New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says

New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Cholera killed 58 people, sickened about 1,300 others over 3 days in a southern Sudanese city, health officials say

Cholera killed 58 people, sickened about 1,300 others over 3 days in a southern Sudanese city, health officials say

Border Patrol agent whose death is tied to cultlike Zizians is being buried with military honors

A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border is scheduled to be buried at a national cemetery in Minneapolis with…

What to know as Michigan Republicans select new chair to lead party into the 2026 midterms

Michigan Republicans are gathering in Detroit to select a new chair to lead the party into the 2026 midterms, when several critical races will be decided in the battleground state

US offers UN resolution on war in Ukraine that stops far short of competing European statement

The United States has proposed a draft resolution for the U.N. General Assembly that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow’s…

Judge cancels NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ trial and leaves corruption charges intact until mid-March

A federal judge has adjourned the corruption trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams and appointed counsel to advise the court on how to handle the Justice Department’s request…

MAGA activist charged with being a fake elector for Trump seeks to lead the Michigan GOP

Republicans in Michigan may choose a MAGA activist leader who’s charged with being a fake elector for Donald Trump to lead the party into the 2026 midterms

CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS

A panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy will not meet as previously scheduled next week

Senate committee advances Linda McMahon as Trump’s nominee for education secretary

Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, bringing her closer to leading an agency the Republican president wants to…

Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold

Snowy roads led to hundreds of crashes throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including a series of crashes on an interstate highway involving more than 50 vehicles