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Trump chooses Kari Lake as director for Voice of America

The move comes after Kari Lake lost her Arizona Senate bid to Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in November.

Dec 11, 2024

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrives to deliver remarks during a ceremony to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette's address to the 18th Congress in National Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill on December 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.

House approves $895 billion defense bill with gender-affirming care restrictions

The House approved the massive $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, after a controversial provision on gender-affirming care prompted backlash from Democrats.

Dec 11, 2024

Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force meeting in Washington D.C.

Wray to resign as FBI director before Trump's inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump announced in November that he intended to name Kash Patel to replace Cristopher Wray as FBI director.

Dec 11, 2024

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Is Facebook down? Here's what to know about reports of outages.

Users reported problems accessing many of Meta's social media services, including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger.

Dec 11, 2024

Shell casings, prints match UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect, NYPD says

The gun found on the suspect in last week's killing of United Healthcare's CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, the NYPD said Wednesday.

Dec 11, 2024

Top Grocery Retailer Kroger To Acquire Rival Albertsons For $24.6 Billion

Albertsons calls off Kroger merger, sues for breach of contract

Albertsons said it is calling off its merger with Kroger and is suing the rival grocery chain for breach of contract.

Dec 11, 2024

Rocky Colavito, outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, is pictured in April 1966

Rocky Colavito, 9-time All-Star outfielder, dies at 91 at home in Pa.

Rocky Colavito, a wildly popular outfielder in Cleveland who lived his final years in Berks County, Pennsylvania, has died.

Dec 10, 2024

Kroger $24.6 billion purchase of Albertsons halted by federal judge

Merger would curtail competition for grocery shoppers, Oregon court finds in a decision that could derail the deal.

Dec 11, 2024

Microscopic view of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of the bacterial infection called listeriosis.

Another infant dies in outbreak tied to ready-to-eat meat products

Cases now reported in eight states related to Yu Shang Food products sold online and at stores nationwide, officials say.

Dec 10, 2024

A poster is attached to a lamppost outside the Hilton hotel near the scene where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City, Dec. 5, 2024.

New details emerge about man charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting

Luigi Mangione is charged with murder in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Apr 1, 2025

Kennedy Center honors Coppola, Sandoval, Raitt, Grateful Dead

The annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts features personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists.

Dec 22, 2024

Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid CF - UEFA Champions League Final 2023/24

Jay-Z, Sean "Diddy" Combs accused of raping 13-year-old in civil suit

The lawsuit alleges the unidentified girl was raped at a Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.

Dec 9, 2024

A man wearing a face mask and a black jacket with the hood up walks outside a vehicle.

NYPD divers return to Central Park amid manhunt for CEO shooter

The manhunt continues for the man captured on surveillance video last week fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Dec 8, 2024

Trump says he'll act on the "first day" on some Jan. 6 cases

Trump said of the Jan. 6 defendants and convicts, "I'm going to be acting very quickly," he told NBC News' "Meet the Press."

Dec 8, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron (C), President-elect Donald Trump (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 07, 2024.

Trump calls for "immediate ceasefire" in Ukraine after Zelenskyy meeting

President-elect Donald Trump called on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, saying that Ukraine and its president "would like to make a deal and stop the madness."