U.S. & World

The northern giant hornet, which was first found in the U.S. in 2019, has not been detected in three years, officials said. It posed a threat to honey bees, other pollinators and native insects.

The Justice Department has unsealed a civil complaint alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled unlawful prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was following the orders of an immigration judge and the parents decided for the infants to go to Mexico with her.

“The current situation in Syria compels us to ask for your help in find Austin and safely reuniting our family,” wrote Debra Tice, whose son went missing in Syria in 2012.

New filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities.

President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.

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.