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Homicide rates on track to be lowest since turn of 20th century, report says
Homicide rates in America’s largest cities are on pace to be at their lowest levels in more than a century following a dramatic reduction in killings in 2025, according to a new report.
TikTok completes deal to form American version of the app
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American version of the app, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the U.S. that has been in discussion for years.
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LISTEN: Inside the Army’s new main battle tank
Correspondent John T. Seward speaks with Army Col. Ryan Howell at the Detroit Auto Show, where the Army unveiled the prototype of its new main battle tank.
Historic winter storm on tap? System expected to bring Washington’s heaviest snow in years
A potentially historic winter storm will bear down on Washington this weekend, threatening to deliver the most significant snowfall the region has seen in years alongside dangerously cold temperatures that could linger for days.
Hundreds of pet rats need new homes after they were found in condemned house in New York
Animal rescue volunteers are racing to find new homes for hundreds of pet rats found running amok in a filthy, now condemned house in the New York City suburbs.
Army’s new tank taps into Detroit know-how, Formula 1 expertise
The U.S. Army showed off an updated M1E3 Abrams battle tank at the Detroit Auto Show this week, turning heads with a sleek new prototype that combines Motor City muscle with Formula 1 performance.
Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, ‘so many witnesses’ and the threats ahead
Former special counsel Jack Smith testified Thursday about his investigation of President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing how the defeated president "sought to prey" on his supporters and "looked for ways to stay in power," culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Sen. Klobuchar files paperwork for Minnesota gubernatorial bid
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday took a significant step toward entering the Minnesota governor's race, filing paperwork to establish a campaign committee for a potential run this fall.
Venezuela opens debate on an oil sector overhaul as Trump seeks role for U.S. firms
Venezuela's legislature opened debate Thursday on a bill to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector in the first major overhaul since the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez nationalized parts of the industry in 2007.
NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident
Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago.
U.S. sanctions Costa Rican drug network, including an aesthetic salon, for trafficking cocaine
The U.S. imposed sanctions on five Costa Ricans and five Costa Rican entities for allegedly helping to transport tons of cocaine from Colombia, storing the drugs in Costa Rica, then shipping them to the U.S. and Europe.
Nigeria church attackers demand ransoms as search intensifies for over 150 hostages
Gunmen who abducted more than 150 church worshippers in Nigeria's conflict-hit northwest are demanding 17 motorcycles as ransom from families of hostages, residents told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Smith defends his Trump investigations at a public hearing, saying, ‘No one should be above the law’
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a congressional hearing in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges he brought.
Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate edges higher, but still near lowest point in more than 3 years
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked higher this week, but remains near its lowest level in more than three years.
Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who school official says was used as ‘bait’
A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family's lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb to be detained by immigration officers in recent weeks.
