U.S. & World

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.

Ever felt nervous to tell your partner something? How about telling them that something … on camera?

State leaders say the federal government has “stonewalled” their attempts to investigate the September assassination attempt. Ryan Routh already faces federal charges.

Palestinian families are suing the State Department over U.S. support for Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which has killed tens of thousands of people and led to a humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave.