
South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while still reeling from tornadoes
Parts of the Midwest and South are facing the possibility torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods on Friday The fresh storms come as many communities are still reeling from severe tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people.

The Latest: Crushing Wall Street losses as China retaliates and inflation risks grow
Asian shares slid further Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shudders through Wall Street at a level of shock unseen since the COVID-19 pandemic pummeled world markets in 2020.

Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week
Violent storms have cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes.

Trump fires NSC officials a day after far-right activist raises concerns to him about staff loyalty
President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials, acting soon after being urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his agenda.

Police say the 2023 Nashville school shooter hid mental health issues from doctors and family
Police say the shooter behind the fatal 2023 Nashville elementary school shooting that left six people dead, including three children, had been planning the attack for years while hiding their mental health issues from medical providers.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has carried an all-night speaking filibuster in protest of President Donald Trump’s agenda into a new day.

Authorities evacuated a town and Blue Lagoon spa in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday as a volcano threatened to erupt for the eighth time.

Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone is set to testify to Congress about thousands of newly released government documents surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks swayed higher.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4.

The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs early Tuesday, killing at least three people, in an attack it said targeted a member of the Hezbollah militant group.

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN