honduran migrant charged in Fairfax County rape was let out of jail early for good behavior —A Honduran migrant with a lengthy criminal history charged last week with rape in Fairfax County had been released from jail days earlier -- apparentl...
- + Camp Century, a U.S. military base in Greenland abandoned since 1967, discovered under ice by NASA —NASA discovered under ice Camp Century, a U.S. military site in Greenland that was built in 1959 and abandoned in 1967. [Link to media]
- + Mexico says Trump tariff plan would kill 400K U.S. jobs, devastate auto sector —A sweeping 25% tariff on goods entering the U.S. from Mexico would be "a shot in the foot" that could kill 400,000 U.S. jobs, particularly in the auto...
- + Allies and foes of Education Department skeptical of Trump's ability to abolish the agency —Allies and foes of the Department of Education doubt that President-elect Donald Trump can muster the congressional support he would need to eliminate...
- + Virginian crashes, dies trying to fly rescue dogs toward New York —A Springfield, Virginia, man transporting rescue dogs from Maryland to New York died over the weekend after his plane crashed into the Catskill Mounta...
- + The Onion's bid for Alex Jones' Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing —A bankruptcy judge on Monday delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infow...
- + A Middle Eastern twist on a Thanksgiving staple: Tahini-roasted sweet potatoes with za'atar —The classic American-style sweet potato casserole is a Thanksgiving staple. It's also sweet enough to be dessert. With added sugar and a finishing lay...
- + Disney pays $43 million to settle pay discrimination lawsuit —Disney has agreed to pay $43 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company paid women less than men with the same job title. [Link to media]
- + Gallup poll finds economic confidence up, Biden approval down after election —President Biden's job approval rating has dropped to 37% and more Americans are optimistic about the economy since the Nov. 5 election, according to G...
- + Man jailed for Trump assassination attempt says he was 'ready to die for freedom and democracy' —The man charged with trying to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in Florida sent a letter to a news outlet saying he considered himself a compa...
- + Tesla to be excluded from California EV tax credits under new proposal —Tesla could end up missing out on California's new set of tax credits for electric vehicles. [Link to media]
- + Philadelphia Whole Foods workers file for first union election —Employees at Whole Foods Market in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Spring Garden have filed for a union election, marking the first time one of the A...
- + FBI agent acquitted in 2020 train shooting is arrested on sexual assault charges —An FBI agent who was acquitted of attempted murder for shooting a man on a train nearly four years ago was arrested Monday in Maryland on charges that...
- + Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans —Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a ...
- + Turkey pardons, Christmas tree and 'friendsgiving' launch final Biden White House holiday season —President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, on Monday opened their final holiday season at the White House with the annual turkey pardons and Christmas tr...
- + WATCH: Shoppers say they'll keep politics off the table at Thanksgiving —As people across the U.S. prepare for Thanksgiving, shoppers in Kentucky said one item is off the table when families gather for holiday celebrations:...
- + White Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Black neighbor in lengthy dispute —A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's boisterous children was s...
- + What to know about the Menendez brothers' resentencing plea —Erik and Lyle Menendez will have to wait until next year for a decision on whether they should have the possibility of freedom from prison more than 3...
- + A voting machine firm suing Fox News now wants to probe Murdoch family trust fight —Lawyers for a voting machine company that's suing Fox News want to question founder Rupert Murdoch about his contentious efforts to change his family ...
- + MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting —One of the striking things about how furiously many people reacted to the news last week that MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzez...
- + Proposals to repeal no-fault divorce cause concern even as efforts stall —Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic abuse v...
- + Last 2 defendants await their fate as long-running YSL trial ends after a year of testimony —Prosecutors said Monday that the last two defendants in a long-running gang and racketeering trial committed murder on behalf of an Atlanta street gan...
- + Voters will choose judges for Mississippi's top courts in runoff elections —Mississippi voters will decide winners for one seat on the state Supreme Court and one on the state Court of Appeals. [Link to media]
- + Reports: Trump team finds top adviser Boris Epshteyn engaged in pay-for-play scheme —Boris Epshteyn, a key transition figure and attorney for President-elect Donald J. Trump, is being investigated by Mr. Trump's own team on suspicion o...
- + Osprey ferrying White House staff grounded due to safety issue, witness reports flames —An Osprey being used to ferry White House staff and government officials from an event in New York on Monday was grounded due to a safety concern, wit...
- + Trump says he'll impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, 10% on China on first day —President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he will impose a 25% tariff on all products coming into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, and additional 10% l...
