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Judge hears arguments challenging Comey prosecutor’s appointment
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie said she expects to decide by Thanksgiving on challenges to Lindsey Halligan’s appointment…
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BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
Noor NanjiCulture reporter Reuters / AFP via Getty Images The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode which spliced parts of a speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation. The corporation said the edit had given “the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action” and said it would…
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Oklahoma ammonia gas leak sends dozens to hospitals and forces evacuations
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — A leaking tanker truck in a small Oklahoma city spewed a hazardous gas in a hotel parking lot, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate and hospitalizing several dozen people, authorities said Thursday. The anhydrous ammonia gas release happened shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday. People in the immediate area were in respiratory distress, city officials in Weatherford…
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Anecdotal evidence points to immigrants moving between U.S. cities to escape enforcement : NPR
A woman poses for a portrait outside her home, Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Tampa. Her family are discussing emergency plans if she or her husband were to be detained, and are looking to move to another state where the police presence is less felt. (Lexi Parra for NPR) Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption toggle caption Lexi Parra for…
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Rep. Lauren Boebert helps force House vote on release of Epstein files
Updated 5:22 p.m., November 12, 2025. Despite a last minute push from President Donald Trump, GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert kept her name on a discharge petition that would demand the full release of investigative files around convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Boebert met with Trump Administration officials at the White House Wednesday over her support for using a process that…
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Trump signs government funding bill, ending record shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. Trump’s signature draws to a close the second government shutdown he’s overseen in the White House, one…
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Government shutdown live updates as House debates funding bill ahead of final vote
There’s an unexpected consequence inside the deal to end the federal government shutdown: making hemp products illegal. At Surdyk’s in northeast Minneapolis, THC drinks stand out for their popularity. “There’s teas, there’s ones that are more like soda,” said co-owner Melissa Surdyk. The drinks make up for 10% of sales at her liquor and cheese shop, according to Surdyk. “It’s…
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Exclusive: Trump administration plans meeting over House effort to force release of all of DOJ’s Epstein files
Top Trump administration officials were planning to meet Wednesday about an effort in the US House to force a vote on releasing Justice Department case files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting. One of the sources said the planned meeting would include Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash…
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Shutdown silver linings for the Democrats and Europe’s hi-tech drone war: Morning Rundown
Democrats are torn on what the party’s senators got out of the shutdown deal. A Latvian company attempts to solve Europe’s Russian drone problem. And, the S&P 500 index is on track to broadly underperform compared to foreign markets this year. Here’s what to know today. What Democrats say they won in the Senate shutdown deal Senate Democratic Leader Chuck…
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Space forecasters say solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras : NPR
The northern lights fill the sky behind the Saint Joseph the Woodworker Shrine Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, near Valley Falls, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP NEW YORK — Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications. In the past few days,…
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