48+ min ago   (164+ words) JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation Sunday after a passenger ship carrying at least 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island, officials said. The Search and Rescue…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1621+ words) The Republican Party is facing serious headwinds going into November. The party that controls the White House typically loses seats in Congress in the midterms. On top of that, President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low, and…...

1+ day, 28+ min ago   (1130+ words) Most Americans can expect to pay significantly more each month for health insurance next year, whether they get it through work, Obamacare or Medicare. In some cases, the premium increases may be the largest in decades and are driven by…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (643+ words) SAO PAULO — Brazilian presidential candidate Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro is under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion for receiving millions of dollars from a disgraced banker to finance a movie about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil’s top…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (510+ words) LOS ANGELES — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Thursday new tech company restrictions barring children under 16 from exposure to behaviorally addictive features on social media platforms and banning toys containing AI companion chatbots. The two measures were among…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (244+ words) Nashville’s airport authority board unanimously voted Friday to begin the process to rename the city’s airport to honor late country music legend and Tennessee icon Dolly Parton. The vote by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority did not establish a new…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (178+ words) SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday, its neighbors said, a day after the U.S., South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea views as a security threat. South Korea’s…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (516+ words) KINSHASA, Congo — The Ebola outbreak in Congo, the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record, has now spread to seven provinces in the African country, local authorities said. And it’s showing no signs of slowing down. According to the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (831+ words) Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Jane C. Timm and Natasha Korecki…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (589+ words) Immigration officers have also focused on arrests at airports, courthouses and ICE check-ins. In August alone, ICE officers and agents arrested a record 50,925 people, according to the Department of Homeland Security. That new high came on the heels of 50,208 arrests…...