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Venezuelan Migrant Arrested Blocks From White House With Three Guns, Says Voices Told Him to Kill Trump

Secret Service officers found a stolen car, three firearms and ammunition after the man said he'd been sent to assassinate the president — the latest in a string of threats against Trump this year.

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BUSINESS · MARKETS

OpenAI Scales Back Blockbuster Funding Round to $11 Billion as AI Stocks Get Crushed

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POLITICS · LOS ANGELES

DOJ Abruptly Drops Its Fight to Block 20,000 California Ballots Days After Midterm Drubbing

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DOJ SHAKEUP

Top Miami Prosecutor Behind Trump's 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe Abruptly Resigns

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US · MANHATTAN

They Cloned CEOs' Voices and Faked Lawyers to Steal $129 Million, Feds Say

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US · FLORIDA

Meghan Markle's Estranged Father Arrested in Florida Over Child Sex Abuse Material Allegations

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WORLD · JERUSALEM06:24 ET

Israel's Knife-Edge Election Leaves Herzog Facing an Impossible Choice Sunday

No bloc won a majority after last month's vote, and President Isaac Herzog must now decide who gets first crack at forming a government — with Arab-led parties holding the balance of power.

WORLD · DIPLOMACY

US to Bring Russia and Ukraine Back to the Table in Abu Dhabi for First Talks Since February

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WORLD · KENYA

Kenyan Doomsday Cult Leader Gets 200 Years for Starving 191 Followers to Death

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WORLD · BRITISH COLUMBIA

Mother and Daughter Killed by Grizzlies Near B.C. Village Haunted by Last Year's Attack

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The WeeklyObserver

Venezuelan Migrant Arrested Blocks From White House With Three Guns, Says Voices Told Him to Kill Trump

OpenAI Scales Back Blockbuster Funding Round to $11 Billion as AI Stocks Get Crushed

DOJ Abruptly Drops Its Fight to Block 20,000 California Ballots Days After Midterm Drubbing

US News

Top Miami Prosecutor Behind Trump's 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe Abruptly Resigns

They Cloned CEOs' Voices and Faked Lawyers to Steal $129 Million, Feds Say

Meghan Markle's Estranged Father Arrested in Florida Over Child Sex Abuse Material Allegations

World

Israel's Knife-Edge Election Leaves Herzog Facing an Impossible Choice Sunday

US to Bring Russia and Ukraine Back to the Table in Abu Dhabi for First Talks Since February

Kenyan Doomsday Cult Leader Gets 200 Years for Starving 191 Followers to Death

Mother and Daughter Killed by Grizzlies Near B.C. Village Haunted by Last Year's Attack

Celebrity & Entertainment

Chrishell Stause Breaks Down Announcing Split From G Flip After Four Years

Lil Baby Drops 17-Track Album 'Fresh' With Future, Young Thug and a Pharrell-Produced Hit

Jax Taylor Wants Brittany Cartwright to Pay Him — Demands $17,401 a Month in Spousal Support

Dolly Parton's Estate Suddenly Drops Lawsuit Against Nephew Bryan Seaver Before Hearing

Trump Ousts Susie Wiles, Hands Stephen Miller the Keys to the West Wing

Pete Hegseth Faces Fresh Impeachment Push as Democrats and Vance Himself Blame Iran War for GOP's Midterm Bloodbath

Mississippi Senate Race Still Too Close to Call as Colom's Lead Swells to 1,882 Votes, Flips Another County

Wall Street Claws Back Part of Thursday's Historic Rout as Chip Stocks Roar Back

Moderna Swings Back to Profit, Raises 2026 Outlook as New Flu Shot Wins FDA Approval

US Economy Blows Past Expectations With 165,000 New Jobs in October, Unemployment Falls to 4.1%

Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production in 2027 as Musk Clears the Deck for Robotaxis

Sports

Luka Doncic Erupts for 53 as Lakers Hold Off Trail Blazers' Late Push

Shedeur Sanders Finally Gets His Shot as Browns' Starter After Watson's Concussion

Jaguars Rout Reeling Ravens 33-10 on Thursday Night to Push Baltimore to the Brink