U.S. & World

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault.

A new court filing from prosecutors accuses Combs of trying to evade federal monitoring to “corruptly influence witness testimony.”

A woman was allegedly stabbed to death in her Santa Monica home today by her 43-year-old son, whom authorities believe has physical and developmental disabilities.

The decision allowing Ukraine to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMs, for attacks farther into Russia comes as thousands of North Korean troops have been sent into a region.

In September, he said Israel’s attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been “immoral” and disproportionate, and that its military has gone beyond the rules of war.

The CDC has posted a Food Safety Alert regarding a multi-state outbreak linked to organic carrots.

Four people were hurt when a plane crashed Sunday morning near a Southern California dragstrip.

Companies have touted new AI technology that allows users to apply to thousands of jobs per day, flooding job openings with resumes.

The Exploration Company announced Monday it has raised $160 million to fuel development of its capsule that is designed to take astronauts and cargo to space stations.

Championed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Bluesky was an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February.

More travelers plan to work remotely at least once during their holiday vacations this year, a survey found.

A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million.

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight killed 12 people, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday. Israeli police meanwhile arrested three suspects after flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in the coastal city of Caesarea.

The massive Amazon — it’s about the size of Australia — stores huge amounts of the world’s carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas driving climate change, even as it’s rapidly deforested.