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Biden commutes about 1,500 sentences, most ever in single day

"These actions represent the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history," the White House said.

Dec 12, 2024

Meta donates $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

The move comes two weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Florida and dined with President-elect Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago.

Dec 11, 2024

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.