National & World

• Democrat James Talarico wins election to U.S. Senate from Texas
• Democrat Amy Acton wins election for governor in Ohio
• US military conducts strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in defensive operation, officials say
• ‘Mayday, mayday.’ A flight from Texas to the Bahamas ended in tragedy. What investigators are examining
• Trump says US is cutting off aid to Israel at year’s end because ‘they don’t need it’
• Authorities capture escaped Tennessee inmate in Missouri after 9-day manhunt
• Melania Trump to bring Russian and Ukrainian representatives to White House this week
• Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid center is one of the war’s ‘deadliest attacks,’ Zelensky says
• Democrat Haley Stevens endorses GOP’s Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race 2 days before election
• Operator of Amish Acres arrested in Louisiana on bad check warrant
• Patrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86
• Ernie Johnson to leave "Inside the NBA" after 2026-27 season
• Who is Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu’s main challenger in Israel’s elections?
• Tennessee prison escapee crossed state lines before prison officials alerted external law enforcement, district attorney says
• Spain train crash kills at least 68 as witnesses describe devastating scenes
• Dolores Huerta, pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96
• NFL announces Jay-Z as headliner for Super Bowl LXI halftime show
• Judge: Maurene Comey was illegally fired from Justice Department
• UN panel: Russia is committing crimes against humanity by targeting civilians in Ukraine
• Iran hosts Saudi Arabia and regional powers as fears grow of return to war
• 15-year-old will be charged as an adult after 11 people were shot near Florida A&M University stadium
• Venezuela’s Machado returns from exile to crowds of cheering supporters
• Brazil’s Lula completes stunning turnaround to secure election victory, as Trump ally Bolsonaro rejects result
• Walter Koenig, "Star Trek's" Chekhov, dead at 90
• Indiana State Police host Drug Take Back event
• Ukraine’s defense ministry says access to Starshield has been restored