Nationwide FAA ground stop halts flights; old telecom equipment blamed, not cyberattack
A contractor's upgrade work at a remote FAA site set off the outage, and officials expect full recovery by the end of Sunday.
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Tanker crashes into docked cruise ship on Mississippi River; all aboard survive
The tanker lost steering and struck the American Heritage, which flipped as rescuers pulled people from the river.
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Bomb threat at Peoria, Illinois, ethanol plant forces evacuation of nearby residents
Police called the device a credible threat, and the evacuation within a one-mile radius was lifted after a long search of the facility.
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Democrat Mary Peltola is likely to win Alaska's Senate race as vote counting continues
Her lead over Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has grown with each batch of ballots, and the race is still uncalled a week after polls closed.
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E. coli from pumpkin patch outbreak spreads to a California preschool
Health officials say the newly infected person caught the illness through person-to-person contact at the school and is recovering at home.
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Commerce Secretary Lutnick faces resignation calls over Nvidia chip exports
Treasury Secretary Bessent says Commerce delayed restrictions on chip exports to a company tied to an alleged Chinese spy.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump's asylum ban at the southern border
The justices will review a D.C. appeals court ruling that struck down the policy as an overreach by the government.
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Democrats weigh ending the Senate filibuster as they take control of the chamber
Sen. Chris Van Hollen has announced a bid against Chuck Schumer for majority leader and backs ending the filibuster.
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Two Americans drown after strong current pulls swimmers out to sea in the Bahamas
The two tourists, a 38-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman, were swimming off Bimini beyond a strong-current warning sign.
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Van Hollen launches challenge to Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
Sanders and Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed back Van Hollen, while Schumer says he has the votes to keep the post.
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Trump's intelligence chiefs urge Congress to renew FISA before year's end
A letter from the attorney general and intelligence leaders sets a December 9 deadline for reauthorizing Section 702 surveillance.
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Texas 'turned purple,' says Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after midterm losses
Patrick says Democrats won every statewide race in Texas, but he stops short of calling the state blue.
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Costco recalls Kirkland whipped cream over possible cleaning chemical
Some 15-ounce cans sold in 12 states may contain a small amount of a cleaning chemical, and shoppers are asked to return them.
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Newsom says he will decide on a 2028 presidential run by early January
The California governor, who leaves office in January, made the timing comment at a UN climate conference in Turkey.
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Incoming Texas Republican backs halting immigration and warns about Sharia law
Rep.-elect Jace Yarbrough, who takes office Jan. 3, also says he would support repealing the 1965 Hart-Celler Act.
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Gunman kills one at Washington, D.C. gym, wounds four, then dies by suicide
The shooting happened at a VIDA Fitness in the Logan Circle neighborhood, about a mile north of the White House.
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Trump threatens to double tariffs on Mexico unless it stops migrant caravans
The president said the caravan of about 1,500 people, mostly from Central America, must be stopped immediately.
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Brooklyn building collapse death toll rises to 8
The number of people killed in the collapse has increased to eight.
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Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, flipping seat from Republican control
Colom defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, and the Associated Press called the race more than a week after Election Day.
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ICE reports record immigration arrests and deportations in latest 12-month period
ICE said it deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up 9% from the previous high.
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Senate Republicans keep John Thune as minority leader after midterm losses
House Republicans elected Jim Jordan as their minority leader, while Thune ran unopposed in the Senate.
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Judge rejects Justice Department bid to halt probe of prosecutors in Broadview Six case
Judge April Perry has ordered four federal prosecutors, including Chicago's U.S. attorney, to testify under oath about the case.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moves to a military base over Iranian threats
A senior administration official said threats against Bessent had reached an advanced stage, and several other officials also live on military bases.
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House effectively ends impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Republicans blocked the impeachment, and a Trump ally was picked to lead the House GOP minority.
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Biden says he would not have sought a second term had he known about cancer
The former president, who turns 84 on Nov. 20, made the remarks in an interview with People magazine before his memoir's release.
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Mississippi Senate race remains too close to call as ballots are still counted
Democrat Scott Colom led Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 3,000 votes with 98% of ballots counted, and counties must certify by Friday.
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Senate Republicans plan a 54-day push to confirm Trump nominees and pass priorities
Republicans aim to pass a reconciliation bill before Jan. 3, and Majority Leader John Thune says the path will be narrow.
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Rex Ryan arrested in Nashville after allegedly hitting pedestrians with his truck
Police say he turned himself in on six misdemeanor warrants and his bond was set at $6,000.
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House Oversight report details prosecutorial failures in Epstein case
The committee names two former federal prosecutors with potential conflicts of interest and urges the Justice Department to look further at more individuals.
