President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban after he takes office on Monday. Trump's second inauguration events kick off this weekend with fireworks and rallies leading up to Monday's ceremony. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel retains the right to resum…

The Supreme Court upheld a federal law on Friday that would ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from Sunday. President-elect Donald Trump said he will announce his decision on TikTok in the near future. Trump's inauguration will move indoors to the Capitol Rotunda due to sub-freezing temperatures. The forecast for Washington on Monday is …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a last-minute dispute with Hamas was delaying Israeli approval of the cease-fire deal. Netanyahu’s cabinet has yet to meet to vote on the agreement, accusing Hamas of reneging on parts of the deal. Senate committees held confirmation hearings for more of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees.…

Israel and the Hamas terrorist group have reached a cease-fire and hostage release agreement. Under phase one of the deal, Hamas will release 33 hostages over six weeks, while Israeli forces will withdraw from populated areas in Gaza. Senate committees held confirmation hearings for six of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees, including …

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. Senators questioned him about allegations of misconduct and his views on women in combat roles. President-elect Trump announced plans to create a new agency, called the External Revenue Service, to collect tariffs and o…

Wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures, and forced over 100,000 people to evacuate. Although the fires have mostly stopped spreading, forecasters warn that strong Santa Ana winds will return through at least Wednesday. With just a week left in office, President Joe Biden …

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Special counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Justice Department after submitting a report to the attorney general on President-elect Donald Trump, according to court documents filed in federal court. The move had been expected. A full-scale firefighting effort stretched into Saturday in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, as …

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced in his New York business records criminal case to an unconditional discharge, meaning no punishment or penalties. Trump appeared via video from Mar-a-Lago and said he would appeal his conviction. Massive wildfires in Southern California have killed 10 people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures. The P…

Wildfires in Southern California have burned a combined 28,000 acres and are mostly uncontained. They have killed at least five people, destroyed thousands of structures, and forced over 170,000 residents to evacuate. A winter storm swept across the Southern states, bringing snow and icy conditions from Texas to Alabama. Officials closed schools, c…

Deadly wildfires are raging across Southern California, prompting the mandatory evacuation of over 80,000 residents. The Eaton Fire began on Tuesday around 6 p.m. ET. Officials say it has destroyed over 100 structures and is now threatening more than 13,000 buildings. President Joe Biden visited Los Angeles on Wednesday where he was briefed on the …

President-elect Donald Trump announced that a billionaire from Dubai is investing $20 billion in the United States to build new data centers across multiple states. Trump also stated that he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon blocked the public release o…

Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that unfolded without challenge. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the session, and no objections were raised to the tally of electoral votes. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he will resign as leader of the ruling Liberal…

The FBI releases new footage of the New Orleans attacker. It shows the suspect placing explosives and apparently scouting the best location for the attack. Italian’s Prime Minister meets President-elect Trump in Florida. The topics the two were scheduled to talk about. Cases of a virus that causes cold-like symptoms are reportedly rising in China. …

The first day of former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral began Saturday morning. People lined the streets of the late president's hometown to bid a final farewell to the 39th president of the United States. President Joe Biden awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to 19 people. Among the recipients were billionaire investor George Soros…

Republican Congressman Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection to the House speakership on the first ballot. The tally was 218–215, after he flipped two hard-line GOP holdouts. President Joe Biden will visit New Orleans following the terrorist attack that killed 14 people. Meanwhile, in the case of the Tesla Cybertruck explosion, a former girlfriend o…

The FBI confirmed that the truck rampage in New Orleans, which killed 14 people, was a terrorist attack. The bureau stated that the suspect acted alone and was entirely inspired by ISIS. Additionally, the FBI confirmed the identity of the deceased in the Tesla truck explosion as an active-duty Army Green Beret. The 119th Congress will be sworn in F…

At least 10 people were killed and 35 more injured when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a New Year's celebration in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Police identified the suspect as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar from Texas. He was killed during a confrontation with officers and had an ISIS flag. Authorities are investigating the in…

New York City police have identified the woman who was set on fire and burned to death in a subway train car earlier this month. She was Debrina Kawam, a 57-year-old homeless woman from Toms River, New Jersey. New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the incident Tuesday. A power outage in Puerto Rico left 90 percent of the population without elect…

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson as Johnson prepares for what is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week. Trump said on social media that Johnson "will do the right thing." Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral is scheduled for Jan. 9, following his passing at the age of 100. President J…

Former President Jimmy Carter has died. According to the Carter Center he lived to 100 years old. 179 people died in the deadliest plane crash in South Korea. What caused the Boeing aircraft to burst into flames? At least four are dead after tornado-inducing storms hit southeast U.S. The severe weather system is now headed south. Azerbaijan’s presi…

Trump shows support for H-1B Visas after Elon Musk says he would "go to war" to defend the program, facing backlash from some Trump supporters. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijan’s president Saturday after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed after entering Russian airspace, killing 38 people. However, Putin stopped short of…

U.S. and Azerbaijani officials suggested that Russian air defense systems may have brought down the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan. The White House did not elaborate, as the investigation is still unfolding. The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been charged with multiple counts of …

A new poll shows that most Americans are exhausted by political news. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted the survey in early December. About two-thirds of American adults say they have recently felt the need to limit their media consumption regarding politics and government due to information overload. On Dec. 26…

Russia launched attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, with explosions reported across the country. Soldiers are away from their families as civilians hide amid air raid alerts. Displaced Christians in Gaza gathered to celebrate Christmas amid the ongoing war. Across the Middle East, families and communities marked the holiday…