- + Walmart dumps DEI programs amid conservative backlash: 'Biggest win yet' —Walmart will be cutting back its "diversity, equity and inclusion" programs and other forms of what conservatives deride as corporate wokeness. [Link ...
- + Teens sue after school bans 'Save Girls' Sports' shirts, compares them to swastikas —Two teenage runners have sued their high school after being forbidden from wearing "Save Girls' Sports" T-shirts, saying they were told by school offi...
- + Judge rules Missouri law banning gender-transition surgery, medications for minors is constitutional —A Missouri court on Monday upheld a new state law that bans some gender-transition health care for minors, a victory for supporters of the ban as a mu...
- + Pentagon: Transition to Trump can't proceed until new administration team signs official documents —With less than two months until President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office, officials at the Pentagon on Monday said they have been unable to b...
- + 'President Donald J. Trump Avenue' proposal puts Miami-Dade Democrats on the spot —The Miami area may soon have President Donald J. Trump Avenue. [Link to media]
- + Climate activists get prison time for dumping red powder on Constitution —Two climate change activists who damaged the U.S. Constitution were sentenced Monday to more than a year in prison Monday for dumping red powder over ...
- + Hawaiian dad dies in apparent suicide during search for missing daughter in L.A. —Los Angeles police said a Hawaiian father died in an apparent suicide while searching for his missing adult daughter, who disappeared during her layov...
- + Menendez brothers seek resentencing for parents' murders during rare court appearance —Lyle and Erik Menendez will appear before a Los Angeles judge on Jan. 30 in their effort to get a reduction in their life sentences, as the convicted ...
- + Is Outlook down? Thousands of Microsoft 365 users report outage issues —Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday. [Link to media]
- + Fast food now a luxury for 60% of low-income adults, consumer survey finds —More than 60% of low-income Americans consider fast food a luxury they can no longer afford, according to a survey by a consumer research firm. [Link ...
- + Macy's says an employee hid up to $154M in delivery expenses, delays earnings report —Macy's says an employee hid up to $154 million in expenses through false accounting entries for delivery expenses. [Link to media]
- + Macy's says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delays Q3 earnings —Macy's reported weaker-than-expected preliminary sales for the fiscal third quarter and said it's delaying the release of its quarterly earnings resul...
- + New details emerge on BioLab fire that forced thousands to shelter outside Atlanta —Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta that produced a toxic chemical c...
- + Judge to review fresh evidence in Menendez brothers murder case as Netflix series sparks interest —A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their...
- + Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars —A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments Monday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ' effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying ...
- + 'Busiest Thanksgiving ever': How the TSA plans to handle record air travel —Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period ...
- + India's opposition protests against billionaire facing U.S. bribery and fraud charges —Hundreds of supporters of India's main opposition party protested on Monday against billionaire Gautam Adani, who was recently indicted in the U.S. fo...
- + White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor through door faces manslaughter sentence in Florida —A White Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's boisterous children faces...
- + Charlotte airport workers strike over low wages as busy Thanksgiving travel week begins —Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are ...
- + Venezuelan illegal immigrant charged with sexually assaulting his boss' teen daughter —A Venezuelan illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting his boss' 14-year-old daughter was arrested in Denver last week after evading police for...
- + Ex-Marine Daniel Penny doesn't take stand in his manslaughter trial —The trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine charged in the death of a menacing homeless man aboard a New York City subway car, is on hold until after...
- + A man called 911 for help during a home invasion. Las Vegas police fatally shot him —A Las Vegas man called for police help during a home invasion before an officer fatally shot him, according to authorities and 911 calls. [Link to med...
- + The rising price of paying the national debt is a risk for Trump's promises on growth and inflation —Donald Trump has big plans for the economy - and a big debt problem that will be a hurdle to delivering on them. [Link to media]
- + Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across U.S. during Thanksgiving week —Forecasters through the U.S. issued warnings that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, whil...
- + Record dryness in U.S. Northeast should change water behavior, experts say —It hasn't been a typical fall for the northeastern United States. [Link to media]
- + An influx of outsiders and money turns Montana Republican, culminating in a Senate triumph —Democrats' crushing loss in Montana's nationally important U.S. Senate race settled a fierce political debate over whether a surge of newcomers in the...
- + Hydrate. Make lists. Leave yourself time. And other tips for reducing holiday travel stress —Travel can be stressful in the best of times. Now add in the high-level anxiety that seems to be baked into every holiday season and it's clear that t...
