The U.S. Treasury is investigating whether Florida Governor Ron DeSantis improperly used federal funds to pay for flights transporting migrants from Texas to Massachusetts, the department confirmed in a letter to U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.

Older Americans lost a staggering $1.7 billion to online scams last year, according to the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report.

On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued three boaters approximately 25 miles off the coast of Empire, Louisiana, after they spent 28 hours in the Gulf of Mexico fighting for their lives. 

A 1-year-old Spanish girl has become the world’s first recipient of a successful intestine transplant from a donor who died of heart failure, Madrid’s La Paz hospital said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers say they want to freeze cooperation with the Saudis, which includes weapon sales. White House officials said higher oil prices will help Russia pay for its war in Ukraine, prompting Biden to admit it’s time for the U.S to rethink its relationship with Saudi Arabia. 

U.S. consumers can expect to pay up to 28% more to heat their homes this winter than last year due to surging fuel costs and slightly colder weather, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected in its winter fuels outlook on Wednesday.