Mexican police rescued 92 kidnapped migrants from a safe house in the border town of Reynosa during a raid on Friday.
Investors are listening out for a parade of Fed speakers to test a growing confidence that a rate cut is on the way.
A man who crashed a stolen police vehicle, survived gunfire from 11 police officers and then drove off and crashed another police cruiser — all while wearing handcuffs in a hospital gown — is in no mental capacity to appear before a judge right now, his lawyer said Friday. The chaotic chain of events involving at least five law enforcement agencies began when Gary Porter, already wanted on a felony theft warrant, was discovered passed out in a chicken coop on Monday, arrested and taken to a hospital for evaluation, police said. A chase ensued, joined by officers from Norway, Oxford and Paris, sheriff’s deputies and state police in a mostly rural part of Maine about 48 miles from Portland, police said.
A huge solar storm has begun pummeling Earth, bringing possible disruptions to satellites and power grids -- and stunning auroras -- as it intensifies Friday evening."We have notified all of our infrastructure operators that we coordinate with, such as satellite operators, communication folks... and of course, the power grid here in North America," space weather forecaster Shawn Dahl told reporters.
After years in prison, chef César Román, subject in Netflix's "Cooking Up Murder," admitted to the murder of Heidi Paz.
The United States on Friday announced a new $400 million military aid package for Kyiv as Russia launched a ground offensive in northeast Ukraine.The package was announced on the same day that Russia upped the pressure on Kyiv with a ground offensive into Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
The report's expected release followed a warning from President Joe Biden to Israel and weapons pause over concerns about a Rafah invasion.
Thousands of protesters in Armenia angered by the government's decision to hand over control of some border villages to Azerbaijan demonstrated on Friday in the center of the Armenian capital for a second day to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The rally in Yerevan ended in the evening without incident, but the high-ranking Armenian Apostolic Church cleric who is leading the protests vowed that they would continue. Armenia said in April that it would cede control of some border areas to Azerbaijan.
An Australian mom went viral on TikTok after sharing a video of two of her kids attempting to wrap their minds around the experience of “coming out.”
Tesla boss Elon Musk said Friday the electric vehicle manufacturer would invest over $500 million this year to install new superchargers, just days after a report of massive layoffs in this branch of the company."Just to reiterate: Tesla will spend well over $500M expanding our Supercharger network to create thousands of NEW chargers this year," Elon said on X. "That's just on new sites and expansions, not counting operations costs, which are much higher," he added.
A Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Civil War Southern generals to two schools, four years after they were removed following a wave of protests for racial justice.The decision to restore the names of the Confederate officers to the two schools came during a marathon meeting of the Shenandoah County school board which ended early Friday.
In-person talks on a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages agreement have concluded for now with no deal but the U.S. believes remaining gaps can be surmounted, the White House said on Friday. "Obviously we don't have a deal and that's deeply regrettable," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. Kirby also said the U.S. is watching Israel's military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah with concern and wants the Rafah crossing reopened immediately.
President Joe Biden significantly shifted his policy toward Israel this week by threatening to withhold U.S. weapons if the Israeli government moves forward with a full-scale invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, while also pledging “ironclad” support for the Jewish state in a speech condemning the rise of antisemitism.
Porn star Stormy Daniels recounted a sexual encounter with Donald Trump that he says never occurred. These alleged witnesses could reveal the truth.
The banking industry is mounting a last-ditch effort to block a new federal rule that would slash credit card late-payment fees.
The toll from deadly flash flooding that ripped through northern Afghanistan on Friday rose to 62 people, mainly women and children, an official said, in a country highly vulnerable to climate change. Afghanistan -- which had a relatively dry winter, making it more difficult for the soil to absorb rainfall -- is highly vulnerable to climate change.
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Luke and Mike Bell’s ‘Peregrine 2’ averaged nearly 300 mph, and broke two Guinness records.
With the start of hurricane season less than a month away, U.S. officials who predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters had a message for Floridians on Friday: It’s not a matter of if a hurricane will hit, but when. The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be busier than average. To ensure that people everywhere are prepared, officials visited residents in Sanford, a landlocked city in the middle of the Sunshine State.
Nathan Teaney, 17, said when he decided to study at the East Peoria prom, the reaction he got seemed a mix of amusement and confusion.
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