U.S. & World

“The current situation in Syria compels us to ask for your help in find Austin and safely reuniting our family,” wrote Debra Tice, whose son went missing in Syria in 2012.

New filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities.

President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.

U.S. auto safety regulators have backed away from seeking a giant recall of nearly 50 million air bag inflators and will investigate further after the auto industry raised questions about whether all of the inflators are defective.

Sotheby’s said the final price exceeded the presale estimate and followed more than 10 minutes of “intense bidding” during the global competition.

The FBI is investigating the death of a 35-year-old passenger last week aboard a cruise ship that had set sail from Southern California.

The House has passed legislation requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities.

The secretary can appoint members to a CDC advisory panel that makes recommendations on vaccinations.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes is serving an 18-year prison sentence after being convicted of seditious conspiracy.

A father-daughter team in southern Delaware is asking people not to shoot them out of the sky amid concerns about drone sightings along the East Coast. They’re one of the first five American families to own a BlackFly flying car.

Frontier Airlines announced its “all you can fly” pass is will $299 for a limited time offer before going up to $499.

A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it.