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Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the U.S. military said Sunday. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident.

[This story previously aired on Dec. 18, 2021. It was updated on Dec. 21, 2024.] POLICE: You have no idea where Laci is? POLICE: You have any questions? SCOTT PETERSON [voicemail]:  Hey, beautiful. I just left a message at home 2:15. I'm leaving Berkeley.  I won't be able to get to Vella Farms to get the basket for Papa.  I was hoping you would get this message and go on out there.  I'll see you in a bit, sweetie.  Love you. Bye.   SCOTT PETERSON [police interview]: It seemed too cold to go play golf at the club, so ... SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I wanted to call you. SCOTT PETERSON: We took care of each other very well.  She was amazing – is amazing.  GLORIA GOMEZ: Why would you leave Laci … alone to go fishing on Christmas Eve? SCOTT PETERSON: We have separate pursuits. … and being, you know, seven-and-a-half months pregnant she's not going to want to go out in a boat.  SCOTT PETERSON: Want me to turn that off?  AMBER FREY [phone recording]: Hello.  SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: Amber are your there?  SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: … I'm near the Eiffel Tower, the New Years' celebration is unreal.  AMBER FREY [phone recording]: I deserve to understand an explanation of why you told me you lost your wife, and this was the first holidays you'd spend without her? That was December 9th – you told me this and how all- of-a sudden your wife's missing? Are you kidding me? … POLICE: You remember what part you saw? SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]:  I was staggered by it.  I had no idea it was coming. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]:  It's pretty awesome, fireworks there at the Eiffel Tower. POLICE INTERVIEW: OK, so then about 9:30 you left? SCOTT PETERSON: We were watching her favorite show, "Martha Stewart."

A truck driver drove through a mall in Killeen, Texas, Saturday night, striking several people and injuring at least five, authorities said. The suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement. 

Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she's removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration's secretary of state.

Popular retail chain Party City filed for bankruptcy protection Saturday, a day after it disclosed to employees that it would be implementing mass layoffs at its New Jersey headquarters.

Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce President-elect Donald Trump to a national television audience with "The Apprentice," is being tapped by the president-elect to the newly-created post of special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.

Actress Blake Lively is suing her "It Ends with Us" co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment.

Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans passed the U.S. Senate early Saturday and is now headed to the desk of President Biden, who is expected to sign the measure into law.

The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically. 

Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed two more of President Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary on Friday, giving him a total of 235 since he took office, surpassing the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.

Americans are expected to spend more money heating their homes this winter than on holiday gifts, according to new research. 

The IRS said Friday it is sending a total of $2.4 billion in "special payments" to 1 million people, part of an effort to ensure that Americans who didn't receive all of their federal stimulus checks during the pandemic will get the money in their bank accounts. 

The IRS said Friday it is sending a total of $2.4 billion in "special payments" to 1 million people, part of an effort to ensure that Americans who didn't receive all of their federal stimulus checks during the pandemic will get the money in their bank accounts. 

Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden's 234th nominee to the federal judiciary, matching the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment to the nation's courts during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.

President-elect Donald Trump made claims about the history of U.S. tariff collection as he defended his plan to raise tariffs on goods from countries like China and Mexico in a news conference this week, claims historians say are at odds with the facts.

Three Major banks and Zelle rushed to bring a peer-to-peer payment network to market without first ensuring users would be protected against "widespread" fraud, alleges a lawsuit filed on Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has cautioned that a looming government shutdown could lead to longer wait times for travelers at airport security checkpoints. The warning comes as the TSA announced it is expecting a record 40 million airline passengers to take to the skies over a two-week period that began Thursday. 

With Christmas only a few days away, many Americans may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but few will end up walking in a winter wonderland. The warm and above-average temperatures in the weather forecast across the continental U.S. for Christmas week of 2024 are expected to keep any precipitation that falls as rain, not snow, for many parts of the country.  

Hollywood powerhouses Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington have joined forces to tell the remarkable story of the 6888th Postal Battalion, which was the only women's Army Corps unit of color to be stationed in Europe during World War II. Perry — who wrote, directed and produced the film — describes "Six Triple Eight" as an important chapter in U.S. history.