- + U.S. reels from rain, snow as second round of bad weather approaches for Thanksgiving week —The U.S. was reeling from snow and rain on Saturday with a second round of bad weather threatening to disrupt holiday travel ahead of Thanksgiving. [L...
- + Federal judge backs school decision to punish student over AI use in homework —A federal judge upheld a Massachusetts school's right to punish students for unauthorized artificial intelligence use. [Link to media]
- + A man called 911 for help during a home invasion. Las Vegas police fatally shot him —A Las Vegas man called for police help during a home invasion before an officer shot and killed him, according to authorities and 911 calls. [Link to ...
- + Idaho teen arrested, accused of leaving dead baby in hospital box —An Idaho 18-year-old has been arrested after she purportedly left her dead infant in a baby box at a Blackfoot hospital. [Link to media]
- + WATCH: Capitol Christmas Tree arrival kicks off holiday season in Washington —Each year a Capitol Christmas Tree is selected from one of America's 154 national forests. This is the second tree to come from Alaska - the first was...
- + Winter storms sweep across the U.S. while a new system is expected to arrive for Thanksgiving —A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets, while on the opposite side of the c...
- + Ex-New Yorker charged with supporting ISIS, providing bomb guides —Federal prosecutors announced that an Albanian with dual U.S. citizenship was charged with supporting ISIS and distributing guides on how to make bomb...
- + National monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands, with tribes' support —A coalition of conservation groups and Native American tribal citizens on Friday called on President Joe Biden to designate nearly 140,000 acres of ru...
- + CDC confirms first case of bird flu in a U.S. child —A child in California has the bird flu, the first case of its kind in the U.S., reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Link to medi...
- + Dunkin' Donuts teams up for largest iced latte —Celebrity chef Nick DiGiovanni released footage of his partnership with Dunkin' Donuts to set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest iced l...
- + Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick —A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and p...
- + McDonald's adding value menu deal in 2025 —McDonald's is debuting a new "McValue" menu on Jan. 7, the fast food titan announced Friday. [Link to media]
- + Dartmouth sorority, two members of fraternity face charges after student who attended party drowned —A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an of...
- + Storm dumps record rain in Northern California, while U.S. Northeast deals with winter storms —A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets, while on the opposite side of the c...
- + Trump names Gorka to White House counter-terror post, picks Scott Turner to lead HUD —President-elect Donald Trump is bringing back Sebastian Gorka into the White House to serve as deputy assistant to the president and senior director ...
- + Hyundai, Kia to recall more than 208,000 electric vehicles —Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash...
- + Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary —A animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has the animal's owner ...
- + Cheating on your spouse in New York is no longer a crime, with the repeal of 1907 law —New York repealed on Friday a seldom-used law over a century old that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse - a misdemeanor that once could have lan...
- + Adultery no longer a crime in New York as governor signs repeal of 1907 law —New York repealed on Friday a seldom-used law over a century old that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse - a misdemeanor that once could have lan...
- + What to know about Ryan Borgwardt, Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe —A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and left his wife and three children has been located in Eastern Europe and is communicating wi...
- + Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit —The Texas Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower lawsuit at the hea...
- + CNN asks court to dismiss N.C. lieutenant governor's defamation lawsuit —CNN wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson that attacks its report that he made expli...
- + 2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death on U.S.-Canada border —A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a fam...
- + Colorado funeral home owners who let nearly 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse —The owners of a Colorado funeral home who let nearly 190 bodies decay in a room-temperature building and gave grieving families fake ashes pleaded gui...
- + Storm inundates Northern California with rain, heavy snow. Thousands remain in the dark in Seattle —Heavy rain from a major storm prompted evacuations from communities near a Northern California river that forecasters said could breach its banks Frid...
- + Oregon cities are voting to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin —Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the ...
- + Pennsylvania governor taps federal highway aid to help Philadelphia transit system —Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday that he will divert more than $150 million in federal highway funding to provide a one-time injection of cash to help Ph...
- + School district defends punishing parents who wore 'XX' wristbands in transgender sports protest —School district officials who punished two parents for wearing pink wristbands marked "XX" during a soccer game featuring a transgender player defende...
- + Judge pledges to waive fines against Massachusetts striking teachers if they return to classes —A judge has pledged to waive mounting fines against striking teachers in three Massachusetts communities for Friday if they agree to return to the cla...
