Gas Prices Spike After Pipeline Explosion in Libya
Oil prices hit their highest level in two and a half years after an explosion Tuesday.
Man Uses Drone To Deliver Drugs
High-flying drug operation foiled when police bust man who allegedly used drone for deliveries
Cities Sue Defense Dept. Over Gun-Check System Failures
Three large U.S. cities filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Defense, arguing that many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren’t reported to the national background check system.
Five-Year-Old Boy Dials 911 To Say The Grinch Is Stealing Christmas!
An officer went to the 5-year-old Mississippi boy's home to assure him that the green creature wouldn’t take anyone’s gifts.
Surfers Wearing Santa Suits Hit Florida Waves
Over 800 Santa suit-wearing surfers hit the waves for a good cause in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Trump Celebrates Christmas Like Most Of America, With Family
President Donald Trump is celebrating Christmas the way millions of Americans do: surrounded by family, the White House said. He also released a brief video in which his wife, Melania, joined him to “wish America and the entire world a very Merry Christmas.”
Trump’s Busy Christmas Eve: Calls To Troops, Talk Of Santa
President Donald Trump’s first Christmas Eve in office was a busy one that unfolded like this: tweet against perceived adversaries, cheer U.S. troops spending the holidays overseas, play golf, chat with children anxious to know when Santa will bring their presents, eat dinner with the family and attend a church service.
White Christmas For Northeast, Midwest
The storm system attacking the Mississippi River and to the east started in Nebraska, swept across Iowa and will dump several inches of snow on Chicago.
Where’s The Party? No State Dinner In Trump’s First Year
President Donald Trump is the first president in almost a century to close his first year in office without welcoming a visiting counterpart to the U.S. with state dinner.
Miss America Leadership Resigns in Email Shaming Scandal
The top leadership of the Miss America Organization has resigned, sweeping out officials implicated in an email scandal that targeted past pageant winners for abuse based on their appearance, intellect and sex lives.
Trump Signs, Lauds Tax Overhaul, Off To Florida For Holidays
President Donald Trump says he’s getting ready to sign into law a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package. It provides generous cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans and smaller ones for the middle class and low-income families.
Panthers Employees Receive "Significant Settlements" for Silence on Richardson
This morning, we've confirmed the NFL investigation into Panthers owner and founder Jerry Richardson includes four alleged settlements.
Teens Deliver Presents to Fire Victims
Orange County students organize fundraiser for La Porte fire victims in Bangor
Congress Takes a Holiday Break with Much to Do in New Year
The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown, doing the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punting disputes on immigration, health care and the budget to next year.
Papa John’s Founder Exiting As CEO Weeks After NFL Comments
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by players — comments for which the company later apologized.
Congress Passes Temporary Spending Bill, Avoids Government Shutdown
The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown Thursday, doing the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punting disputes on immigration, health care and the budget to next year.
Got A Toy That Can Spy? Here’s How To Know And What To Do
The toys your kids unwrap this Christmas could invite hackers into your home.
UN Denounces US Recognition Of Jerusalem As Israeli Capital
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, largely ignoring Trump’s threats to cut off aid to any country that went against him.
Lawmakers Hoping to Approve a Must-Pass Spending Bill
House Republicans early Thursday unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year.
Car Rams into Pedestrians in Melbourne; Up to 19 Injured
Two men were arrested in Australia after the SUV in which they were travelling rammed into pedestrians on a busy central Melbourne street Thursday, leaving 14 people injured in what police believe was a deliberate act.
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