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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is stating on social media that the U.S.

military conducted another deadly strike on a small boat he said was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific.

NPR's Quill Lawrence reports this is the 22nd known attack on alleged narco-traffickers.

NPR's Quill Lawrence, a Russian mass missile and drone attack overnight hammered Ukraine's energy infrastructure, hitting substations and power generation facilities.

NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports that Ukrainians are coping as best they can.

Hollywood Giants.

are merging while investors look for more clues about how the economy is doing.

As NPR's Maria Aspin reports, the Dow continues its climb.

A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a long-standing recommendation that all U.S.

babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.

Now a CDC panel is recommending the birth dose only for babies whose mothers test positive.

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A costume worn by Will Ferrell in the Christmas movie Elf sold for more than $300,000 at a British-based auction house.

Vicki Barker reports.

For the first time in 10 years, the state of Florida has opened the door to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

172 permits have been issued.

Each hunter is limited to one bear.

More than 160,000 people applied.