Authorities responded to an active shooter at multiple locations in Lewiston, Maine State Police said. Source Read More »

“The people’s House is back in business,” newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson told colleagues before being sworn in. Source Read More »

A lawyer for an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who is accused of trying to shut off a plane’s engines midflight said his client was not under the influence of intoxicants at the time. This comes after the pilot allegedly told officers following his arrest that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms about two days prior to the flight, per court documents. ... Read More »

A Senate Finance Committee report says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appears to have only paid interest on a loan before it was forgiven by a wealthy friend. Source Read More »

The Bidens are celebrating close ally Australia with a state dinner, but changed the entertainment in acknowledgment of death and suffering in Middle East. Source Read More »

Actor Richard Roundtree, who played the cool New York private detective John Shaft in the iconic “Shaft” movie franchise, has died at the age of 81. Roundtree had a prolific career in film, television and theater which spanned five decades. Source Read More »

Threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities in the U.S. are on the rise since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Antisemitic incidents saw a staggering 388% increase, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League, while the Council on American Islamic Relations reported nearly 800 anti-Muslim incidents since Oct. 7, the highest in nearly eight years. Jeff Pegues ... Read More »

Otis, which quickly strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane, made landfall off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico early Wednesday, near the resort city of Acapulco. It brought extensive flooding, triggering landslides, and caused major damage to the region. Source Read More »

Up to 600 Americans are believed to be stranded in the Gaza Strip, as negotiations to allow foreign citizens to exit using the Rafah crossing between southern Gaza and Egypt have so far failed. Adriana Diaz spoke to a Chicago man whose family is among those stuck in Gaza. Source Read More »

Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip has created a humanitarian crisis. About a third of the hospitals in Gaza have stopped functioning because of a lack of fuel to their generators or damage, according to the United Nations. Holly Williams has more. Source Read More »