Stalled spending bills put Congress in catch-up mode when lawmakers return in January

Congress has not passed any spending bills since the 43-day government shutdown ended, and lawmakers won't have much time left to act when they return to session in January.

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Times Square to feature patriotic crystal ball for New Year's Eve, kicking off U.S.'s 250th birthday

After the crystal ball drops on New Year's Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white and blue to usher in 2026 and kick off months of celebrations for the nation's upcoming 250th birthday.

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Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz for alleged smuggling

Iran on Friday said it seized a foreign-owned oil tanker traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East.

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Zelenskyy says he's meeting with Trump in Florida Sunday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet with President Trump over the weekend in Florida to try to find an end to the four-year war with Russia.

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Thailand bombs a village in Cambodia even as both nations hold border talks to end armed clashes

Thailand and Cambodia were engaged in combat along their border on Friday, even as the two countries held talks to try to put an end to armed clashes that erupted in early December, breaking a ceasefire that had been reached five months earlier.

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China sanctions 20 U.S. defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan

Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington announced large-scale arms sales to Taiwan.

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LISTEN: How AI is supercharging cyber threats

Elad Schulman, CEO and co-founder of the company Lasso Security, joins the show to talk about how AI is supercharging cyber threats and how companies and individuals can protect themselves in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Zelenskyy says meeting with Trump to happen 'in the near future'

A meeting with U.S. President Trump will happen "in the near future," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, signaling progress in talks to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.

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Play under pressure: The hidden toll on families, kids of professionalized youth sports

The next Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Judge or Michael Phelps could be waiting in the wings at the local Pee-Wee football field, Little League diamond or YMCA pool. They probably aren't, but what if?

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Dark skies over Jared Kushner's Gaza plan 'Project Sunrise'

President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has a plan to turn the Gaza Strip into a modern version of Gotham called "Project Sunrise" -- and it's highly likely to fail.

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'South Park' writer controls Trump-Kennedy Center web addresses, plans parody sites

If the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center hoped to snag a website that reflects that disputed name change, a comedian beat them to it -- months ago.

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DHS arrests over 17,500 illegal immigrants under Laken Riley Act

More than 17,500 illegal immigrants have been arrested for crimes under the first law President Trump signed in his second term: the Laken Riley Act.

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People of faith face growing climate of violence, fear in Nigeria

Christmas in Nigeria saw people of faith in the strife-torn African nation giving thanks for blessings -- the release of kidnapped schoolchildren -- while mourning another tragedy, the Wednesday night bombing of a mosque that killed five people.

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Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life

Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures.

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Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent double hernia surgery on Thursday at a hospital in the country's capital, his family said.

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Not just dollars: Supreme Court tariff case could threaten Trump's favorite diplomatic tool

A Supreme Court ruling canceling President Trump's ability to impose tariffs on other nations unilaterally would open the floodgates to refunds and economic upheaval.

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Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote local election in decades

Residents of Somalia's capital are set to vote Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country's first-ever one-person, one-vote poll since 1969. Analysts say it is a major departure from clan-based power-sharing negotiations.

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Turkey detains dozens of Islamic State suspects planning attacks on Christmas, New Year celebrations

Officers from the Istanbul Police Counter-Terrorism Department launched simultaneous raids on Thursday at 124 locations and detained over a hundred suspected members of the Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

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King Charles III leads family to church ahead of annual Christmas Day broadcast

King Charles III led his family to church on foot Thursday, hours before his annual Christmas Day speech to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth was expected to focus on the theme of pilgrimage.

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Landry pledges diplomatic approach to Greenland despite Trump's forceful rhetoric

President Trump has appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as his envoy to Greenland to engage with residents about the island's future, despite ongoing tensions with Denmark over Trump's repeated statements about U.S. control of the strategically important Arctic territory.

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