- + Jury deliberates on whether man held down teen while he was raped at youth center in 1990s —A jury began deliberating Friday on whether a New Hampshire man held down a teenage boy while he was raped at a youth detention center in 1998. [Link ...
- + McDonald's wants to expand U.S. value menu as fast food chains battle for bargain seekers —McDonald's will expand its U.S. value menu early next year as it continues to try to win back inflation-weary customers. [Link to media]
- + Cranberry sauce hater? Check out five great uses for the most polarizing Thanksgiving side dish —Despite its deep roots in Thanksgiving history, this dish remains one of the most polarizing items on the table today. What is this least popular Than...
- + Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools —Texas' education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year ...
- + Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit to proceed against Meta —The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy...
- + Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him —A federal judge on Friday imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern of di...
- + Trump-backed Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska's only House seat —Republican Nick Begich has won Alaska's U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to claim the seat once held by his grandfather. [Link ...
- + 'Disillusioned' Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi to 'get the hell out' of U.S. after Trump's win —Actresses Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi reportedly have decided to never come back to the U.S. after Mr. Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Ha...
- + FBI arrests man charged with planning attack on New York Stock Exchange —A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, according to the FBI. [Link to media]
- + White House embraces Transgender Day of Remembrance despite voter skepticism on gender-identity push —Championing transgender rights may not have done Democrats any favors in the election, but the Biden administration still pulled out the stops for Tra...
- + Judge dismisses wrongful death lawsuit Gabby Petito's parents filed against Moab, Utah, police —A Utah judge on Wednesday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit that Gabby Petito's parents filed against the city of Moab alleging police did not do eno...
- + Pollster Nate Silver calls on Biden to resign, let Harris serve final two months —"Is there any particular reason to assume Biden is competent to be president right now? It's a very difficult job. It's a dangerous world. Extremely h...
- + Former student pleads guilty to fatally shooting 3 UVa, football players on campus in 2022 —A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Cha...
- + The perfect holiday treat: Cranberry and candied ginger buckle —A buckle is a fruit-studded cake with a buttery crumb topping; it's a great breakfast treat, an excellent midday sweet alongside tea or coffee, or a c...
- + How to watch and stream the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade —The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade - two years a...
- + Judge rejects Gov. Glenn Youngkin's bid to remove Virginia from greenhouse gas initiative —Virginia can't withdraw from a multistate initiative designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions unless the Legislature agrees to it, a judge has rule...
- + Jay Leno tumbles down 60-foot hill —Comedian Jay Leno left the hospital black and blue this week after falling down a 60-foot hill on his way to dinner. [Link to media]
- + Pro-life groups file lawsuit against Illinois over abortion coverage law —A coalition of pro-life organizations, a church and Christian employers filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois state officials Tuesday, challenging ...
- + UAW: Most Ford battery workers at Kentucky plant sign union cards —The majority of workers at a Ford battery plant in Kentucky signed union cards with the United Auto Workers, the union announced Wednesday. [Link to m...
- + Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake —A parole board decided Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she killed her sons by rolling her car into a South Carolina ...
- + Georgia election workers seek more penalties against Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them —Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani asked a judge Wednesday to penalize him even furt...
- + U.S. gathers allies to talk AI safety. Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work —President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden's signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for...
- + Sheetz to cut unleaded gas by 40 cents over Thanksgiving holiday —Drivers looking to save at the pump during their Thanksgiving trip home may want to stop at Sheetz. [Link to media]
- + FTX co-founder gets no prison time after cooperating in case against Sam Bankman-Fried —An apologetic FTX co-founder was sentenced Wednesday to no time in prison after a prosecutor and a federal judge praised his cooperation against Sam B...
- + Venezuelan gangster convicted of murder in killing of Georgia student Laken Riley —A Georgia judge on Wednesday sentenced a Venezuelan gang member to life in prison for the murder of nursing student Laken Riley, whose killing ignited...
- + Venezuelan man convicted of murder in killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley —A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immig...
- + Fate of man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley is now in judge's hands —The fate of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was in the hands of a judge after prosecutors and defense attorneys deliver...
- + What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine —South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, appare...
- + Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey dinner deals and store brands —With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, Walmart, Target, Aldi and other grocers are competing for a place on holiday tables with turkey dinner dea...
- + Campbell's shareholders approve the company's new, soupless name —Campbell's is ditching the soup -- at least in name. And the change has now received the shareholders' green light. [Link to media]
- + Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government 'overreach' seen under Biden —The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a "breath of fresh air" for airlines after what he called govern...