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Hegseth calls bipartisan impeachment push a 'farce' and vows to keep defending his record
Trump praised the defense secretary on social media, calling Rep. Thomas Massie, the resolution's sponsor, a 'total loser.'
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California voters reject Proposition 40, a one-time wealth tax on billionaires
The measure would have taxed billionaires' net worth at 5%, and it failed by about 52.8% of votes cast against it.
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Ken Calvert defeats fellow Republican Young Kim in redrawn California district
The Democratic-backed redistricting plan forced two GOP incumbents into one seat, cutting the state's Republican House delegation sharply.
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Several incoming House Democrats withhold support for Jeffries in speaker race
Some incoming members say they are undecided, while others, including several Congressional Black Caucus members-elect, back the New York Democrat.
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Trump questions midterm election results without evidence, citing voting machines
The post came six days after Republicans suffered heavy losses, a shift from Trump's earlier comments that he would accept the results.
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Two people arrested after vehicle crashes onto sidewalk near White House
The Secret Service said the driver was combative and a second person was arrested after jumping a barricade at Lafayette Park around the same time.
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Congress returns to Washington after Democrats' midterm gains, with a short lame-duck agenda
Lawmakers have six weeks before Democrats take over in January, with a funding deadline on Dec. 11 and a possible impeachment vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Rubio defends Iran war as 'necessary' though not 'necessarily popular'
The secretary of state said talks with Iran are making little progress and called Tehran's demands unrealistic.
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Voters push Trump and Democrats to address inflation after midterm results
A 165,000-job October report and 3.7% consumer price inflation frame the new Congress's first fights over relief.
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Washington ranch family fights $267,540 state fine over stockwater ponds
The Kings say the case could set a national precedent on whether landowners are entitled to a jury trial.
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New Jersey township discloses $26M wire fraud more than five weeks after theft
Officials say about $17.3 million has been frozen, and residents are questioning why the theft was not made public until after Election Day.
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Democrats win House majority and plan to expand probes into fatal ICE shootings
House Democrats also plan early votes on Medicaid and ACA subsidies, and say they will move quickly to stop the Iran war.
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Las Vegas defense attorney in Tupac Shakur murder case found dead at 55
Michael Sanft represented Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who was convicted in August and sentenced in October to 40 years to life.
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California prosecutors criticize Newsom's commutation of 548 death row sentences
District attorneys and police unions say the governor's decision ignores victims' families, while Newsom argues state killing conflicts with California's values.
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Two women die in California skydiving midair collision
The two skydivers collided in midair and their parachutes became entangled.
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Top South Florida federal prosecutor resigns amid DOJ leadership departures
Jason Reding Quiñones, whose office oversaw the probe into Trump's critics, is the latest official to leave the Justice Department.
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Judge blocks construction of Trump's arch hours after federal panel approval
The Trump administration had hoped to start work right away, but a judge ordered a 14-day halt just after midnight.
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Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle, arrested on child sexual abuse material charges
Federal agents took Markle into custody near Tampa, Florida, on Friday morning, according to people familiar with the case.
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Trump administration sues Penn State over in-state tuition for undocumented students
The Justice Department says the university's policy gives undocumented students a benefit not offered to U.S. citizens from other states.
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Montana voters approve ban on corporate political spending
About 65% of voters backed Initiative 194, which takes effect Jan. 1 and could face a constitutional challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Former Mississippi DA Jody Owens gets federal prison time in Jackson bribery scheme
A former prosecutor who ran as a reformer admits to rigging city contracts for cash from undercover FBI agents.
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Democrats win House and Senate majorities in 2026 midterms, reshaping AI and state policy
Democrats also flipped governors' offices in Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Nevada and Texas, and Arizona's 6th District went to Democrat JoAnna Mendoza.
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Hegseth vows to keep going as impeachment resolution and talk of his future grow
Hegseth endorsed Massie's challenger, and Democrats plan closer Pentagon oversight after the midterms, including on the Iran war.
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National Guard to use military vehicles and boats in expanded DC patrols
Memos signed Oct. 29 let Guard troops use 60 military police cars, patrol boats and light towers, with the troop cap set at 3,500.
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Trump signs order declaring Oval Office and Cabinet Room national landmarks
The order says the two rooms cannot be changed without an act of Congress, though a future president could redecorate them.
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Nithya Raman defeats Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in city election
Raman, a little-known council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, ousted the incumbent mayor.
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Escaped Tennessee killer found hiding in Illinois shed, sheriff says
Officials say Jacob Allen Morley stole a truck, took firearms and wrote an apology letter before being arrested without incident in Missouri.
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Crystalyne Curley claims victory in Navajo Nation presidential race
Justin Jones has refused to concede, saying he sees mathematical errors, and the unofficial result still needs certification.
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