Rescuers are still searching for 3 people after a boat sank in San Francisco Bay, leaving 1 dead

SAN FRANCISCO — Rescuers were still searching for three people missing after a boat involved in a memorial service sank in the cold waters and strong currents of San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island, authorities said Wednesday. One person was plucked from the water by rescue crews but later died, and 16 people were saved … Read more

Trump’s ‘third world’ travel ban could become permanent if firebrand Republican lawmaker gets her way

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: One House Republican is moving forward with efforts to codify President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban on “third-world” countries. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., will introduce legislation Wednesday that would bar people from 39 countries across the Caribbean, Middle East and Africa from entering the … Read more

The midair refueling pilots that keep U.S. military operations going around the world

Many U.S. military operations rely on the work of pilots flying midair refueling tankers, including the KC-135 Stratotanker. Charlie D’Agata visited U.S. forces stationed at a Royal Air Force base in Mildenhall, England, to learn about “the gas stations of the sky.” Source link

Senate committee reviews Erica Schwartz’s nomination to take over beleaguered CDC

The revolving-door leadership of the nation’s top public health agency took another potential turn on Wednesday, as Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination came before a U.S. Senate committee. Schwartz, 54, is up for director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is charged with protecting Americans from preventable health threats. Her career has … Read more

Will daylight saving time become permanent? Here’s what happens next, after the House passed a bill.

Lawmakers are one step closer to making daylight saving time permanent after the House passed a bill, with overwhelming support, that would end the twice-a-year time change that many people dread. It’s now up to the Senate to take up the bill, called the Sunshine Protection Act. But the path forward in the upper chamber is … Read more

The Latest: Todd Blanche faces US Senate for DOJ confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to confront questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that will test President Donald Trump’s grip on Republican lawmakers whose support the nominee will need for the job. Blanche, according to prepared remarks … Read more

Trump reverses DHS policy, orders ICE to resume vehicle stops after one-day pause

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The day after the Department of Homeland Security announced a pause on ICE vehicle stops, President Donald Trump instructed the agency to reverse course on what he called “one of ICE’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools.” In a social media post, Trump wrote, “We CANNOT … Read more