The United States has carried out its 17th deadly attack on a suspected drug trafficking ship, killing all three on board, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X overnight. The attack took place Thursday in international waters off the Caribbean, Hegseth said. “As we have said before, boat attacks against narcoterrorists will continue until the…
The Mega Millions jackpot is now the eighth largest in the game’s history with an estimated $843 million at stake in Friday night’s drawing, officials said. Friday’s 11 p.m. drawing will be the 38th since the jackpot was last won in Virginia on June 27 and is now the longest streak without a jackpot winner…
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to make a payment to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of November until Friday. “People have been without money for too long, not making payments to them for even one more day is simply unacceptable,” said U.S. District Judge John J….
Major airlines say they plan to cancel hundreds of flights Friday, out of thousands of daily flights, as the Federal Aviation Administration begins limiting flight capacity at 40 major U.S. airports amid the government shutdown. American Airlines said Thursday that it will cancel about 220 of its roughly 6,000 departures starting Friday and continuing through…
A 32-year-old woman who was part of a cleaning crew was fatally shot at an Indiana home after workers mistakenly headed to the wrong address, police said. The shooting occurred Wednesday morning in a subdivision of Whitestown, located about 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis, police said. Officers responding to a 911 call reporting a possible…
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to make a payment to fully fund SNAP for the month of November by Friday. “People have been without money for too long, not making payments to them for even one more day is simply unacceptable,” said Judge John J. McConnell Jr. Judge McConnell directly rebuked President Donald…
A Virginia jury found that an assistant principal acted with gross negligence when a then-6-year-old student shot his first-grade teacher. in a lawsuit filed on the shooting of 2023. The jury awarded the teacher, Abby Zwerner, $10 million in damages, with award interest beginning June 1, 2024. The verdict comes after the jury began deliberations…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her current term in Congress, beginning the long goodbye as the California Democrat concludes one of the most consequential legislative careers in U.S. history. “I want you, my beloved San Franciscans, to be the first to know,” Pelosi said in…
With a year to go before the 2026 midterm elections, top names in the Democratic Party have been taking the show on the road, saying they are helping the party lay the groundwork for the battle for the U.S. House of Representatives. They could also be preparing to run for president. ABC News has tracked…
At least 12 people died after the left engine separated from a UPS plane as it left Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday and crashed in a ball of flames, authorities said. Among the dead were the plane’s three crew members and nine other people who have not yet been identified, according…
