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3:25 PM on Friday, November 7

Authorities are considering whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who they say shot and killed a woman working as a house cleaner after she came to the wrong address

3:20 PM on Friday, November 7

A federal judge expressed optimism Friday at the government’s progress in making required changes to a Chicago-area federal immigration facility with alleged “inhumane” conditions

3:05 PM on Friday, November 7

The Israeli military says that remains of a hostage have been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza

2:57 PM on Friday, November 7

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died

2:54 PM on Friday, November 7

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

2:51 PM on Friday, November 7

The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel — most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration to cut flights by 10% at airports nationwide

2:29 PM on Friday, November 7

Volunteers usually gather at Riverside National Cemetery in California on Veterans Day to place flags on graves, but not this year

2:25 PM on Friday, November 7

The United States on Friday snubbed a U.N. body charged with keeping tabs on the human rights records of all its member countries, on orders of the Trump administration — which has turned its back on the Human Rights Council

2:13 PM on Friday, November 7

President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges

1:50 PM on Friday, November 7

Cold temperatures across much of the U.S. and even snow in parts of the Northern Plains are forecast beginning this weekend

1:47 PM on Friday, November 7

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has filed the necessary paperwork to seek a third term in 2026

1:02 PM on Friday, November 7

Fox Sports has let go of NFL analyst Mark Sanchez and hired Drew Brees in his place

10:29 AM on Friday, November 7

The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown

8:26 AM on Friday, November 7

The Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown has taken effect, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans

1:04 AM on Friday, November 7

Stocks wavered on Wall Street and are on track for their first weekly loss in the last four

12:31 AM on Friday, November 7

The 208-year-old Maine-based Farmers Almanac says it will publish its planting guidance and weather predictions for the final time, citing financial challenges

12:08 AM on Friday, November 7

Anxious travelers across the U.S. felt a bit of relief as airlines mostly stayed on schedule while gradually cutting flights because of the government shutdown

12:02 AM on Friday, November 7

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is making a new offer to reopen the government on Friday as Republicans have refused to negotiate on their demands to extend health care subsidies

11:05 PM on Thursday, November 6

12:02 AM on Thursday, November 6

The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania resulted in the remains of 17 students being repatriated to their families and tribes, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma