Police have named the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who went missing during the couple's cross-country road trip, a person of interest.

Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, who he also used a neck restraint against.

Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman called for an independent investigation into the FBI and USA Gymnastics' handling of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar, recounting on the "TODAY" how an FBI agent kept "diminishing" her reports of abuse after sharing similar stories in emotional testimony Wednesday. Raisman, 27, was one...

Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida are under flash flood watches.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyer Alex Murdaugh surrendered Thursday to face insurance fraud and other charges after state police said he arranged to have himself shot in the head so that his son would get a $10 million life insurance payout. The shooter only grazed him. A defense attorney said...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S., Britain and Australia have announced they’re forming a new security alliance that will help equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. The alliance will see a reshaping of relations in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. Here’s what it might mean for various players:. THE UNITED...

(KHN) — In January — long before the first jabs of covid-19 vaccine were even available to most Americans — scientists working under Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases were already thinking about potential booster shots. A month later, they organized an international group...

Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said on "America’s Newsroom" Thursday Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has a lot of questions to answer at a Sept. 28 Senate hearing. "You don't have the back of the Chinese, you have the back of...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom handily defeated a recall election that could have removed him from office, but his Democratic allies in the Legislature already are seeking changes that could make it harder to mount such a challenge in the future. Those changes could include raising the...

PARIS — France killed the leader of the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara, French officials said Thursday, calling him “enemy No. 1” in protracted anti-terrorism efforts in the region. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the death of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi overnight. According to Macron's office, al-Sahrawi personally...

Reba McEntire was one of multiple people rescued from a historic building in Oklahoma this week after a stairwell collapsed. Video obtained by News 12 shows the country superstar being assisted out of a second-story window and onto a fire ladder by firefighters in downtown Atoka, Okla. "We were just...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept 15 (Reuters) - A billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens chosen to join him blasted off from Florida on Wednesday aboard a SpaceX rocket ship and soared into orbit, the first all-civilian crew ever to circle the Earth from space. The quartet of amateur...

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

President Joe Biden has invited CEOs and business leaders to the White House to discuss COVID-19 mandates

A civil rights investigation following the death of Elijah McClain found the Aurora Police Department displayed patterns of racially biased policing and excessive use of force, Colorado's attorney general said Wednesday. "These actions are unacceptable," Attorney General Phil Weiser said. "They hurt the people that law enforcement is entrusted to...

Idaho hospitals are so overwhelmed with the surge in coronavirus cases that doctors and nurses have to contact dozens of regional hospitals across the West in hopes of finding places to transfer individual critical patients. The situation has grown so bad that the Idaho Department of Health and Wellness announced...

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Piers Morgan, the outspoken British journalist and broadcaster, has joined Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSA.O) and Fox News Media in a global deal that includes a new TV show in early 2022, newspaper columns and a book contract. Murdoch said in a statement on Thursday...

PARIS — About 3,000 French health care workers were suspended for not meeting this week’s deadline to get mandatory coronavirus vaccinations, the health minister said Thursday. Most of those suspended work in support positions and were not medical staff, Health Minister Olivier Veran told RTL radio. The number suspended was...

Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) started researching how to interact with people with narcissistic personality disorder after President Trump 's win in 2016, a new book by journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa reportedly reveals. Business Insider obtained a copy of their book, "Peril," and reported that Ryan was caught...

(CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday morning that "not just one or two but several dozen people" from his inner circle had contracted coronavirus. Putin told a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, via video link that he was unable to attend in person as he's in quarantine.

European Union (scientists said that the Southern Hemisphere’s ozone hole is larger than normal and is already bigger than the continent of Antarctica, according to a report by ABC News. The hole appears annually during spring in the Southern Hemisphere and allows more damaging radiation from the sun to reach...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry graced the cover of Time magazine after making its 100 Most Influential People list. The two posed together but caught some backlash on social media for their "awkward" appearances. Harry, whose 37th birthday was on Wednesday, was dressed in all black and sat behind Meghan...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, has debunked a viral tweet from rapper Nicki Minaj that suggested the COVID-19 vaccine could cause reproductive issues. Minaj, who has over 22 million Twitter followers, sparked controversy Monday for a series of tweets she posted about the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the Met Gala.

