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The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it was taking significant steps to mitigate the risks posed by exhaustion among air traffic controllers, after a series of close calls last year raised alarms about the safety of the U.S. air travel system.

Mike Whitaker, the F.A.A. administrator, issued a directive increasing the number of hours that controllers are required to rest between shifts from nine hours to 10, and 12 hours before a midnight shift. He said he hoped to put the changes in place within 90 days.

The announcement came as...

Rough seas were a fitting symbol for this week’s meeting of Group of 7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri. Coast Guard ships that ferried V.I.P.s across the Gulf of Naples to the island on Wednesday swayed precariously, leaving the passengers reaching for their motion-sickness medicine — and, in some cases, their sick bags.

Though no ministers from this elite international coalition, including Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, were known to have lost their lunch, the global problems they confronted were enough to make even a...

Kyiv has long been pressing for hi-tech Patriot systems to defend against deadly Russian attacks.

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A senior director for the pro-Trump group Turning Point Action resigned from his post on Thursday and abruptly withdrew his re-election bid in Arizona, three days after being accused in a court complaint of forging voters’ signatures.

It was dramatic turnabout for Austin Smith, a House member in his first term representing parts of northwestern Maricopa County. He has been a vocal election skeptic in Arizona, a battleground state.

On Monday, Mr. Smith was named in a complaint filed in state Superior Court by one of his constituents, who said that...

Some in Israel had been calling for a stronger move than this apparently limited strike, writes James Landale.

An appeals court dismissed charges against a Michigan election worker who put a USB flash drive into an electronic poll book and downloaded the names of voters at the close of a primary election in 2022.

The court's conclusion: James Holkeboer's conduct was improper but not a crime.

He was charged with election fraud. But Holkeboer's lawyers pointed out that the state law used by prosecutors only bars acts that change the election record.

CALIFORNIA SUES BEACH CITY OVER VOTER ID LAW BACKED BY MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS

"The prosecution had to...

The wife of a top official in President Biden's White House is considering a

A congressman whose district is along the southern border is warning about the dangers posed by a bloodthirsty Venezuelan street gang whose presence has grown in the United States amid the ongoing migrant crisis.

"This gang in several years is going to be the dominant transnational criminal organization throughout the United States. There's no doubt in my mind," Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital in an interview.

Last month, a CBP source provided Fox with an internal intelligence bulletin revealing tattoos and identifiers for Tren...

The federal government gave nearly $700 million to Planned Parenthood during a one-year span in which the clinic performed a record number of abortions, which coincided with a decline in all other major services, a recent report shows.

Meanwhile, the Biden administration has vowed to expand access to Planned Parenthood's abortion services.

Planned Parenthood's 2022-2023 report released Tuesday, called "Above and Beyond," found that several non-abortion categories of services were down, compared to the previous year. Contraceptive services...

The full jury, including alternate jurors, has been selected and sworn in former President Trump’s criminal trial in New York City, setting the stage for opening arguments to begin next week.

Twelve jurors were seated on Thursday at the end of the third day of jury selection.

By mid-day Friday, all alternate jurors had been selected and sworn in.

TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL: MEET THE JURORS WHO WILL HEAR BRAGG'S CASE AGAINST THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the trial, instructed jurors ahead of the weekend...

A man set himself on fire outside the courtroom where former President Donald Trump is facing charges in a hush money case, witnesses and officials said.

The person set himself aflame after 1:30 p.m. Friday in the designated protest area outside of the trial outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan, according to witnesses. Video appeared to show the moments after the self-immolation, as the man laid on the ground burning, at times seemingly seizing.

There was already a heavy NYPD presence already outside the building due to the high-profile nature...

It appears a man set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial.

Emergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after a fire was extinguished outside the courthouse where jury selection for former President Donald Trump's trial is taking place. Witnesses say they saw a man pour liquid over his head and set himself on fire.

Multiple people witnessed the incident, including a guest being interviewed by CNN.

It wasn't clear whether the act was related to the former president's trial, where jury selection is being finalized.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Washington — A third Republican joined the effort to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson from his post on Friday, making it more likely that Democrats will have to save him if it comes to a vote.

Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona announced he was signing onto the motion to vacate against Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, after the House advanced a foreign aid package with more Democratic votes than Republican support.

"I have added my name in support of the motion to vacate the Speaker," Gosar said in a statement. "Our border cannot be an afterthought. We...