- + Welfare recipients, criminals allowed to sponsor illegal immigrants under Biden 'parole' program —Sex traffickers may be using a Biden administration "parole" program to sneak illegal immigrant women into the U.S., the House Judiciary Committee is ...
- + Susan Smith to ask parole board for her freedom after serving 30 years for drowning her children —Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with the boys strapped in their seats ...
- + Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year as inflation cools —Families will have something extra to be grateful for at Thanksgiving as the price of a turkey dinner falls for the second straight year. [Link to med...
- + Mother of cinematographer killed on set of Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' boycotts its world premiere —The mother of late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is boycotting the world premiere of "Rust" at a film festival in Poland on Wednesday, saying she vi...
- + Target struggles in the third quarter and offers tempered outlook for the holidays —Target etched out a slim sales increase in the third quarter but profits slumped as inflation-weary customers pulled back on spending and costs relate...
- + 'Bomb cyclone' knocks out power to over 600,000 and downs trees across northwest U.S., killing 1 —A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees tha...
- + Florist who refused to serve Trump supporters closes shop amid fierce backlash —Kristin Wolter has closed her shop for the rest of the week "due to threats to me and my business," according to a statement made on the now-private I...
- + Trump picks Linda McMahon for education secretary —President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had selected his transition co-chair Linda McMahon to serve as education secretary. [Link to me...
- + California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour —Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country....
- + Tech companies settle lawsuit alleging they overcharged U.S. Army —Two companies agreed to pay the U.S. government $2 million each to settle a lawsuit that alleged the businesses fraudulently inflated the price of com...
- + Texas Board of Education pushes plan for biblical public school curriculum —The Texas State Board of Education has indicated preliminary support for a new curriculum that would give districts the choice to incorporate Bible te...
- + Associated Press buyouts and some layoffs are ahead as it seeks to cut its workforce by 8% —The Associated Press said it would begin offering buyouts and lay off selected employees, part of a plan to reduce the news outlet's staff by about 8%...
- + Random stabbings leave three dead in New York City. A suspect is in custody —A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to h...
- + Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy —A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end...
- + Texas proposal would give public schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons —Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal th...
- + Report: Biden administration 'weaponized' Education Department to target Christian, career schools —Conservatives have another suggestion for President-elect Donald Trump's to-do list: End the Department of Education's targeting of religious and for-...
- + Priest who let Sabrina Carpenter shoot provocative music video in church is stripped of duties —The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties Monday af...
- + Rep. Nancy Mace introduces resolution to ban transgender women from female restrooms in Capitol —Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a resolution Monday to prohibit transgender women from using female bathrooms at the Capitol. [Link to media]
- + Jewish students unite in Crown Heights amid rising campus antisemitism —Over 2,000 Jewish college students from 176 universities across eight countries gathered in Brooklyn over the weekend for this year's "Pegisha," meani...
- + Georgia appeals court cancels hearing in Trump election case 'until further order' —A Georgia court has put brakes on the criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump over the 2020 election in that state. [Link to media]
- + Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawyers claim seizure of writings from cell is 'outrageous government conduct' —Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused prosecutors on Monday of engaging in "outrageous government conduct" by using materials seized from his jail ce...
- + Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal court —Attorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX argued in a federal appeals court Monday that the National Labor Relations Board's structure is unconstitu...
- + 1 in 5 Americans get their news from social media influencers, report finds —About one in five adults in the U.S., especially younger Americans, say they regularly get their news from social media influencers, a report from Pew...
- + Appropriators, conservatives clash on punting government funding decisions to Trump administration —Conservative Republicans who want President-elect Donald Trump to negotiate the next spending deal are clashing with congressional appropriators who w...
- + Actors Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are engaged. She backed him through domestic violence trial —Actors Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are engaged. [Link to media]
- + Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in U.S. Senate race —Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen....
- + Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX 'Starship' launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas —President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX "Starship" rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon M...
- + Two are killed and 1 is critically wounded in New York City knife rampage. A suspect is in custody —A man carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, killing two people and critically wounding a third without utte...
- + Judge tosses Huckabee lawsuit against Meta over ads suggesting he endorsed marijuana gummies —A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertiseme...
- + U.S. sets record with 1.1 million foreign students —Foreign students are flocking to America in record numbers, putting pandemic-era concerns behind them as they rush to fill colleges and internships. [...
- + Georgia prosecution could follow Trump into White House even as other legal battles wind down —There's still one legal battle that could continue to plague Donald Trump into his new administration in the coming year -- the criminal prosecution o...
