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10:20 PM on Saturday, November 8

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, former reporter Harry Atkins recounts his experience covering the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the most infamous in all Great Lakes history, as family members and maritime history followers honor the 50th anniversary of the disaster

9:03 PM on Saturday, November 8

Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into K-12 schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitism since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel

9:01 PM on Saturday, November 8

The government shutdown has stretched into its 40th day

9:00 PM on Saturday, November 8

U.S. college students who receive federal food aid are looking to their campuses for support because the program known as SNAP is in limbo during the government shutdown

6:05 PM on Saturday, November 8

The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, says the number of victims of a UPS cargo plane crash stands at 14 with nobody believed to be still unaccounted for among the missing

4:39 PM on Saturday, November 8

Federal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 U.S. states of infant botulism linked to baby formula that is being recalled

3:42 PM on Saturday, November 8

Authorities in Miami are investigating the death of a passenger traveling on a Carnival cruise ship that returned to the city Saturday

3:23 PM on Saturday, November 8

Chicago Police say they responded to a call of gunshots fired at federal agents during immigration enforcement operations

1:18 PM on Saturday, November 8

The Trump administration’s legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to paint the president as callous and out of touch

12:59 PM on Saturday, November 8

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in Manhattan, marking the start of New York City's holiday season

8:34 AM on Saturday, November 8

Rodrigo Paz has been sworn in as Bolivia’s new president, marking a shift after nearly 20 years of one-party rule

7:57 AM on Saturday, November 8

A speeding car fleeing police has crashed into a crowded bar in Tampa, Florida

3:52 AM on Saturday, November 8

Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown

12:59 AM on Saturday, November 8

Ukrainian authorities say that a Russian drone has hit an apartment building in eastern Ukraine and four people have been killed and 12 others wounded

11:39 PM on Friday, November 7

Gaza health officials say over 69,000 Palestinians have died in the Israel-Hamas war

10:14 PM on Friday, November 7

U.S. aviation officials are ordering McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes not be flown until they can be inspected

9:09 PM on Friday, November 7

People in some U.S. states have started receiving their November SNAP benefits after delays caused by a legal battle over the government shutdown

9:02 PM on Friday, November 7

U.S. airlines have canceled more than 2,500 weekend flights mostly because of the government shutdown and the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce air traffic

9:01 PM on Friday, November 7

The Senate’s first weekend session since the shutdown began has yielded few signs of progress

8:49 AM on Friday, November 7

The biggest winner in Week 11 of college football didn’t touch the field this week