Ventricular fibrillation appears to be a newly identified diagnosis among Sen. John Fetterman’s ongoing medical issues, disclosed after a fall on Thursday sent the Pennsylvania Democrat to the hospital.

The condition is the most severe form of arrhythmia and a common cause of sudden cardiac death. His outcome could have been helped by the ...Read more

Australia and Turkey are vying to host the annual United Nations climate summit next year, a contest that on Thursday broke into full view at the current talks in Brazil.

Advocates supporting Australia’s bid mounted a news conference to make their case outside the country’s pavilion at COP30 — in an awkward twist, just steps away from ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul met Thursday to prepare for the possibility President Donald Trump could take punitive actions against New York City after Mamdani is sworn in seven weeks from now.

For months, Trump threatened to cut federal funding for New York and boost ICE’s presence or deploy the ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The judge overseeing the Moscow college student murders case ordered Bryan Kohberger, who admitted to the killings, to compensate two of the victims’ families for funeral-related costs.

Fourth Judicial District Judge Steven Hipper ruled Thursday that Kohberger, already responsible for more than $300,000 in criminal fines and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In an emotional congressional hearing punctuated by immense frustration, six Pacific Palisades residents on Thursday spoke of family memories lost, an inadequate city response and a burdensome rebuilding process after the deadly inferno that destroyed thousands of homes and killed 12 people.

The panel of residents urged the ...Read more

BROADVIEW, Ill. — As a small group of protesters flanked a street leading to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview, a group of attorneys on Thursday completed a tour of the building, becoming some of the only outsiders in recent months to view the interior amid scrutiny over allegedly inhumane conditions. ...Read more

The United States is launching a major new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere, deploying an unprecedented mix of robotic air and sea vessels to counter Latin American drug-trafficking cartels.

Called Operation Southern Spear, the initiative was formally announced Thursday night by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who ...Read more

New prison, new problems.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly in some hot water at his new home, Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix in New Jersey.

The disgraced rapper was transferred there from notorious federal pen MDR in Brooklyn late last month. It’s a minimum security facility where former reality star Joe Giudice did some time ...Read more

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday said she will hold a hearing on a permanent injunction to limit the use of force by federal immigration agents ahead of any potential future enforcement mission.

“I would want to do a trial on any motion for a permanent injunction before there was another ramp-up of the operation in the spring,” U.S. ...Read more

California added 1,200 megawatts of battery energy storage to its electrical grid over the last six months, further building on its nation-leading capacity and pushing the state closer to its clean energy goals, officials said Thursday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the latest milestone while making the rounds at the United Nations Conference of ...Read more

The British Broadcasting Corp. issued a formal apology to Donald Trump on Thursday over the misleading edit of the U.S. president’s speech in a documentary program late last year, but rejected his demands for compensation.

BBC Chairman Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House “making clear to President Trump that he and the ...Read more

DETROIT — A home on Detroit's west side exploded Thursday, obliterating the house, shaking nearby homes and leaving a pile of wreckage on the residential street.

DTE Energy confirmed an incident took place on the 91000 block of Forrer Street, where debris from the blast was strewn across the yard and across the street.

"Gas was on site at ...Read more

North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is calling the General Assembly back in session Monday to pass Medicaid funding legislation.

Republican lawmakers, who control both chambers, aren’t going to do it, citing “an unconstitutional attempt to usurp the General Assembly’s authority to set its calendar.”

In a joint letter from ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Fernando Gomez Ruiz had been eating at a lunch truck outside Home Depot when agents arrested him and 10 others in early October.

The diabetic father of two, who has lived in the Los Angeles area for 22 years, was detained and then quickly transferred to California's biggest detention facility, where he's been unable to get ...Read more

CHICAGO — Nearly 2 million people in Illinois will again receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) starting Friday, after weeks of federal uncertainty that left families scrambling to put food on the table.

The Illinois Department of Human Services, which oversees SNAP disbursements, expects all beneficiaries to ...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The shouts on the beach were just like a stadium crowd celebrating a touchdown. That’s because that’s exactly what they were doing.

The hundreds of rocket fans that had come out to watch the second-ever launch of Blue Origin’s big New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday then huddled ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expand foster care services to children moving out of the system into adulthood, bolstering one of first lady Melania Trump’s initiatives.

“We are going to protect American children in foster care, and we’re going to ensure that they will never, ever be forgotten,” Trump...Read more

Palmer Republican Sen. Shelley Hughes said Thursday that she is resigning from the Alaska Legislature later this week to focus on her gubernatorial run.

In doing so, Hughes became the second Republican senator from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to resign from their seat this month, following Sen. Mike Shower of Wasilla, Alaska, who resigned to ...Read more