National News From ABCnews.com

• Peanut the squirrel's former owner has been detained by ICE and could be deported
  When New York wildlife officers euthanized a couple’s pet squirrel, Peanut, two years ago, Republicans including JD Vance slammed the critter’s killing as another example of government overreach from meddling Democrats
• Biden says he wouldn't have run for a second term in 2024 if he knew he had cancer
  Joe Biden says he didn't know he had cancer while he was president and wouldn't have sought a second term if he'd already been diagnosed
• Missing South Carolina infant rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate for 24 hours
  A missing 11-month-old infant was rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate in South Carolina
• Ocean liner being sunk to make largest artificial reef
  An ocean liner that once was the fastest on the seas is headed to its final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world’s largest artificial reef
• Minivan crashes into people outside Los Angeles metro station, killing 3
  Authorities say a minivan crashed into people outside a metro station in Los Angeles during rush hour, killing three and critically injuring the driver and at least two others
• Man arrested after allegedly saying he had a bomb on a flight bound for New Orleans
  Authorities say a man who said he had a bomb while aboard a flight bound for New Orleans on Monday has been arrested
• An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot
  An Idaho man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempting to support the Islamic State group
• Immigration arrests go on unabated despite Trump's misgivings after the GOP's midterm wipeout
  In the wake of midterm elections, President Donald Trump said his immigration crackdown may have been “too tough” and suggested it was time to sit down with the Democrats
• State seeks to block Christa Pike's attorneys from inspecting execution drug
  Tennessee is seeking to block Christa Pike’s attorneys from accessing the pentobarbital used in the 50-year-old inmate’s botched execution on the grounds that it would reveal the supplier
• US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase
  U.S. authorities have charged three men with plotting a campaign of nearly 20 attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., along with a British military base, RAF Fairford
• Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse
  A former Massachusetts police detective has been convicted of murdering a pregnant woman to keep her from revealing he had sexually abused her when she was 15
• NYC sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing after reporting possible engine trouble
  A New York City sightseeing helicopter on a maintenance flight has made an emergency landing at a New Jersey cargo port after the pilot reported possible engine trouble
• The US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review
  The United States is to become the first country to skip a regular review of its human rights record at the U.N.'s Human Rights Council
• China says its trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year, as exports in October surged 35%
  China says its trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year, as exports in October surged 35%
• Senate advances sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm elections
  The Senate is moving forward with bipartisan legislation to speed up permitting for data centers and infrastructure projects