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Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.
BBC News
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
CBS News2 sources
A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last month's flight from Greece to Germany.
BBC News
The U.S. is sending a new aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been long deployed to the theater in support of the war against Iran.  The USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, departed a port in Vietnam last week and was spotted…
The Hill
Bryan Betancur was found guilty in a Washington, D.C., Superior Court of one count of simple assault for the incident on the Metro at the NOMA-Gallaudet station in the D.C. area.
Global News
Ukrainian drone pilots teach the US military and NATO hard battlefield lessons.
Ars Technica
The baby at the center of a surrogacy dispute was born in Texas Wednesday and has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare heart defect.
CBS News
Despite growing opposition to the death penalty, one state is behind the rising numbers.
BBC News
In an update released Thursday, national forecasters said the odds that this year's El Niño will reach the highest strength level – often called a "super" El Niño – are now higher than 90%.
The Hill
The Ducks look to continue an amazing trend, but Ohio State, Indiana, USC and others stand in the way.
ESPN
Police in Tacoma, Washington, say they have rescued 60 cats and kittens from an abandoned sailboat that was found anchored off a city beach last week.
CBS News
An online petition accusing Pete Hoekstra of diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs has garnered more than 60,000 signatures.
BBC News
A petition to declare U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra "persona non grata" and have him removed from his post has received more than 104,000 signatures.
ABC News: Top Stories
Recent data compiled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission shows 19 pedestrians were killed across the US in crashes with ebike riders from 2017 to 2024. That’s roughly the average number of pedestrians killed by motorists every day of 2024 Continue reading...
The Guardian
Major heat is heading to the Southeast and Florida, starting this weekend and lasting most of next week, as a near-record heat dome grows across the region.
The Hill
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Wednesday weighed in on the “Woke 1 was crazy” remark said by New York City council member Chi Ossé and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), echoing that “sometimes, what you believe can change.” Mamdani, while at an event breaking ground on the long-stalled Tremont Avenue busway in the Bronx,…
The Hill
Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner will face two counts of first-degree murder with “lying in wait” special circumstances for the death of his parents, according to an indictment made public Wednesday. The addition of a special circumstance to Nick Reiner’s charges suggests the Los Angeles district attorney believes the Hollywood icon’s son may have waited…
The Hill
Hundreds of Homeland Security drones retasked to survey wildlife and livestock.
Ars Technica
A Virginia woman said an ICE agent pointed a firearm at her head and falsely claimed she tried to run over agents during an encounter in Falls Church.
ABC News: Top Stories
A California couple received the ultimate surprise while taking wedding photos in Mammoth Lakes, California.
ABC News: Top Stories
A Sunoco station in Halfmoon, New York, is offering customers a 20% discount for showing off their best dance moves.
ABC News: Top Stories
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