Starting Jan. 1, millions of Americans who get their prescription drugs through Medicare could get a major financial break when a $2,000 out-of-pocket spending cap on medications goes into effect. 

A closer look at what police found at the Ramsey family's Boulder, Colorado, home after their 6-year-old daughter JonBenét Ramsey was found bludgeoned and strangled in the basement on Dec. 26, 1996.

Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge - up to 4 tons - and when startled, they brandished immense claws.  

Washington — The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers through an existing program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge - up to 4 tons - and when startled, they brandished immense claws.  

The details of the murder are still shocking today, nearly three decades later. On Dec. 26, 1996, the 6-year-old daughter of John and Patsy Ramsey, a well-to-do couple living in Boulder, Colorado, was found dead in the family's basement. JonBenét Ramsey, an outgoing child who performed in local beauty pageants, had been bludgeoned and strangled.

A Utah mother who police believe was shot and killed by her husband along with three of their children was a refugee who fled violence in Myanmar and dreamed of thriving with her family in the U.S., relatives said Thursday.

Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election set in motion a race against time by President Biden to safeguard his environmental legacy in his remaining days as president.

Although 2024 is winding down, the U.S. housing crisis lives on. But even as steep home prices and elevated mortgage rates sideline many would-be homebuyers, some real estate markets around the country continue to attract buyers.

Roger Carstens, the Biden administration's top official for freeing Americans held overseas, on Friday arrived in Damascus, Syria, for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. 

Deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement soared to a 10-year high in fiscal year 2024 under the Biden administration, surpassing the Trump-era high recorded in 2019, according to a government report released Thursday.

New Jersey officials have debunked claims that drones were deployed to search for missing radioactive material from a shipping container, following social media speculation linked to reports of mystery drone sightings.

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Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause and tried to ignore it. But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks.

Big Lots is preparing to close all of its stores, the bankrupt discount retailer said Thursday. 

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk blew up a GOP-backed deal to fund federal agencies into March, raising the pressure on Republican congressional leaders to craft a plan to avert a government shutdown just before the holidays. 

The world's largest rodent is having a big moment.

In a move that has stunned Washington, President-elect Donald Trump is now urging Congress to eliminate the debt ceiling, dramatically shaking up talks among lawmakers, who are at an impasse over federal spending and government funding, which is scheduled to lapse this weekend. 

With a federal spending bill now scrapped, the U.S. faces a possible government shutdown that could begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, when current funding is set to lapse. That raises questions about what types of services and payments could be impacted just days before the holidays. 

President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.

Washington — Congress' path forward on government funding is in limbo after House Republicans, with the support of Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, torpedoed an initial deal to avert a shutdown before a Friday night deadline.

Washington — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be removed from the 2020 election case against President-elect Donald Trump, reversing a trial judge's decision that allowed her to remain on the case.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. -- UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione will return to New York City Thursday after waiving extradition in Pennsylvania. 

A blast killed two Mexican soldiers in the second deadly incident this week involving an improvised landmine in a crime-plagued western state, authorities said Wednesday.

In the final days of his administration, President Biden has set a new climate goal for slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. However, it comes as his successor, President-elect Donald Trump, has signaled he is not interested in global climate negotiations.

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man who killed a 10-year-old girl in what would be the nation's 25th and final execution of the year.

Martin O'Malley has the kind of experience that would typically benefit a Democrat who wants to guide the party's future after devastating losses in the last election.  

The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California whom authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public Wednesday.

A teacher and student killed in a shooting earlier this week at a school in Madison, Wisconsin, were identified Wednesday by authorities.

U.S. stocks plummeted in one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve forecast Wednesday it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for the economy in 2025 than it had earlier projected.

Two NASA astronauts who flew up to the International Space Station in a Boeing Starliner capsule for a round trip that was supposed to last just over a week will be stuck in space for closer to a year before they can come home. Despite the astronauts' longer-than-expected stay at the space station, officials have insisted that Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore aren't stranded in space.