- + Employees' satisfaction falls to record low at workplaces, says Gallup poll —A Gallup poll released Monday finds a record-low 50% of U.S. employees thriving in their lives, increasing the risk of unhappy workers and hostile wor...
- + Testimony resumes in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley —Testimony resumed Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that became a flashpoint in the nation...
- + Trump says he'll use military in mass deportations; details scant —President-elect Donald Trump signaled Monday that he plans to ask the U.S. military to assist with a massive deportation effort aimed at ousting some ...
- + Typhoon Man-yi leaves 7 dead in Philippines and worsens crisis from back-to-back storms —Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the ...
- + Trial to begin in human smuggling case after freezing deaths of Indian family at Canada-U.S. border —A criminal network stretching from India to Canada made money smuggling families seeking better lives in the United States, including a man who died h...
- + Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom —Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused...
- + Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing case targeting swing state's top elections administrator —The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday that could determine whether the swing state's top elections official, who has been the target ...
- + 3 hurt when small plane crashes near Southern California dragstrip hosting racing event —Three people were hurt aboard a single-engine plane that crashed Sunday near a Southern California dragstrip where fans were gathered for the finals o...
- + More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the U.S. Pacific Northwest —U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural econom...
- + Pennsylvania Senate race heads to mandatory recount amid mail-in ballot controversy —The Pennsylvania Senate race is headed for a recount amid controversy after Republican Dave McCormick's apparent victory over Democratic incumbent Sen...
- + Union workers picket for 3rd day at Las Vegas casino with no talks slated —Picketing continued Sunday outside a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip that remained open with no talks scheduled between management and union mem...
- + Jordan Neely died from former Marine's chokehold, medical examiner testifies —The medical examiner who conducted Jordan Neely's autopsy testified Friday that the homeless man's lone cause of death was from the chokehold applied ...
- + Head of missing swimmer washes ashore near Miami —Miami Beach police confirmed Friday a human head that washed ashore earlier this week belonged to a teen swimmer who drowned while saving his younger ...
- + Veteran news executive Reg Murphy, who survived abduction decades ago, has died at 90 —Reg Murphy, a renowned journalist whose newsgathering career included stints as an editor and top executive at newspapers in Atlanta, San Francisco an...
- + Library of Congress says an adversary hacked some emails —The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of a "cyber breach" of its IT system by an adversary, a hack of emails between some congressional offic...
- + Defendant sentenced in gun battle outside football game that led to girl's shooting death by police —A man who was 15 when he was involved in a gunbattle outside a high school football game that set off a chain of events that ended in the death of an ...
- + Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says —Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a ba...
- + U.S. Northeast faces renewed wildfire threat as some are asked to evacuate their homes —Windy conditions renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted emergency officials to enact a voluntary evacuation plan for a small ...
- + Rhodes scholarship recipients for 2025 include 32 U.S. students —A group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious Rhodes scholar program ...
- + Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12 —The first, ominous sounds came from deep within the massive stack of logs in the darkest hours of the Texas night. Witnesses described hearing the sta...
- + Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in U.S. history —A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her bo...
- + Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it's unconstitutional —Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding legal ways to tap taxpayer money used more typically for public schools. One n...
- + Ex-prosecutor says Gaetz would fail background check for DOJ job —Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman says former Rep. Matt Gaetz would fail a background check for an entry-level position at the Justice Department...
- + Strike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd day —A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with union members willing to undergo the fin...
- + Ex-Clinton pollster says Dems' blasting of Trump was 'over the top' —Mark Penn, an adviser to the Clintons for over a decade and now runs the Harris Poll, contends that Democrats' demonization of Donald Trump caused vot...
- + NYC politicians want Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics —New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make "The View" co-hos...
- + U.S. health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler —Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. [Link to media]
- + Judge blocks Onion's purchase of Infowars over auction concerns —A federal bankruptcy judge paused the satirical news outlet The Onion's winning bid of Infowars' media platform to review the auction after owner Alex...
- + New Betty White stamp will honor the much-beloved 'Golden Girls' actor —The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month's election: It's releasing a Betty White s...
- + New Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly 1,000 rodents —A group of mice is called a nest, but what do you call 1,000 of them in one animal shelter? [Link to media]
- + Bullet hits Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport —A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the Friday evenin...
- + An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-U.S. border —On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the U.S. across a near-empty stretch of the ...
- + More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements —When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state's standardized tests as a high school graduation requirement on Election Day, they joined a trend...
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