U.S. & World

Mexican authorities say a passenger on a domestic flight in Mexico who tried to divert an aircraft to the United States by force said that he was under threat by criminals who had kidnapped one of his relatives.

A federal judge will first hear from a doctor who evaluated Samuel Bateman’s competency, determining whether the sentencing goes forward or he is remanded to state custody for psychiatric treatment until he’s deemed mentally fit to assist in his defense.

The 24-time Grammy award winning rapper, producer and music mogul called the allegations “idiotic” and “heinous in nature” in a statement released by one of his companies.

The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components were found in a part after another near crash.

Police arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, gunned down on a busy midtown Manhattan sidewalk last Wednesday morning.

A dietitian shares the top snacks to eat to help strengthen your immune system during cold and flu season.

For the second time since the court ended the consideration of race in college admissions, the justices declined to hear a case challenging a program aimed at bolstering diversity in public schools.

The tablet was unearthed during railroad excavations along the southern coast of Israel in 1913 and was at first not recognized as a historically significant artifact.

A jury found Marine veteran Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 subway chokehold death of subway performer Jordan Neely.

TikTok says the economic harm from a law signed by President Joe Biden would grow if the Supreme Court does not overturn it.

A man in the Altoona, Pennsylvania, area is being questioned Monday in connection with last week’s UnitedHealthcare CEO killing in Manhattan, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Following a contentious presidential election, is it any surprise the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”?

The magazine’s editors selected 10 names they felt had the largest influence across the world this year, including Kamala Harris, Yulia Navalnaya and Elon Musk.