Politics Jan 12 WATCH: State Department speak on Russia's release of U.S. Navy veteran Unlike in previous releases by Russia of imprisoned Americans — like WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed — there was no swap for Dudley, who was never considered by the U.S. to have been wrongfully detained.
Politics Jan 12 WATCH: White House holds briefing after naming of special counsel to investigate Biden documents Reporters at Thursday's White House briefing repeatedly pressed White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre to explain the handling of classified documents by President Joe Biden.
Science Jan 12 LISTEN: NASA says 2022 was one of the warmest years on record Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday.
Politics Jan 11 WATCH: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks on FAA computer outage Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says "safety is going to be our North Star, as always," following the outage of the Federal Aviation Administration system on Wednesday.
Politics Jan 11 WATCH: White House speaks on FAA computer outage, Jill Biden's surgery Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours.
Nation Jan 11 Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1.35 billion, 2nd highest in its history The estimated $1.35 billion jackpot prize would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all jackpot winners take a cash payout, which for Friday night’s drawing is an estimated $707.9 million.
Politics Jan 10 Rep. Katie Porter to run for Feinstein's Senate seat in 2024 Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California said Tuesday she will seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a fellow Democrat and the oldest member of the chamber.
Nation Jan 10 Mega Millions rises to $1.1B, 5th largest in U.S. history After nearly three months of lottery losing, the odds of winning the top lottery prize don't change, and they're formidable at 1 in 302.6 million.
Politics Jan 09 U.S. Postal Service touts performance during 2022 midterm elections The U.S. Postal Service says it delivered more than 54 million ballots during the midterm elections, with nearly 99 percent of ballots delivered to election officials within three days.
World Jan 09 Russia launches criminal probes on prominent Kremlin critics Russian authorities have announced criminal probes against a famous actor critical of the war in Ukraine and a philanthropist who supports the Russian opposition.