The first case of New World screwworm in wildlife in the United States has been found in an elk in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The elk was discovered on a game ranch in Pecos County and was reported after being harvested by a hunter, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said.
Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in Picket Fences,' Alien' and Top Gun,' dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) " Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in "Top Gun," a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's "Picket Fences" or the doomed captain of "Alien," has died.
He was 93.
Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. "While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity and the love he brought into our lives.
He cared deeply about imagination, creativity, storytelling, service, veterans, the natural world and helping others find and share their own voices," the statement said.
More than 1,250 people were evacuated from a major US naval installation in Bahrain in March after Iranian attacks threatened American personnel and their families. Five people affected by the departure told MS NOW the evacuation was chaotic, leaving military families to deal with trauma, housing instability and rising expenses months after fleeing the Gulf country.
Elon Musk has invested roughly $1 billion in Skydance, according to people familiar with the matter, providing a much needed financial injection as the company looks to cut costs and bolster its stock price.
A Minnesota man is opening up after he saved nearly 20 children when their school bus driver suffered a medical emergency. "I really felt like it was my duty," Ebro Ahmed, 27, told ABC News. "Also, too, it's kids we're talking about, you know. Even if I were to die, it would still be worth it."
Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms' latest push.
MIAMI (AP) " A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.
The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqu Lett came as lawyers for the British broadcaster complained that Trump had delayed his appearance. Charles Tobin, the attorney for the BBC, said that with two months left in the discovery period, "we still haven't been able to depose the plaintiff."
He noted there was an agreed-upon date of Oct. 16, but that Trump had canceled it for a "matter of national importance." Tobin said the Republican president was in fact campaigning in Georgia that day.
The president's latest effort was supposed to put ordinary Americans on the front lines of that fight. The POTUS has repeatedly accused government programs of wasting taxpayer money while making unnecessary changes to the city. He insists his administration can uncover any wrongdoing that others have overlooked. Read more
Donald Trump said he would settle cases of water contamination at a military base, but only if Republicans win in the midterms.
President Donald Trump warned he'd send "no money" to poisoned veterans if Republicans did not win the House and Senate in November, marking a new low for his shoddy midterms campaign.
Speaking at a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, Tuesday, Trump promised that if Republicans kept control of Congress, he'd direct the Department of Justice to "settle all remaining legitimate claims" made by the victims of contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
"If we don't win, there's no money. If we do win, you're getting it, it's going to be finally over with that nightmare that's been going on for so many years. We will never abandon the heroes who served America," Trump said.
Staffers for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke a globe used by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower during World War II after the Trump Cabinet official demanded that it be moved to his office in the Pentagon. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Hegseth wanted the historic 30-inch globe delivered to his office because he found its historical significance "attractive." Read more
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said he would rather see Republicans keep control of the House by five seats than watch Democrats win the chamber by the same margin, warning that a "nightmare" razor-thin majority would leave party leaders "hostage to the DSA."
Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company's Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine, which has been muddled in uncertainty over the culprit.
Looking to deflect the controversial move " which was swiftly admonished by powerful congressional Republicans and Democrats " Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said Ukraine's access to Starlink was up to Musk and not the White House.
It's still early. Like, really early. But based on what we've seen from early voting so far, Democrats were right to be optimistic about North Carolina this year. After six days of early voting, turnout among registered Democrats is double that of registered Republicans. As of Wednesday, 22% of votes so far have been cast by Republicans, compared to 44% for Democrats. That difference is especially jarring when you consider that Democrats and Republicans make up roughly the same share of all registered voters in the state.
On Monday, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch ruled that the police shooting of 1-year-old boy Kohen Wiley was a "justified" use of force. Kohen was fatally shot in June, outside of a Walmart, as cops investigated his mother and her friend for stealing diapers. Fitch didn't explain the reasoning behind the decision or what evidence was considered in a case that has sparked national backlash.
Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel said he's skeptical of the U.S. war with Iran and does not believe the United States should have launched it, putting the major Republican donor at odds with President Donald Trump over one of the administration's defining foreign policy decisions. Thiel's remarks, delivered on Oct. 12 at a private event, are his most explicit statements to be revealed publicly about the war with Iran and come less than two weeks before the midterm elections in which Trump's party is grasping to maintain power in Congress.
Pamphlets purporting to come from a transgender rights organization " mailed to families across Texas and igniting a storm of criticism from conservatives " came from a company formed last month in Wyoming. Social media posts began circulating Monday and Tuesday, the opening days of early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm election, that showed a pamphlet marketed as a resource guide for LGBTQ+ students from the Texas Transgender Student Union. Read more
