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The Princess of Wales reveals she's been diagnosed with cancer and is in the "early stages" of treatment. The Senate will vote on a trillion-dollar spending package to avert a government shutdown after it passed the House earlier today. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will conduct its ground offensive in southern Gaza even without US support. A University of Missouri student...

The House has passed a $1.2 trillion government funding package, setting off a sprint in the Senate ahead of a shutdown deadline. A US-backed resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire failed to pass the UN's Security Council this morning. Former President Donald Trump is about to get richer soon, but it won't solve his cash crunch. CPB says border agents arrested hundreds of migrants in Texas...

The House is expected to vote today to prevent a partial government shutdown before midnight, but the funding bill then has to get through the Senate in time. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council will be voting this morning on a US resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire" in Gaza. Russia has launched what may be one of its biggest ever missile and drone strikes against Ukraine's...

There are fears a bipartisan spending bill might not be passed in time to avert a government shutdown that's hours away. The UN Security Council will be voting on a US resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza. A prominent Haitian gang leader has been killed by police as violence continues to rock the country's capital. After announcing the capture of an escaped inmate and his accomplice, police in Idaho...

The New York attorney general’s office took the first step to prepare to try to seize former President Donald Trump’s assets in his civil fraud case while a Georgia district attorney aims for a summer trial in his election subversion case. We have the latest on the Israeli military’s raid at Gaza’s largest hospital. The last of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers have been sentenced fo...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Arab leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza ceasefire negotiations before heading to Israel tomorrow. The Dow is on the verge of reaching the 40,000 threshold for the first time. A warmer spring may be on tap for most of the US. Up to three London hospital staffers are under investigation for allegedly trying to access Princess Kate’s medical records. An...

The Justice Department has filed a blockbuster anti trust lawsuit against Apple. We now know what's in the $1.2 trillion government spending package – will lawmakers pass it in time to avoid a shutdown? European leaders are thinking about using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's military. The Biden administration has announced more student debt relief. Plus, doctors have successfully transpla...

Lawmakers have finally released the details of their $1.2 trillion spending deal. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a ceasefire and hostage release deal is "getting closer." Former President Donald Trump has until Monday to pay almost half a billion dollars. The US Air Force has tested a hypersonic cruise missile in the Pacific for the first time, as it tries to keep up with China and Russia....

Lawmakers have released a 1.2 trillion-dollar government funding package this morning. Former President Donald Trump is struggling to keep up with his legal bills. The final two law enforcement officers will be sentenced today over the torture of two Black men in Mississippi. Israel's government has been temporarily blocked from sending Palestinian patients back to war torn Gaza. Plus, US life exp...

President Joe Biden announced a multibillion-dollar grant to boost semiconductor chip manufacturing in the US. Former President Donald Trump says he’s considering backing a 15-week federal abortion ban. Two more former Mississippi law enforcement officers have been sentenced for torturing two Black men. Dozens of Americans have been evacuated from Haiti as the country grapples with escalating gang...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a fifth time. A judge in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case is allowing former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to appeal his ruling that allowed the Fulton County district attorney to continue prosecuting the case. A federal appeals court heard arguments about whether to allow Texas to temporarily enforce its controversial immi...

The WHO issues a dire warning as infants in Gaza face starvation amid deteriorating conditions. Former President Donald Trump and others have been given the green light to appeal a decision in the Georgia election subversion case, while he's in panic mode over another appeal in New York. The EPA is slowing down an important part of President Biden's climate agenda. An economist who predicted the 2...

Republicans and Democrats are racing to get a spending package through the House and Senate before a Friday deadline. A court will hear arguments over a controversial immigration law in Texas. Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is talking to Republican senators via video link today. China isn't happy about the world's reaction to a new security law in Hong Kong. Plus, the FDA has approved...

A controversial immigration law in Texas was given the go ahead yesterday, but only for a few hours. CNN projects that a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump has won a key primary in Ohio. The Fed is expected to keep interest rates steady today. Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools and colleges. Plus, the US isn't as ha...

Texas is allowed to enforce its controversial immigration law for now. Two top generals, who oversaw the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, testified in a congressional hearing today. We have new developments on the Israel-Hamas war and spiraling crisis in Haiti. Zillow’s stock plummets after a realtor settlement shakes up the housing market. Finally, Trader Joe’s recalls select cashews over a s...

The latest round of talks on a ceasefire-hostages deal in Gaza ended with no breakthrough. Former President Donald Trump is playing into antisemitic tropes with his recent comments on Jewish Americans. Former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro has started serving his four-month prison sentence. The first of six White former Mississippi police officers accused of torturing two Black men has been...

The first ship carrying food aid has been delivered to people in need in northern Gaza, as fears over the food crisis there are growing. The Princess of Wales has been spotted in public, while another official photo with her in it has been deemed doctored. Congressional leaders say they’ve reached a government funding deal. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexual assault by a for...

Israel is sending some Palestinian patients back to war torn Gaza, including newborns and their mothers. It's primary day for five states, we'll tell you why Ohio is the one to watch. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the US won't let Ukraine fail. Sentencing hearings start today for the six White officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men in Mississippi. Plus, Caitlyn Jenner has...

Northern Gaza is about to enter a famine, as the US puts more pressure on Israel to get aid into the area. Abortions in the US are at their highest level in over a decade. Congress is once again facing a government shutdown deadline this Friday, but negotiations are getting somewhere. Freezing temperatures in the South could kill off crops. Plus, the most air polluted cities in the US and worldwid...

The Supreme Court has indefinitely blocked Texas from enforcing its controversial immigration law. President Joe Biden voiced "deep concerns" over Israel's plans for a major operation in Rafah during his phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The EPA says it's banning the last form of asbestos still used in the US. Six former White police officers are set to be sentence...

The World Food Programme warns that famine in northern Gaza is "imminent" as an Israeli attack continued on a hospital. Former President Donald Trump's lawyers says he's having a hard time securing cover for a bond in in civil business fraud case. Surging gang violence in Haiti has led to looting and is severely affecting food and fuel supplies. We're counting down to yet another government shutdo...

Former President Donald Trump can’t get an insurance company to underwrite the massive judgement against him in the New York civil business fraud case. The State Department evacuated dozens of US citizens from Haiti. The way Americans buy and sell homes is about to change drastically. People can now start ordering over-the-counter birth control pills online. Plus, spring may be just around the cor...

Israel’s military is ordering all people near a medical complex in to evacuate, though aid agencies say there's no where safe. Looting and gang violence is running rampant in Haiti's capital, affecting children and the most vulnerable. Brooklyn’s DA says it won't pursue charges at this point against the man who shot another man in the head on a subway train. The family of the late Ruth Bader Ginsb...

Israeli forces are attacking a hospital complex in Gaza, as negotiations continue for a ceasefire and the release of hostages. The hold on a controversial Texas law is set to expire later today. A man accused of killing three relatives in Pennsylvania has been captured in New Jersey. To no one's surprise, Vladimir Putin won another 6-year term as Russia's president. Plus, a 750-pound pet has been...

Earlier this week, Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry announced he would resign amid spreading gang violence and instability. The United Nations estimates that gangs control nearly 80% of Haiti’s capital, brutalizing civilians and attacking police. Meanwhile, a Kenyan-led force is set to take over security on the island once a presidential council is in place, but there are major questions about h...