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Social Security is by far one of the most popular government programs in the United States because it is critical for so many retirees’ financial security.

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.

The U.S. veto at the U.N. came as the Biden administration’s envoy in Lebanon reported “additional progress” on cease-fire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

FILE - Debris from homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton lies strewn around still-standing houses on Manasota Key, Florida, Oct. 12, 2024. FILE - A resident of Bay City Texas, right, talks with a city worker as she stands in front of her neighbor's home after Beryl passed through on July 8, 2024.

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine.

After Ukraine strikes Russian territory with US missiles, what’s next?

Joanna Smith-Griffin was charged with lying to investors about revenue and her customer base, which she claimed included some of the nation’s largest school districts, including New York City’s.

FILE - The C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable is being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable ship Ile de Brehat on the shore of Helsinki, Finland on October 12, 2015.

The US government formally proposed a partial breakup of Google on Wednesday, urging a federal judge to force a sale of the company’s Chrome web browser after a landmark ruling this year finding that Google had violated US antitrust law with its search business.

Al Jazeera looks back at the most devastating period in Laos’s history, when the US waged a years-long ‘Secret War’ in the Southeast Asian country.

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong, July 1, 2020. Lai's court appearance on Wednesday marked the first time the former publisher provided testimony in a high-profile trial that started nearly one year ago. Jimmy Lai's wife, Teresa Lai, and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai's national security trial in Hong Kong, Nov. 20, 2024.

FILE - A handmade version of the Islamic State group's flag is seen on Sept. 17, 2020. (U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York via AP)

The first day of the rest of Daniel Jones’ dwindling time with the Giants arrived Wednesday, with Jones in the building, in the meetings, on the practice field (although not doing very much) and not at all part of the game plan for the next game, relegated to a non-participant role for the remainder of the season.

In a rematch of sorts from 2022, the Trump-endorsed Begich emerged victorious for a seat the GOP was keen to claim.

A Tennessee man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was found guilty of plotting to have the FBI agents who investigated him murdered.

An effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of certain weapons to Israel failed Wednesday evening, with numerous Democrats joining Republicans in opposition.

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A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, according to the FBI.

Opponents of a failed measure to raise the California minimum wage cited higher inflation for why voters narrowly defeated the ballot initiative.

The optional teaching materials have ruffled the feathers of critics, who argue it is too Christian and blurs the line between separation of church and state.

Fox News host Jesse Watters discusses the media's reaction to President-elect Donald Trump's victory as they prepare to say goodbye to President Biden. 

These were the key developments on the 1,001st day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

The actor shared her thoughts on the HBO drama’s long-awaited new season.

The Olympic gymnast, known for competing with her hair in a high ponytail, took to Instagram to show off her new look.

The 58th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. 

The 58th Annual CMA Awards are underway, taking place live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.

The Senate on Wednesday voted down an effort led by Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders to block a series of planned US weapons sales to Israel.

Trump allies say they will ‘liberate individuals and businesses from illicit regulations never passed by Congress’.

Wednesday was the first time Congress has voted on blocking specific arms transfers to Israel, reflecting deep frustration among lawmakers with Israeli conduct in Gaza and Lebanon.

ICE Boston arrested three illegal immigrants, two of whom were charged with raping children, with the third convicted in Brazil of the same crime.

Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves all dazzled on the red carpet at Wednesday night's CMA awards, rocking glam country looks.

Thirteen Republican leaders signed off on a letter to the Mountain West Conference, urging it to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports.

Republican lawmakers revealed they will have a heightened focus on legislation related to preventing gender-related medical care for minors.

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., who is reportedly in consideration to lead the Labor Department, is traveling to Mar-a-Lago at the end of this week, Fox News Digital has learned.

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that the U.S. food supply is still "one of the safest in the world," in the wake of a number of foodborne disease outbreaks affecting items ranging from organic carrots to deli meats to McDonald's Quarter Pounders. E. coli, listeria and other contaminants have sickened thousands of people and forced a number of recalls in recent months.

An Indian businessman who is one of the world's richest people has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project on the subcontinent was being facilitated by an alleged $265 million bribery scheme.

The voice of characters such as Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones and Rod Flanders will make her last appearance on the show's Nov. 24 episode.

Educators are sounding the alarm about Donald Trump’s choice to put the former WWE chief executive at the helm of public education.

It’s a joint effort.

We just had another election with a clear and verifiable victor, overseen by hundreds of thousands of election officials. Those public servants have suffered years of harassment, and despite their successes, are still being accused of taking part in a massive and impossible conspiracy — a conspiracy led by the party out of power to steal an election and cover up all evidence. 

UN official warns millions of Haitians ‘being held hostage’ amid a surge in gang-related violence in the Haitian capital.

No respite for civilians in Gaza, Lebanon as US blocks UNSC resolution demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

A Florida suspect is being investigated by the FBI after he allegedly planned to bomb the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the FBI announced on Wednesday.

Giraffe populations are in trouble — and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed listing three subspecies of the tall animals as endangered and two species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Nate Silver argued President Biden no longer competent enough to finish out the last few months of his presidency in a comment on his X account Wednesday.

In a recent interview, Denzel Washington opened up about his past alcohol abuse and why he chose to find sobriety nearly ten years ago.

Hwang had been convicted in July on 10 criminal charges including wire and securities fraud, market manipulation.

There will be a little extra magic for Knicks-Spurs on Christmas Day.

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee fell in line behind GOP leaders and voted not to release the results of their investigation into Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz, despite growing calls from the Senate GOP to make the findings public ahead of his confirmation hearing.

