Praising the tireless efforts of the hundreds of agents who worked around the clock on the case, FBI director Kash Patel announced Friday that after almost two anguishing weeks, Savannah Guthrie had at last been located. "This morning before dawn, a hostage rescue team stormed a New York City townhouse and freed Savannah, who miraculously did not appear to be injured or even malnourished in any way," said Patel, adding that cooperation from state and local law enforcement had been instrumental in leaving no stone unturned in the search for the missing Today show anchor. "Analysis of thousands of hours of recent footage positioned her repeatedly at NBC Studios at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, and we were able to further pinpoint her whereabouts with the help of many, many ordinary Americans who called our tip line to report seeing her enter and exit the building where she was eventually found.
A conservative lawyer issued a blistering takedown of President Donald Trump's attempt to prosecute six Democratic members of Congress.
Andrew McCarthy, a Fox News legal analyst and National Review editor, said an effort by the Justice Department to criminally charge the Democrats made another Trump impeachment more likely.
Wasatch County Republican Party Chair David Nephi Johnson, 54, was arrested Tuesday for alleged aggravated child abuse. The first-degree felony charge is applied when a person intentionally or knowingly commits abuse of a person under the age of 18. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Johnson allegedly "waterboarded" his teenage daughter. Defense attorney Sam Schultz said Johnson is "maintaining his innocence." The Utah Division of Child and Family Services notified the Heber City Police Department about the incident on Jan. 21. The affidavit states the teen went to DCFS to report the situation, which allegedly happened the same month. Allegations against Johnson include grabbing the girl by the back of her neck and repeatedly forcing her head under water in a bathroom sink.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison in Russia after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs, the UK and other allies have revealed. Read more
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling about 62.5 million liters of their plasma, a more than 30% increase in the amount of plasma collected since 2022, according to Peter Jaworski, a professor at Georgetown University who studies the ethics and economics of the plasma business. The transactions occur in more than 1,200 plasma centers " there are now more places to sell plasma than there are Costco stores " and more are popping up in solidly middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns, Jaworski said. As America's economic divide widens, with the top 1% of households owning more than 30% of the country's wealth, the payments people receive for selling plasma are playing a quiet role in keeping households above water financially.
President Donald Trump made another careful descent of the Air Force One stairs Friday afternoon upon his arrival in Palm Beach, Florida, this time clutching Melania's hand all the way down. Read more
Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser to US President Donald Trump, discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to "take down" the late pontiff.
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The ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation identified right-wing European groups for US State Dept funding such as the French think tank Western Arc and Britain's Free Speech Union.
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The connection between Lifetouch and the Epstein files ties back to Black, a billionaire and former CEO of Apollo Global Management, which owns Lifetouch's parent company, Shutterfly. Apollo Global Management was not linked to Shutterfly, and therefore Lifetouch, until it acquired Shutterfly in September 2019, one month after Epstein's death. Black left Apollo Global Management in March 2021 amid increased scrutiny about his relationship with Epstein, The New York Times reported. Read more
Americans are set to receive some bad news regarding the average $1,000 tax refund increase expected for the 2025 tax year.
Soon after winning reelection in November 2024, Donald Trump's lawyers told a state judge in Delaware that a lawsuit brought against him by two co-founders of his social media company should be put on hold because a sitting president does not have time to deal with civil litigation.
President Donald Trump on Friday said he will issue an executive order "shortly" laying out the "legal reasons" for national voter-identification requirements.
Trump, in posts late Friday to Truth Social, said he wants voter-ID laws implemented for the 2026 midterm elections, even though legislation mandating them appears poised to stall in Congress.
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It still feels like a technological marvel: Waymo's autonomous cars are now transporting passengers across six cities. Alas, this driverless future comes with its own set of problems. These vehicles can be rendered inert if a passenger accidentally leaves the door open.
Friedrich Merz has said Germany and its European allies must not shy away from the reality of the new global order
Two federal officers appear to have lied about an incident last month in Minneapolis that ended with one of them shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said Friday.
