Flights canceled as government shutdown leaves airlines scrambling to comply with FAA order — live updates

  Updated 10m ago Some of the nation’s busiest airports to be affected The expected flight cancellations on Friday will affect some of the busiest airports in the country, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and all three major airports in the New York City area, LaGuardia, JFK and Newark. United Airlines expects to cancel…

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Election Day 2025 live updates as voters weigh in on key state and local races

Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is running against former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in the race, and in either case, the winner will make history in the commonwealth as its first female governor. If Earle-Sears wins, she’ll become the first female Black governor.  Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger,…

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U.S. carries out lethal strike against alleged drug carriers in Caribbean, killing at least 3

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth, in a social media post, said a U.S.-designated terrorist organization allegedly operated the vessel but did not name which group was targeted. He said three people were killed in the strike….

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Jack Smith’s attorneys defend special counsel’s analyzing GOP lawmakers’ phone data as “lawful”

Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith called his actions “entirely lawful, proper and consistent with established Department of Justice policy” in defending the investigative steps taken by his team, including obtaining phone records of sitting Republican lawmakers as part of the probe of President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Earlier this month,…

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Israel launches retaliatory strikes in Gaza after saying Hamas targeted its forces, killing 2 IDF soldiers

The fragile truce in Gaza faced its first major test on Sunday after Israel alleged Hamas had violated the ceasefire and hit back with air and artillery strikes. An Israeli security official told the Associated Press, on the condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement, that the transfer of aid into Gaza is halted “until further notice.”…

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