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A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 30 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

President Joe Biden agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said, following China's massing of naval forces around Taiwan last week.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, second left, and former President Raul Castro, center, wave as they arrive to a demonstration against the US embargo, in Havana, Dec. 20, 2024.

When Spotify CEO Daniel Ek spoke by phone with Donald Trump, he came prepared.

A new report from a pro-tech advocacy group warns that China's advancements on artificial intelligence could pose both an economic and national security threat to the U.S.

Gutting collective-bargaining rights would help the incoming president fulfill his goal of mass government firings: "It's a really dangerous moment."

When Katie – was 18 years old, a boyfriend slipped drugs into her drink and raped her.

Iran’s leader has emphasised that resistance cannot be broken through military strikes and political plots.

A top Senate Democrat on Saturday accused conservative Supreme Court justices of violating federal disclosure laws in a lengthy report that caps a monthslong investigation by the Senate Judiciary Committee and comes weeks before Republicans take control of the chamber.

Artificial intelligence-based cameras are giving air defense operators unprecedented capabilities in monitoring and protecting airspace.

The rate of violent crime in Washington, D.C., has reached a 30-year low, and the city has seen a 35% decline since last year.

A series of drone sightings over military bases across the country have renewed concerns that the US doesn’t have clear government-wide policy for how to deal with unauthorized incursions that could potentially pose a national security threat.

U.S. moms are standing with Trump nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in taking on the "Big Food" industry and getting toxins out of the meals Americans eat.

A judge told the parents of 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg, a Philadelphia teacher found dead with 20 stab wounds in 2011, that the city's declaration of suicide was "puzzling."

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republicans demand answers on whether confidential human sources from DOJ agencies beyond the FBI were used on Jan. 6, 2021, while also questioning IG Horowitz's review of records.

The anchor predicted that Republicans will still have a "problem" when the party controls the House, Senate and White House.

UNRWA says Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ as Israel continues its bombing campaign amid worsening living conditions.

Here are the key developments on the 1,031st day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The former late night host opened up about his late parents who "complemented each other very well."

The vote followed days of chaos in the Republican-controlled House, which served as a precursor of things to come next year.

Congress managed to pass a short-term spending bill through both chambers after going through three different versions of it.

Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans passed the U.S. Senate early Saturday and is now headed to the desk of President Biden, who is expected to sign the measure into law.

The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically. 

Joe Biden is reportedly considering commuting the sentences of most, if not all, of the 40 men on the federal government’s death row, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A judge has ruled that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment.

Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed two more of President Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary on Friday, giving him a total of 235 since he took office, surpassing the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.

Aurora Police have confirmed several members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were involved in an “incredibly violent" armed home invasion and kidnapping.

The Senate on Friday confirmed Biden's 235th lifetime federal judge — one more than Trump appointed during his first term in office.

Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.

Americans are expected to spend more money heating their homes this winter than on holiday gifts, according to new research. 

The House is set to vote Friday on a stopgap funding bill in a bid to avert a shutdown just hours before a midnight deadline.

The people and the town in Spruce Pine, North Carolina where I am from are what I continue to think about after Hurricane Helene devastated the community this year.

The IRS said Friday it is sending a total of $2.4 billion in "special payments" to 1 million people, part of an effort to ensure that Americans who didn't receive all of their federal stimulus checks during the pandemic will get the money in their bank accounts. 

Democrats in the Senate criticized Republicans allowing Elon Musk to take on such an influential role, acting as a "shadow speaker" or "co-president."

The controversial billionaire and increasingly close confidante of President-elect Donald Trump is now sticking his head into Germany's elections.

The IRS said Friday it is sending a total of $2.4 billion in "special payments" to 1 million people, part of an effort to ensure that Americans who didn't receive all of their federal stimulus checks during the pandemic will get the money in their bank accounts. 

The New Tolerance Campaign announced the winners of its annual "Worst of the Woke" Awards including Harley Davidson, Jaguar, Mattel and the Paris Olympics.

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Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden's 234th nominee to the federal judiciary, matching the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment to the nation's courts during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre volleyed away reporters’ questions on Friday about President Biden’s lack of public appearances amid the ongoing spending bill crisis as a government shutdown looms.

As the deadline to avoid a government shutdown nears, a senior House Republican said the GOP is still "looking at different options."

President-elect Donald Trump made claims about the history of U.S. tariff collection as he defended his plan to raise tariffs on goods from countries like China and Mexico in a news conference this week, claims historians say are at odds with the facts.

Nearly a dozen suspected members of the bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua (TdA) were busted in two New York City raids, a law enforcement source tells Fox News.

A festive Christmas market in Madgeburg, Germany erupted into chaos after a car was driven into a group of people.

Three Major banks and Zelle rushed to bring a peer-to-peer payment network to market without first ensuring users would be protected against "widespread" fraud, alleges a lawsuit filed on Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has cautioned that a looming government shutdown could lead to longer wait times for travelers at airport security checkpoints. The warning comes as the TSA announced it is expecting a record 40 million airline passengers to take to the skies over a two-week period that began Thursday. 

With Christmas only a few days away, many Americans may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but few will end up walking in a winter wonderland. The warm and above-average temperatures in the weather forecast across the continental U.S. for Christmas week of 2024 are expected to keep any precipitation that falls as rain, not snow, for many parts of the country.  

The US Navy has ended an operational pause on its troubled fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, allowing flights to resume with inspections of the aircraft.

Hollywood powerhouses Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington have joined forces to tell the remarkable story of the 6888th Postal Battalion, which was the only women's Army Corps unit of color to be stationed in Europe during World War II. Perry — who wrote, directed and produced the film — describes "Six Triple Eight" as an important chapter in U.S. history.

Two Republican senators are efforting quick passage of their bill to ensure military are paid in the event of a partial government shutdown.