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What a reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats

12:29 AM on Friday, November 7

Regina Garcia Cano was the reporter behind The Associated Press’ story that provided the first comprehensive account and identifies of some of the men killed in recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats

FILE - This photo combination shows New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in New York, Oct. 27, 2025 and London Mayor Sadiq Khan at The Vatican, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Gregorio Borgia)

Zohran Mamdani and London's Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, have much in common, but also key differences

12:16 AM on Friday, November 7

As a left-leaning Muslim politician, London Mayor Sadiq Khan shares similarities with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

FILE - Former Hose Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Nancy Pelosi's exit opens way for tough fight to replace her in San Francisco district

12:05 AM on Friday, November 7

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step aside after nearly four decades in Congress kicks off a wide-open contest to replace her at a time when her home city of San Francisco is roiled in debate about what its future should look like

The roadway in front of the Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol is closed to traffic on the 36th day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democrats consider prolonging the shutdown as Republicans prepare new bills without health care fix

12:02 AM on Friday, November 7

Senate Republicans are moving to try to end the government shutdown by preparing a new bipartisan package of funding bills and daring Democrats to vote for it

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11:42 PM on Thursday, November 6

Randy Lawrence, president of the Kanawha County Black Lung Association, stands outside his home wearing supplemental oxygen for black lung disease near Cabin Creek, W.Va., Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'

11:00 PM on Thursday, November 6

Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease

A TV screen shows a reporting of North Korea's ballistic missiles with file footage during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea says North Korea fired 1 ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

10:53 PM on Thursday, November 6

South Korea's military says North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gestures while speaking during the FOX Nation Patriot Awards event Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Greenvale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Trump administration announces 17th deadly strike on an alleged drug boat

10:41 PM on Thursday, November 6

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced another deadly U.S. strike on a boat he said was trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea

Former President Barack Obama arrives to a rally for New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill at a campaign event, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Obama celebrates Tuesday wins and tells progressives that voters are rejecting the Trump agenda

9:47 PM on Thursday, November 6

Barack Obama is celebrating Democratic wins earlier this week and saying they are a sign that American voters are rejecting the Trump agenda

FILE - Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada arrives at the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., on May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker convicted of federal public corruption charges

9:33 PM on Thursday, November 6

President Donald Trump has pardoned former Tennessee House speaker Glen Casada and his aide Cade Cothren

FILE - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé, the church's head of worldwide temple building, smiles during an interview June 21, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

New Mormon apostle led a global temple building boom and has deep knowledge of church finances

8:36 PM on Thursday, November 6

A high-ranking official in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who oversaw its finances and a global temple building boom has been chosen as the faith’s new apostle

Committee Chairman Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, presides over a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations nominations hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Senate Republicans vote down legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela

3:41 PM on Thursday, November 6

Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, walks with members of his transition team including Elana Leopold, left, and Melanie Hartzog for a news conference in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Mamdani in Puerto Rico for an annual conference of New York political insiders

2:01 PM on Thursday, November 6

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is in Puerto Rico this weekend for an annual summit that brings New York’s politicians and lobbyists to sunny San Juan for strategy meetings, workshops and boozy confabs

Aidan Tavor, center, directs traffic as volunteers help load vehicles during a food distribution at the San Antonio Food Bank for SNAP recipients and other households affected by the federal shutdown, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

1:58 PM on Thursday, November 6

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November

President Donald Trump attends a dinner with leaders from countries in Central Asia, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US seeks to get around China on rare earth metals

9:17 AM on Thursday, November 6

President Donald Trump has hosted leaders from five Central Asian countries at the White House

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, after giving a speech at the American Business Forum in Miami. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

The Latest: Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US eyes sources for rare earth metals

8:21 AM on Thursday, November 6

President Donald Trump is hosting leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House

A timeline of US attacks off South America and what Congress has had to say

12:21 PM on Tuesday, October 21

The Trump administration says the U.S. military has killed at least 69 people in strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean

Today in History: November 7, first woman elected to Congress

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