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.

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

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.

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.