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Nancy Guthrie disappearance: FBI releases footage of masked person in hunt for Savannah Guthrie's mother

February 11, 2026 12:39 am

The "armed individual" in the images has been directly linked with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, Patel said on Tuesday.

Video: Plane crash lands onto busy road in US' Georgia, hitting multiple cars

February 10, 2026 6:26 pm

The incident took place on a busy roadway intersection in Gainesville when the single-engine plane made an emergency landing and struck several vehicles on the Browns Bridge Road.

Purported Nancy Guthrie ransom note deadline approaches as search enters a second week

February 10, 2026 12:22 am

The investigation into what happened to the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie entered a second week with still no word on whether the 84-year-old is still alive.

Ghislaine Maxwell declines to answer questions from House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights

February 09, 2026 11:46 pm

Maxwell was to be questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.

Investigation continues a week after Savannah Guthrie mother was reported missing

February 09, 2026 12:35 am

Savannah Guthrie solemnly told the potential kidnappers in a social media video released Saturday that the family was prepared to pay for her safe return.

Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies

January 25, 2026 10:26 pm

Foege died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of 89, according to the Task Force for Global Health, which he co-founded.

Democratic congressman Maxwell Frost punched in face at Sundance film festival in racist attack

January 25, 2026 8:12 pm

According to Park City police, the officers responded to reports of an assault around midnight on Saturday at the High West Saloon, a bar where a private party was being held.

US on verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here's why that matters

January 20, 2026 11:50 pm

Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the US may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.

US cuts health aid and ties it to funding pledges by African governments

January 19, 2026 10:40 pm

Over the past month the US has signed agreements with 16 African countries to provide more than $11 billion in health aid over the next five years.

Scott Adams, whose comic strip 'Dilbert' ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68

January 13, 2026 10:43 pm

Adams was the 1997 recipient of the National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben Award, considered one of the most prestigious awards for cartoonists.

In photos: Parades, protests and fireworks—How US celebrated its Independence Day

July 05, 2025 7:47 pm

Surrounded by military flyovers, Trump declared, “Promises made, promises kept”

In pictures: Protesters rally outside US Treasury Department against Musk’s access

February 06, 2025 11:39 pm

Elon Musk's DOGE team is accused of accessing sensitive government data.

Trump’s second act: A historic return to the White House in pictures

January 21, 2025 12:10 pm

Donald Trump becomes only the second president in over 230 years of American democracy to return to the White House after losing a re-election bid.

In pictures: Trump draws thousands to Washington rally ahead of inauguration

January 20, 2025 1:42 am

The incoming-US President began his day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

In pictures: Thousands protest Trump’s inauguration in Washington

January 19, 2025 12:53 am

Abortion rights and other women’s issues featured prominently in the march.

In pictures: Jimmy Carter’s farewell begins with motorcade through Georgia

January 05, 2025 12:42 am

The procession paused at Carter’s boyhood home, where the National Park Service rang the farm bell 39 times in recognition of his position as the 39th president.

In pictures: Bourbon Street after the New Orleans terrorist attack

January 03, 2025 2:35 am

A pickup truck driven by 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, killing 15 people and injuring over 30.

Amazon workers strike at seven US facilities during holiday rush

December 20, 2024 1:35 am

The strike, organized by the Teamsters union, is being called the largest-ever against Amazon.

HHS declares public health emergency in Georgia after hurricane Helene

September 28, 2024 4:30 am

Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm with winds of 140 mph, has left at least 40 people dead.

Polar freeze turns deadly, moves to US East and South

January 09, 2014 10:39 pm

Who Is Kamala Harris? | 2020 US Presidential Candidate

June 22, 2020 6:04 pm

Senator Kamala Harris, Democrat of California, is joining the race for the White House. Ms. Harris becomes the fourth woman currently serving in Congress to announce her presidential ambitions.

Donald Trump’s evolving rhetoric on the wall

June 22, 2020 6:06 pm

The core of US President Donald Trump’s argument for the southern border wall has remained largely the same. But as the fight wears on, his justification has expanded and details like cost and construction materials have evolved.

Opinion | The secret history of Muslims in the US

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

Muslims have been in the US since the time of the earliest explorers and have left their mark on everything from the White House to the Marine Corps uniform.

George HW Bush: A life in public service

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

George HW Bush, part of a new generation of Republicans, was often referred to as the most successful one-term president.

'I heard the gunshot' | Witnesses recount California shooting

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

At least 12 people were killed in a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. Borderline Bar and Grill was holding its weekly event for college students.

Fire the gun or film the ultrasound? How women running for office define toughness

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

The 2018 election cycle in the US has been called “the year of the woman,” but Republican and Democratic female candidates have starkly different takes on what that means.