US prosecutors have accused Gautam Adani and others of an elaborate scheme to bribe Indian government officials to secure contracts worth billions of dollars as they sought to raise funds from US investors.

Palmer, who rose to fame as a child actor, says the "Men in Black" star's advice continues to impact her to this day.

Ms. Tisch, a member of a prominent New York family who has held several positions in city government, will take over the nation’s largest police department.

A high school athlete's family filed a Title IX complaint after she was moved to junior varsity to make room for a transgender athlete on the varsity squad.

FILE - A steelworker moves an artillery projectile during the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 2023. The U.S. Defense Department said last week that some weapons deliveries to Ukraine will take months to complete.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says that justice was served after a judge sentenced the 26-year-old migrant from Venezuela who was convicted of murdering Laken Riley to a life sentence in prison.

A village in Sardinia, Italy, called Ollolai, is dangling an offer it says is for politics-weary Americans in search of a reprieve: houses for next to nothing.

Senate Democrats have confirmed some of President Joe Biden’s picks for the federal bench this week in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s calls for a total GOP blockade of judicial nominations – in part because several Republicans involved with the Trump transition process have been missing votes.

FILE - A police patrol car provided with aid from the Chinese government is seen in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, April 18, 2024.

FILE - A truck is packed with crushed granite at a mining plant in Zamfara, Nigeria, April 21, 2016.

The quickest way for the Giants to climb out of quarterback hell is also the quickest way to extend their stay there for at least three more years.

Three state police officers and four drug cartel suspects were killed in a running series of shootouts in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas, officials said Wednesday.

Delaware's Sarah McBride said she had not been sent to Washington to "fight about bathrooms."

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to start the largest deportation effort in American history — his signature 2024 campaign promise — as soon as he takes office, signaling this week that he would enlist the help of the U.S. military for the massive operation to deport undocumented immigrants.

Pool of cable subscribers is shrinking as millions cut the cord and rely on streaming services for their entertainment.

Nutrient-stuffed watercress can provide a variety of health benefits. Nutritionist Serena Poon shares five inventive ways to prepare and incorporate watercress into your diet.

A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Charlottesville campus in 2022.

The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights released presidentially-mandated guidance on Tuesday laying out how the use of artificial intelligence can be discriminatory toward minorities and transgender individuals.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is planning to deport criminal illegal immigrants in state prisons, coinciding with a push by the incoming Trump administration.

Richard Gere, best known for his role in "Pretty Woman," flashed an "obscene gesture" during his appearance on the "Today" show.

Nearly 200 migrant advocacy groups called for President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas to make sweeping moves ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Washington — The House Ethics committee, meeting to consider the release of a report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, did not reach an agreement on Wednesday afternoon, the committee chairman said. 

Donald Trump is considering a right-wing media personality and people who have served on his US Secret Service detail to run the agency that has been plagued by its failure to preempt two alleged assassination attempts on Trump this summer, sources familiar with the president-elect’s thinking tell CNN.

The House Ethics Committee held a meeting on Wednesday as part of its investigation into now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change.

The iconic rock band will be making its way into our homes once again.

Although the president-elect's daughter-in-law, who said she'd "absolutely consider" serving in the Senate, just announced an athleisure line.

The Lakers’ decision to keep Bronny James away from G League road games has sparked some debate about the level of preferential treatment the franchise is giving to LeBron’s son.

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages.

Republicans have pushed an effort barring the first federal transgender lawmaker from women’s restrooms in the US Capitol.

There are too many "unanswered questions" about Gaetz' sexual misconduct allegations to properly vet him for attorney general, the lawmakers say.

There are so many new reads hitting shelves this December. Whether you're looking for a new title for yourself or to gift a love one, you're sure to find something of interest to you in this roundup.

Presidents of China and Brazil hail ‘new phase’ in relations between two countries, which are major trading partners.

McDonald's customers may have to go elsewhere for now if they have a yen for frothy caffeinated drinks.

A Democratic election official in Pennsylvania offered an impassioned apology Wednesday for claiming “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country” to justify counting about 600 faulty ballots in defiance of state Supreme Court rulings.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced a new bathroom policy banning biological males from women's spaces at the Capitol and House office buildings.

Be prepared for anything with these winter preparedness items you can easily store in your car.

Half of survey respondents also say mining giant’s workplace culture has improved ‘a lot’ or ‘a little’.

"No Time To Die" actor Daniel Craig opened up about the downfalls of being in the spotlight.

The verdict followed a four-day bench trial in which prosecutors detailed a violent attack that became a flashpoint in the bitter national debate over immigration policy.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin argued women and diversity make America's military "stronger" on Wednesday.

Japanese officials said Wednesday they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan's airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military aircraft nearly three months ago was unintentional and caused by turbulence.

Olga Solovey, who sued Baldwin for negligence last year, said the "Rust" star and producer has refused to apologize for his role in her daughter's death.

It was the second run for Kaptur since her district was redrawn, but her first with a mainstream GOP opponent.

Iran has increased its nearly weapons-grade uranium, a United Nations watchdog found, defying international demands to rein in its nuclear program.

Syrian Ministry of Defence statement says attack causes ‘significant material damage’, state media report.

Europe could soon be welcoming a wave of well-heeled Americans, as Democratic voters facing the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency eye refuges abroad.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and budget, according to two sources close to the transition. 

On one side of the Capitol, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace vowed to “stand in the way” of Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first out transgender woman elected to Congress, using women’s bathrooms in the US Capitol.