U.S. & World

Darren Harrison told TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie that he had to act quickly when the pilot of his small plane fell unconscious.

Milwaukee police are investigating three separate overnight shootings in which a 17-year-old boy and two men in their 20s died.

Social platforms have learned to remove violent videos of extremist shootings more quickly over the past few years. It’s just not clear they’re moving quickly enough.

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman is recovering after suffering a stroke, he announced Sunday.

Israel and the Palestinians are wrangling over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Several independent groups have launched their own probes. One open-source research team is already saying there’s evidence that Israeli troops fired the fatal bullet. The outcome of these investigations could help sha...

A curfew banning unaccompanied minors has been implemented to combat violence after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near “The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park, which is among the city’s most popular tourist attractions. Police say the teen was shot in the chest at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday near the giant, mirrored structure. ...

The 18-year-old gunman who authorities say killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had previously threatened a shooting at his high school and was sent for mental health treatment.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says Finland and Sweden would be “important additions” to NATO. McConnell spoke to reporters from Stockholm, where he’s leading a delegation of GOP senators in a show of support against Russia’s aggression. McConnell also is calling on President Joe Biden to designate Russia as a state sponsor of...

The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. Several of these groups once posed significant threats, killing hundreds if not thousands of people across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Although the groups are inactive, the decision is politically sensitiv...

The internet search giant has rolled out new policies and tools that allow users to quickly and easily request the removal of personal data from search results.

The U.S. is facing its worst pilot shortage in recent memory, forcing airlines to cut flights just as travelers are returning after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.

NATO Deputy-Secretary General Mircea Geoana told reporters that “with the bravery of the Ukrainian people and army, and with our help, Ukraine can win this war.”