Dave Mattingly

The White House is defending a September missile attack by the U.S.

military on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean as lawful.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is denying he ordered a second strike on survivors of the initial attack.

NPR's Quill Lawrence says sources are disputing that.

West Virginia's governor says the 24-year-old member of the state's National Guard who was wounded in Washington, D.C.

last week remains in serious condition but is showing signs of improvement.

Governor Patrick Morrissey says U.S.

Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe was able to wiggle his toes and respond to a nurse's question with a thumbs-up.

Wolf survived the shooting not far from the White House.

Another member of West Virginia's National Guard, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died of her injuries.

A 29-year-old Afghan national is facing charges that include first-degree murder in what prosecutors are calling a targeted attack.

Authorities in Hong Kong say about 30 people are still missing following last week's fire that spread through a block of apartment buildings.

The death toll has risen to at least 156.

This is NPR News from Washington.

Voters in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District are going to the polls today to choose a successor to Republican Congressman Mark Green.

The GOP candidate Matt Van Epps is competing against Democrat Afton Bain in a race President Trump says the whole world is watching.

The district includes Nashville.

Green left Congress to take a job in the private sector.

Getting around will likely take longer today in much of the eastern U.S.

Winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings extend from Tennessee to New England.