U.S. & World

The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat.

Dana Jean Bell, who yelled at an officer who later died by suicide, “regrets ever having responded to Trump’s call,” her lawyer wrote. She was sentenced to 17 months in prison.

Trump also called special counsel Jack Smith “a sick puppy” — a term he frequently deploys against figures he dislikes.

A 17-year-old kayaker spent nearly 12 hours treading water and clinging to his kayak Wednesday after becoming separated from his high school paddling group, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

The Teal Pumpkin Project is a national effort to make Halloween safer for kids with food allergies and other medical conditions.

The shortfall was more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday.

The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island’s population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry.

The Small Business Administration loan program is a key source of federal aid for those impacted by the storms, but the aid won’t be available until mid-November at the earliest.

After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America.

Biden plans to send Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel early next week to discuss securing Gaza, recovering hostages and the future of the Palestinian people

The obituary of the Texas man who died at 74 lampooned his eccentric life and mishaps.

Autumn is here, and that means it’s time for the clocks to fall back.

These babies are identical twins, but their mom has no trouble telling them apart.