Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+. The firm said that repeated standoffs in Washington over the debt limit and last-minute deals are what have eroded confidence in the nation’s fiscal management. The White House said that Fitch’s downgrade “defies reality.”

On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink.

Users on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, can now hide the once sought-after blue checkmarks signaling their verified status.

A man who abducted a 6-year-old Missouri girl and beat her to death at an abandoned factory two decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening, shortly after the U.S.

A Georgia man who is considered a fugitive has been indicted on accusations that he “misdirected” $30 million from Christians who thought they were buying Bibles for China, prosecutors said Tuesday.

For the second time since June, a man who was last seen at a Brooklyn music complex was found dead at a nearby creek, the New York City Police Department said.

Trump indicted in special counsel’s 2020 election probe; Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer appears in court; NYC man stabbed to death in possible hate crime at gas station; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

Fitch downgraded its credit rating for the U.S. government, from AAA to AA+, two months after the debt-ceiling crisis was resolved.

The spectacular box office success of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” has been a boon for brick-and-mortar movie theaters. But what comes next?

The FBI found 200 sex trafficking victims and more than 125 suspect during a two-week child explotation operation in July, federal officials said Tuesday.