News for October 21, 2025

A United Airlines flight likely hit a weather balloon over Utah, cracked its windshield, and made a safe emergency landing in Salt Lake City.

USCIS said the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee applies only to some new applicants living abroad, while many people already in the U.S. can avoid it.

Mike Trout testified that he saw no signs Tyler Skaggs was using drugs before Skaggs died, as the civil trial over the Angels’ role in the death continues.

North Carolina lawmakers moved a new congressional map toward approval that could help Republicans win one more U.S. House seat and make Rep. Don Davis's district more competitive.

An undocumented immigrant was shot and a U.S. Marshals Service deputy was injured during a federal ICE stop in downtown Los Angeles, officials said.

Coca-Cola reported stronger third-quarter results as premium drinks and mini cans lifted sales, even though demand stayed weak for many consumers.

Ald. Jessie Fuentes filed a federal damage claim after she says she was arrested by ICE agents at Humboldt Health Hospital.

Houston billionaires Rich and Nancy Kinder say they plan to give away 95% of their $11 billion fortune to local causes and leave most of the rest to their children.

SkyWest’s Los Angeles-bound flight returned to Omaha and made an emergency landing after a communication problem led the crew to worry something might be wrong.

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, a former child prodigy and popular streamer, died at 29.

American Airlines Flight 6469 returned to Omaha after pilots wrongly thought someone was trying to break into the cockpit.

The Toronto Blue Jays won the American League pennant and will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series after beating the Seattle Mariners in Game 7.

California authorities say Ashlee Buzzard is not cooperating in the search for her missing 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, after officials said the child had not been seen for weeks.