BOSTON — For the first time in 200 years, Boston voters have narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of color who will face off against each other in November. City Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George topped the five-person race in Tuesday’s preliminary runoff. They bested acting Mayor Kim Janey, City Councilor Andrea Campbell and John Barros, the city’s former economic development chief. All five were candidates of color — a major shift away from two centuries of Boston politics dominated by white men.

Former President Trump 's insistence on spreading unfounded claims of election fraud is threatening to hurt the Republican Party in the upcoming 2021 and 2022 elections. The growing concerns among some Republicans come after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) handily beat back an effort to recall him in California, where registered Democrats made up a disproportionately high number of mail-in votes.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Few Democrats were surprised to see Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom swat down a Republican-driven recall campaign in bright-blue California. But they were pleased with how he did it. By making the race into a referendum on former President Donald Trump and his supporters’ “extreme” resistance to...

(CNN) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday announced it was opening a criminal investigation into the February 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield, a housekeeper for the Murdaugh family, and the handling of her estate. Satterfield died in 2018 in what was described as a "trip and fall...

Pope Francis has cautioned bishops about wading into politics as U.S. bishops question whether or not to deny communion to pro-choice politicians such as President Biden. The pope spoke with reporters on a flight from Slovakia to Rome, during which reporters had asked about the debate that has returned to public focus following the passage of a new abortion law in Texas, which Biden has strongly opposed.

Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe (D) and Glenn Youngkin (R) reported record fundraising hauls from July and August as Democrats and Republicans prepare to go all-out in the commonwealth's off-year statewide elections. Youngkin led in fundraising, raising a whopping $15.7 million during the period, while McAuliffe raised $11.5 million. But...

A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty and will cooperate with investigators against his fellow extremists, marking another win for the Justice Department in its major conspiracy case stemming from the attack. Jason Dolan, 45, is the...

The Department of Justice documented the impact of Texas' new abortion law, SB8, in new court filings.

WASHINGTON — A battle over the debt limit on Capitol Hill is intensifying after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans dug in this week against voting to raise it. The Treasury Department has said borrowing authority expires next month, and the United States will not be to able...

(CNN) — Millions are under flash flood watches Thursday as Post-Tropical Cyclone Nicholas lingers over the central Gulf Coast, threatening to dump even more rain in the upcoming days. Nicholas initially made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in southern Texas early Tuesday morning, packing 75 mph winds with higher...

Elsewhere, two California fires that have caused extensive destruction.

Positive results on handling the pandemic and a Democratic turnout advantage cemented Gov. Gavin Newsom's efforts to retain his seat in the recall election.

Pennsylvania Senate Republicans on Wednesday authorized a series of broad subpoenas for personal information on voters as part of a burgeoning effort to review the results of the 2020 election. The information subpoenaed from Gov. Tom Wolf's administration includes records on all Pennsylvania voters, including partial Social Security numbers, driver's...

(CNN) — A federal judge overseeing columnist E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump has denied Trump's request to stop the case from moving forward as they await an appeals court decision. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday entered a minute entry on the court docket indicating...

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Even if Daniel Jones knows why he has been so successful in his career against Washington, the New York Giants quarterback wants no part of sharing that insight. Each game is different, Jones insists, yet he’s 4-0 against Washington and 4-19 against the rest of the...

The death of a prominent celebrity almost always sparks nostalgia about their greatest moments. Comedian Norm Macdonald is no exception. Since his passing Tuesday at age 61 after a private battle with cancer, social media has been flooded with tributes to the late star, including recirculating clips of some of his most famous moments in the spotlight.

In August, for the second month in a row, more than 200,000 immigrants were stopped along the United States' southern border, according to data released by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Wednesday. There were a total of 208,887 migrants who were detained in August, the agency said. In July,...