For the second time since his first term, President-elect Donald Trump suggests that the United States should own Greenland. He says it's for national security. This comes as Trump named PayPal co-founder Ken Howery as his pick for United States ambassador to Denmark. However, the island's prime minister says it's not for sale. Despite noting some …

The House Ethics Committee released a report on its investigation into former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. It concluded that Gaetz paid for sex and illicit drugs during his time in office, and violated state and federal laws on prostitution and statutory rape. Gaetz refuted the findings and denied any criminal wrongdoing. President Joe Biden commute…

President-elect donald trump, threatening to take back the panama canal. more on his first rally speech since winning the election. A U.S. fighter jet was shot down near Yemen. The U.S. blames friendly fire, but the Houthi terrorist group claims responsibility. President Biden just approved sending Taiwan over $500 million for defense -- plus a pot…

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. Authorities investigated a Saudi doctor with a history of anti-Islam rh…

At least two people were killed and more than 60 others injured when a car plowed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, in what appears to have been a deliberate attack. Authorities arrested the suspected driver, who they say is a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man who first arrived in Germany in 2006. With just hours left before a…

A state appeals court disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election case against President-elect Donald Trump and other co-defendants. This means it will be up to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor to take over the case and decide whether to continue pursuing it. House Repub…

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate for the third time this year, by a quarter of a percentage point. U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Fed hinted that there would be fewer rate cuts next year. The House Ethics Committee voted to release its report on former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, which invol…

"President-elect Trump has sued The Des Moines Register newspaper and renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer, accusing them of election interference over a poll that showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading the state ahead of the November election. Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of the United Healthcare CEO, has been charged in New York wit…

In a shooting at a Christian private school in Madison, Wisconsin, a student and a teacher were killed, and six others were injured. Police said the teenage shooter was also found dead at the scene. President-elect Trump answered reporters’ questions about the mysterious drones sighted in the northeast. He stated that the government knows where the…

The drone sighting mysteries continue. Two men were arrested after a drone was detected flying close to Logan Airport in Boston. Officials say they will deploy a high-tech system in New York after drones shut down a local airport. Another advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams has resigned. Her departure comes after her home was searched and dev…

ABC News will pay President-elect Donald Trump $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit. Meanwhile, Trump attended Saturday's Army-Navy football game. He was joined by Vice President-elect JD Vance, Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump also named Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes to serve as chairman of the President's Inte…

Lawmakers grew increasingly concerned about nightly sightings of mysterious drones in New Jersey. Some pressed for more information and resources to investigate, while the Pentagon denied claims that the drones were connected to Iran. UnitedHealthcare's parent company, UnitedHealth Group, published an op-ed in response to the murder of CEO Brian Th…

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also pardoned 39 individuals convicted of nonviolent crimes. This marks the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. Time magazine has named President-elect Donald Trum…

New York police have said the gun found on the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson matches shell casings found at the crime scene. New York officials hope to secure Luigi Mangione's extradition through a governor's warrant. Thousands of people, including numerous celebrities, have been forced to evacuate their homes as the…

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of the United Healthcare CEO, made his first court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was denied bail. Manhattan prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant for Mangione, who is fighting extradition to New York. The Franklin Fire in Malibu, Southern California, has burned more than 2,700 acres and is 1 p…

Police have arrested a person of interest who was wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Dec. 4. Law enforcement located 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione at a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after receiving a tip from an employee. Former Marine Daniel Penny…

Syrian regime toppled. Bashar al-Assad and his family fled to Russia. This brings an end to Syria's 13-year-old civil war. President Joe Biden addresses the future of Syria. President-elect Donald Trump sits down for his first major interview since winning the presidency to talk about his plans and policies. The USDA has announced nationwide testin…

Notre Dame Cathedral reopened Saturday after surviving a devastating fire five years ago that brought the 860-year-old building to the brink of collapse. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed guests including U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. The United States marks the 83rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Ha…

Police said the gunman who killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare may have quickly fled New York City on a bus. The manhunt continues two days after the brazen ambush in Midtown Manhattan. The judge overseeing Daniel Penny's trial for a fatal subway chokehold dismissed the manslaughter charge after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Jurors w…

The gunman is still at large and a manhunt is ongoing after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in an ambush in New York City on Wednesday morning. The NYPD released photos of the suspect and asked for the public’s help in identifying him. A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, promptin…

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning in an apparent “brazen, targeted attack,” according to police. A manhunt for the shooter is now underway. President-elect Donald Trump has asked a court to dismiss the criminal case against him related to his efforts to challenge the 2020 election resu…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted a surprise martial law declaration he had imposed just hours before, after the parliament voted to block the decree. Analysts are calling it the country's biggest political crisis in decades. President-elect Trump's lawyers asked a judge to throw out his New York criminal conviction, citing the extraordin…

The White House has defended President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, stating that politics had tainted Hunter's cases and led to a miscarriage of justice. Both Republicans and some Democrats criticized the president for breaking his earlier promise not to pardon his son. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel …

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Massad Boulos as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Boulos is father-in-law to Tiffany Trump, the president-elect's youngest daughter. Fighting between terrorists and the Syrian military intensifies. Could U.S. troops in the area get involved? Arian Pasdar reports on what the White House i…

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Charles Kushner to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to France. Kushner's son, Jared, is Trump's son-in-law. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he had an "excellent conversation" with Trump. Trudeau had dinner with Trump and several members of his selected cabinet at Mar-a-Lago Friday night. Milli…