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Boeing settles with man whose family died in 737 Max crash in Ethiopia

Boeing has reached a settlement with a man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia. The deal announced Friday comes just days before the scheduled start of the first trial stemming from the devastating Boeing 737 Max…

Epstein files fallout sparks tension between Bondi and Bongino

The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base. …

Trump administration has floated deporting third-party nationals to Africa. Here's what we know

South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it’s in talk with the administration of President Donald Trump on a similar deal. Nigeria meanwhile says it’s rejecting pressure to do the same. These initiatives in Africa m…

Flash floods once again hit Vermont, damaging homes and roads

Communities in rural Vermont face damaged homes and washed-out roads after heavy rainfall caused flash flooding. Up to 5 inches of rain fell in just a few hours on Thursday, swelling waterways and isolating nearly 20 homes in Sutton. Swift-water rescue teams …

Court throws out plea deal for alleged Sept. 11 mastermind

A divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal that would have spared him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks. The decision Friday …

Pennsylvania man who posted video of father’s severed head online is found guilty of murder

A Pennsylvania man who posted a YouTube video of his father’s severed head has been convicted of murder. Bucks County Judge Stephen A. Corr issued the guilty verdict against Justin D. Mohn on Friday in the January 2024 shooting death of his father, Michael F.…

State Department laying off 1,300 staffers under Trump plan

The State Department is firing over 1,300 career diplomats and civil servants in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year. A senior State Department official said Friday the department is sending layoff …

Russian drones strike Ukraine's 2nd-largest city, damaging a maternity hospital

Officials say a Russian drone barrage has targeted the center of Kharkiv, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city. Kharkiv's mayor says mothers with newborns are being evacuated to a different medical facility. …

Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case

The son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the first of El Chapo’s sons facing similar charges to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege Ovidio Guzman Lopez, along with his brother, Joaquin G…

Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage

President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people. Despite his past calls to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Trump has praised the federal response to the disaster. He pla…