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Hunter Biden's ex-wife took the witness stand as prosecutors try to prove the president's son was a drug user when he applied to buy a gun in 2018. Dangerous temperatures are scorching much of the Western U.S., with more than 31 million Americans under excessive heat warnings and advisories. And all U.S. Embassies in the Middle East are on high-alert following an attack today outside the U.S. Emba...

Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before the House Judiciary Committee amid threats from Republicans to hold him in contempt of Congress. Army Major Harrison Mann, a 13-year veteran, has resigned in protest over U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza. Texas radio host Ryan Hamilton shares his family's harrowing experience with his wife's miscarriage at nearly 13 weeks in a state with some o...

Just days after a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, a jury has been seated in the federal gun trial of Hunter Biden. The Israeli military reported that four more hostages are dead, but their bodies are still being held by Hamas. And President Biden is expected to sign an executive order tomorrow allowing him to temporarily shut down the entire U.S. bord...

President Biden and former President Donald Trump talking about the latter's historic criminal conviction. President Biden also announced Israel's new ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, saying it would take place in three phases. And all systems are a "go" for a second attempted launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule on Saturday, making its maiden voyage to the International Space Station with...

The breaking news, Former President Donald Trump guilty in the so-called hush money criminal trial on all 34 counts.

Israel is widening its offensive in Rafah after tanks moved into the heart of the city for the first time following the displacement of over 1 million Palestinians from there in the last few weeks and many to an unknown fate.

Investigators are on the scene of a natural gas explosion inside a downtown building that houses at Chase Bank on the ground floor. The explosion shook downtown Youngstown this afternoon ripping the facade right half of this building.

Millions of Americans are recovering from severe storms and tornadoes. At least 45 people were killed in airstrikes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, local health officials said Monday, drawing swift commendation against Israel. Police in Los Angeles are searching for the gunman who shot and killed actor Johnny Wactor. Wactor played Brando Corbin on the ABC daytime soap opera "General Hospital".

It is a new era for college sports, and one that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Student athletes could soon get paid by their schools. There is an important medical news tonight about a new potential benefit of Ozempic.

Unfortunately, as a lot of people make plans to come outside, plans for the weekend will be a problem, weather, lots of storms coming back and it could extend into the Midwest. Israel saw protests Wednesday after the family of hostages decide to release a graphic video showing five female soldiers in captivity.

Millions of Americans are in the path of dangerous storms from Texas to Vermont. It's a fourth straight day of severe weather bringing destructive wind, flooding, and tornadoes. Several twisters touched down last night in the Hawkeye state, including one with winds up to 165 miles per hour.

Caitlin Clark is the first female athlete ever to have her own signature ball with Wilson Sporting Goods. The company broke the news today, unveiling three limited-edition basketballs celebrating Clark's status as a record-setting athlete and cultural icon.

America's largest seafood restaurant train red lobster is in a serious financial pinch and filing for bankruptcy protection. The hot spot has struggled since the pandemic, losing 30% of its customers and had four co-CEOs in the last five years.

The number one ranked golfer in the world now facing numerous charges after a roadside incident with police went awry. There is also mounting pressure tonight on supreme court justice Samuel Alito after a report that a symbol used by election deniers was on display at his home 11 days after the January 6th attack.

Michael Cohen faced hours of intense questioning today at former President Trump's criminal trial. Defense attorneys accusing him of lying by attacking his character and his testimony. Desperately-needed humanitarian aid could soon be on its way to the people of Gaza, as the U.S. Military has finished building a floating pier just off shore. Tonight, we are hearing heartbreaking accounts from Amer...

Interpol has issued a worldwide red alert for France's most wanted man. He is a gangster known as "The fly," and he is on the run right now after a deadly ambush and brazen prisoner escape that played out like a scene from a crime thriller on the streets of a village in northern France.

A truck driver is under arrest for a DUI after a deadly crash that killed at least eight people and injured 40 others in central Florida early this morning. State investigators say the driver of that pickup truck collided with a bus that was carrying 53 migrant farmworkers.

the white house is urging Israel to focus on a clear end game for its war with hamas, with the political plan for the future of the Palestinian people. In a risky operation, engineers hours ago set off controlled explosions on the Francis Scott key bridge to help try and free the massive cargo ship that crashed into its nearly seven weeks ago.

Massive chunks of hail battered parts of central Texas, with some pieces bigger than a baseball. Former president Donald Trump closed a fourth week in court, frustrated stormy Daniels had testified in detail about an alleged sexual encounter he denies. For former white house strategist Steve Bannon, an appellate court ruled Bannon was rightfully convicted of contempt of congress and he now faces a...

A contentious cross-examination of stormy Daniels, Donald Trump's lawyers grill the adult film star to call her credibility into question. The shooting of a U.S. Air force airman last week inside his own apartment. Mark Strassmann reports the family of the decorated service member is seeking answers.

Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg announced recovering a million dollars in stolen goods headed for resale. Hundreds of boxes of stolen items found, ranging from designer purses, electronic devices, and over-the-counter medications.

TikTok fights back against a potential U.S. Ban. What it could mean for the 170 million Americans who use the TikTok app. The University of Southern California was the first major school in the U.S. To cancel its main graduation over campus protests over the war in Gaza. Tonight, an "In depth" report.

This is the first time Oklahoma has been under a high risk weather alert in five years. an Israeli invasion of Rafah, something that has been feared for so long given how catastrophic it would be for the many. Many civilians an estimated 1.3 million Palestinian civilians in that area and then that announcement from Hamas that they reed to a ceasefire deal. 

The second week in witness testimony in President Trump's criminal trial in New York. A once-trusted member of Trump's inner circle took the stand. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records. Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife, are now being indicted on more than a dozen counts, including conspiracy, bribery, and money laundering.

President Biden has shared sharp criticism today of the violence that has broken out at protests on America's college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war. Newly-released police body cam footage at Columbia university shows officers cutting their way through barricades after the school called in the NYPD to clear protesters from the campus.