Home mitigation bill heads to Mississippi governor in yearslong effort to improve storm resilience

After nearly two decades of paralysis on the issue, Mississippi officials are inching closer to establishing a state home mitigation program to protect residents from natural disasters. Storm preparation experts say such a program is vital to building resilience as the dangers from climate change continue to grow. Senate Bill 2409, which would create the … Read more

Artemis II crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon

The Orion capsule and its three-man, one-woman crew successfully broke out of Earth orbit and headed for the moon Thursday evening, hours after NASA’s mission management team cleared the Artemis II crew for a critical rocket firing.  The shuttle-era Orbital Maneuvering System engine at the base of the Orion capsule’s service module began firing for five … Read more

As Trump rails against NATO, secretary general heads to Washington

During his second term, he has gone much further, shocking allies by saying he might use military force to take Greenland. There was so much concern that Danish soldiers were sent to Greenland with explosives, prepared to blow up two critical airport runways should Trump choose to follow through on his threats, according to two … Read more

Georgia’s Fulton County heads to court to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI

ATLANTA — A federal judge plans to hear arguments Friday on a demand by officials in Georgia’s Fulton County that the FBI return seized ballots and other materials from the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee wrote in a scheduling order that the hearing was needed after the two sides failed to reach an … Read more

DHS shutdown live updates as Senate deal without ICE funding heads to House

Ahead of its two-week recess, the Senate agreed to an off-ramp to end the 42-day partial shutdown that has centered on federal immigration enforcement.  The deal that was approved in a voice vote after 2 a.m. funds all of DHS except ICE and parts of CBP.  The legislation did not include most of the reforms … Read more

‘We don’t sleep’: Sailors stranded in Persian Gulf as rockets fly over their heads

HONG KONG — He and his shipmates stay up on the deck at night, sometimes watching rockets fly over their heads. What was supposed to be an uneventful first voyage transporting oil across the Persian Gulf has turned into a nightmare for a 28-year-old sailor from India, who has spent the past month stuck as … Read more

Nicolás Maduro heads back to a US court, fighting charges as Venezuela moves on without him

NEW YORK — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a New York courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. Maduro’s lawyer contends that the U.S. is violating the deposed leader’s constitutional rights by blocking Venezuelan government funds from being used to … Read more

Chicago killing reignites sanctuary city fight as Angel parent heads to Senate hearing

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: An Angel parent is set to testify before the Senate on Wednesday as Republicans intensify scrutiny of sanctuary city policies after the fatal shooting of Chicago student Sheridan Gorman, allegedly by an illegal immigrant. Joe Abraham, whose daughter was killed in a hit-and-run crash … Read more