Also today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to revisit its 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage.

The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky County

clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds.

Separately, the High Court today agreed to hear a challenge over Mississippi's counting of mail-in ballots

that are received after Election Day. More than a dozen states in the District of Columbia allow such

votes to be counted, a practice long criticized by President Trump. The outcome of the case could have a major

impact on next year's midterm elections.

The U.S. military has carried out two new strikes on alleged drugboats in the eastern Pacific ocean, killing six people. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted video of the strikes,

saying they were carrying narcotics in traveling along a known narco-trafficking route.

This brings the total number of known attacks to 19 since September. At least 75 people have been killed.

The Trump administration has provided little evidence to back up its claims about the boats,

and some lawmakers have pushed for more information on who's being targeted and why.

President Trump's lawyers are threatening the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit.

That's if the broadcaster doesn't retract a documentary that includes an edited portion of his speech to supporters on January 6th.

The BBC's chair apologized today for what he called an error of judgment

in omitting a section where Mr. Trump called for a peaceful protest that day. The documentary

aired in the lead-up to last year's election. The legal threat follows the resignation last night

of two top BBC executives following criticism of bias at the BBC.

In the Philippines, officials say Super Typhoon Feng Wong killed at least eight people

and forced over one million to evacuate.

Whoa!

The storm's fierce wind and rains isolated several towns and swamped one of the country's

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