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Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
One of the world's most active volcanoes — Hawaii's Kilauea — is erupting again

The eruption was confined to the volcano's summit caldera, in a remote, closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory reported.…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and weapons charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO's death

One of Mangione’s attorneys told a judge that government officials, including New York Mayor Eric Adams, have turned Mangione into a political pawn, robbing hi…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal oper…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Oregon sheriff concerned about letters asking people to track possible immigrants

A sheriff in Oregon says he has contacted the FBI and is increasingly concerned about a letter circulating in his rural, coastal community asking people to wri…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls

Allen, who has maintained his innocence, had faced between 45 years and 130 years in prison in the killings of the Delphi teens, who were found dead in Februar…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
It's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel

A government shutdown that could start as soon as Saturday would likely be too close to the holidays to immediately affect flights and airport operations, but …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

Death rates fell last year for almost all leading causes, notably COVID-19, heart disease and drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Montana's top court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case 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 environment …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Wall Street tumbles after the Federal Reserve hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025

The bigger question centers on how much more the Fed will cut next year. A lot is riding on it, particularly after expectations for a series of cuts in 2025 he…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year

Fed officials have underscored that they are slowing their rate reductions as their benchmark rate nears a level that policymakers refer to as “neutral” — the …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Suspect charged with killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO as an act of terrorism

After days of intense police searches and publicity, Mangione was spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and arrested. New York police officials hav…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a 'combination of factors'

Abundant Life is a nondenominational Christian school — prekindergarten through high school — with approximately 420 students in Madison, the state capital. …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Teacher, student killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin

The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, the state capital, police said.

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
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, a raft o…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey region should be 'shot down, if necessary'

Gov. Phil Murphy and law enforcement officials have stressed that they don’t appear to threaten public safety. The FBI has been investigating and has asked res…