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President Joe Biden joined Philadelphia firefighters on Monday to announce federal funding that will reopen three fire companies, according to the White House.
Attorneys for a pregnant Texas woman who challenged the state’s abortion ban has left her state to get the procedure.
Israel has pledged to keep fighting until it removes Hamas from power, dismantles its military capabilities and returns all of the scores of hostages still held by Palestinian militants.
With Congress in its final work week before leaving for the holidays, questions remain as to whether Republicans will be able to come to an agreement on any rounds of future funding for Ukraine or Israel.
SmileDirectClub’s aligner treatment through its telehealth platform is no longer available, the company said while urging consumers to consult their local dentist for further treatment.
The 81st Golden Globe Awards will be the first major broadcast of awards season.
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.
The case is among many legal and financial woes mounting for Rudy Giuliani, who became one of the most ardent promoters of Trump's election lies.
All seven BTS members have now started their mandatory military service.
The 48,447 pounds ($60,927) in legal fees Harry was ordered to pay by Dec. 29 is likely to be dwarfed by the amount paid to lawyers in another lawsuit the duke has brought against the publisher.
Police Chief James White has said the attack does not appear to be a result of antisemitism.
The president, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will attend the reception. Hanukkah continues through Friday.
By many measures, the U.S. economy is rock solid. Yet people remain dejected about the economy, according to a consumer sentiment index.
Air travel in the U.S. has already rebounded, surpassing 2019 levels.
On Monday, the tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023′s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer ), to tragic news.
The pilot took off on a routine training flight and was forced to eject from the aircraft after experiencing an unspecified in-flight emergency.
National Weather Service meteorologists said in a posting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, said the destructive tornadoes were spawned in the Clarksville and Nashville areas.
The Air Force CV-22 Osprey went down on Nov. 29 just off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan while on its way to Okinawa.
James suffered cardiac arrest on July 20 during a workout at Galen Center.
Israel pressed ahead with its offensive after the U.S. blocked the latest international push for a cease-fire and rushed more munitions to its close ally.
Zelenskyy will meet Biden at the White House amid a stepped-up push for Congress to approve more aid
President Biden has asked Congress for a $110 billion package of wartime funding for Ukraine ($61.4 billion) and Israel, along with other national security priorities.
The former president had been expected to return to the witness stand Monday as the last big defense witness in the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit.
The move poses new uncertainty for advertisers, who have fled X over concerns about hate speech appearing alongside their ads.
The National Weather Service issued multiple tornado warnings in Tennessee, and said it planned to survey an area where an apparent tornado hit in Kentucky.
Daniels is the first Heisman winner to be part of a team that failed to play for a conference championship since 2016.
Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war
Israeli warplanes have struck parts of the Gaza Strip including some of the slivers of land Palestinians had been told to evacuate to.
The deal was announced after days of speculation over where the unique, two-way star would continue his career after six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the annual SantaCon charity pub crawl on Saturday.
A Minneapolis store clerk died after a customer beat him and impaled him with a golf club, police said.
Robert Card killed 18 people in a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston on Oct. 25, authorities said.
Furious urban fighting has continued in the north, underscoring Hamas’ heavy resistance, and tens of thousands of residents are believed to remain in the area six weeks after troops and tanks rolled in.
The order came more than 30 hours after a mother received a temporary restraining order from a lower court judge that prevents Texas from enforcing the state’s ban in her case.
President Joe Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes.
Actor Ryan O’Neal, known for roles in “Peyton Place” and “Love Story,” has died at age 82.
A federal appeals court in Washington has upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but has narrowed the restrictions on his speech.
Crime victims in Michigan have a right to speak in court, and the final hearing in suburban Detroit was tense and emotional.
Starbucks said Friday it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year, a major reversal for the coffee chain after two years fighting the unionization of its U.S. stores.
The attack is the first on the embassy located in the heavily fortified Green Zone of Iraq’s capital to be confirmed since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war.
The attack arose from a “domestic dispute” involving two visitors to the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit, the hospital said.
The latest jobs report and other recent data portray an economy and a labor market that, while still sturdy, are downshifting back to pre-pandemic norms.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter and entertainer Matthew Perry were just two of many noteworthy people who died in 2023.
Not only was Swift’s landmark Eras Tour the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in North America, but she also brought in a whopping $1.04 billion with 4.35 million tickets sold across 60 tour dates, the concert trade publication found.
Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw tentatively approved a court settlement in October between the Justice Department and families represented by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Bronny James returned to full-contact basketball practice on Thursday for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest in July, paving the way for the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to make his college debut with Southern California.
Authorities say she left a loaded gun in a worn and tattered cardboard box in her car.
The episode in the state capital of Albany took place amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel’s intensifying war in Gaza, which faces heightened criticism for the mounting Palestinian death toll.
Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines is released from jail; must avoid aircraft
An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit was released from jail pending trial Thursday, after an Oregon judge approved it with conditions that include keeping away from aircraft.
The development comes 25 days before the deadline for the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund try to finalize their shocking June 6 agreement to become commercial partners in a for-profit enterprise, along with the European tour.
Lawyers for the 2024 Republican presidential primary frontrunner filed a notice of appeal Thursday indicating that they will challenge U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision rejecting Trump’s bid to dismiss the case headed to trial in Washington, D.C., in March.
