Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform.

After 23 years, the fate of the last remaining Guantanamo detainees swept up worldwide after al-Qaida’s shattering attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, is reaching a pivotal moment this month.

As many as 10 Americans are behind bars in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term.

The U.S. government did not pay the more than $3.6 million due to the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2024, making good on a long-running threat anchored in unhappiness with the global watchdog’s handling of cases involving Chinese swimmers and others.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded sarcastically to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

If it seems as though the 2025 professional tennis year started pretty much immediately right after 2024 ended, that’s because that’s exactly what happens in a sport where the offseason really does not leave players much time to be “off.”.

A South Korean court has cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a Korean man whose traumatic adoption journey led to an abusive childhood in the United States and ultimately his deportation to South Korea after legal troubles.

Israel's military said its forces have recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza.

CNN is on trial for libel this week before a jury in Florida, and it comes at a particularly inopportune time for legacy media.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released its 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, which offers a sobering snapshot of homelessness in America.

The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty.

Biden administration officials say new tax credits are available for companies that generate clean electricity and it would be a mistake for President-elect Donald Trump to try to undo them.

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, says that his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas.

President-elect Donald Trump says he won't rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce a $20 billion investment into building data centers in the United States by the Emirati company led by a billionaire who is a close business partner of the Trump family.

A senior Hungarian government official close to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was on Tuesday hit with U.S. sanctions for his alleged involvement in corruption in Hungary.

The son of a Florida retiree says Saudi Arabia has forced his father to take steps to renounce his American citizenship after jailing him over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince.

Nippon Steel Chief Executive Eiji Hashimoto says the top Japanese steelmaker is standing firm on its proposed $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel.

North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rivals.

The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election has met with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision to block a proposed nearly $15 billion deal for Nippon to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel.

A group of Afghan nationals have arrived in the Philippines to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the United States.

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher has made her debut for the Bristol Bears women’s team in front of a record home crowd of 9,240.

Jimmy Carter was the first U_S_ president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”.

The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel.

The Venezuelan opposition leader who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election has kicked off an international tour that will also take him to the United States.

Here are five things I wish I didn’t know about norovirus.

The truck attack in New Orleans by an Army veteran inspired by the Islamic State group unfolded amid months of warnings by officials about a resurgent terrorism threat.

Did you know that drinking alcohol increases your risk of developing cancer? Most Americans are unaware of the risk, which is why the U.S. surgeon general wants to increase awareness.

President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel.

Some transgender people worry President Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from the torrent of Trump policies to come.

President Joe Biden and his family were given tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from foreign leaders in 2023.

Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz have powered the U.S. into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event.

A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks.

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day.

President Joe Biden says the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine.

Here’s everything you need to know about norovirus as cases of the stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States.

The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States.

Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, has been cremated after a state funeral.

Scottie Scheffler injured his right hand on a broken glass preparing Christmas dinner, forcing the top-ranked player to withdraw from the PGA Tour’s season-opening event in Hawaii.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as January 14th, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon.

U.S. officials say the United States is expected to announce it will send another $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia’s ruling political party.

Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and consulates if they think they are about to be detained by U.S. immigration officials.

Two top Canadian Cabinet ministers are visiting Palm Beach to talk border security and trade with officials in the incoming Donald Trump administration as Trump threatens tariffs on all Canadian products.

LeBron James is going to have to make room for the NFL.

Here are a few takeaways on electric vehicles in 2024: As of November, the global EV market grew by 25% year-over-year.

A leading global food crisis monitor says deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in north Gaza as soon as next month.

A powerful government panel has failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel.

President-elect Donald Trump won a return to the White House in part by promising big changes in economic policy — more tax cuts, huge tariffs on imports, mass deportations of immigrants working in the United States illegally.

Israel’s defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas’ top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan will be extradited from Australia to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese aviators.

The economic and technological rivalry between the U.S. and China has come to the drone market, where Chinese-made flying devices are a dominant player in America.

Fewer than 1% of nuns in the U.S. today are under 30.

Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off pass to win the Super Bowl.

Palestinian health officials say an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at least seven Palestinians, including four children.

Some U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.

U.S. stocks rose to turn what would have been one of the market’s worst weeks of the year into just a pretty bad one.

A Chinese national has been charged with acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign manager for an unnamed local California politician.

The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group.

Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” emerged less like a new film worth checking out than a movie colossus to behold.

Immigrant advocates are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term by training community members on how to protect themselves from his promise of mass deportations.

The American economy grew at a healthy 3.1% annual clip from July through September, propelled by vigorous consumer spending and an uptick in exports, the government said in an upgrade to its previous estimate.

Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents.

President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it.

The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius.

The Pentagon has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country.

Becky Sauerbrunn, a former captain of the U.S. women’s team who played in three Olympics and three Women’s World Cups, announced her retirement Tuesday from professional soccer after a 16-year international career.

The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero.

At a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year.

The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the FAA, and the Department of Defense are responding to reported drone sightings across the United States.

Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas has been returned to Mexico after serving a U.S. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and sent to a maximum security prison to face Mexican charges.

The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts international migration in its annual population estimates.

TikTok is asking the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agrees to sell it.

A U.S. Navy warship has arrived in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that is China’s close ally in Southeast Asia.

Mysterious drones have been reported flying over the eastern United States in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who is flying them and why.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up perhaps his last Middle East mission as America’s top diplomat.

Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey have met in Jordan to discuss Syria’s transition after the fall of Bashar Assad's government last weekend.

A federal appeals court has left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States.

Exuberant Syrians observed the first Friday prayers since the ouster of President Bashar Assad, gathering in the capital’s historic main mosque, its largest square and around the country to celebrate the end of half a century of authoritarian rule.

Thousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus’ historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since former President Bashar Assad was overthrown.

The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy.

Bolivia’s former anti-narcotics chief has been extradited to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges in a New York court.

The premier of Canada’s most populous says he will cut off energy to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products.

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month.

Wholesale costs in the United States picked up sharply last month, signaling that price pressures are still evident in the economy even though inflation has tumbled from the peak levels it hit more than two years ago.

The Biden administration has announced it is raising tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy businesses.

Lake Placid would play host to bobsled, luge and skeleton events for the 2026 Olympics if a track currently being rebuilt in Italy isn’t finished in time for the Milan-Cortina Games, officials said Wednesday.

Democratic senators are urging President Joe Biden to extend temporary protections for migrants in the U.S. before he leaves office.

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to face questions for the last time regarding some of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency: the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week on his 12th visit since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year.

The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban.

Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables.

The Biden administration says the United States will recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.

New Zealand's racing minister says the country will outlaw greyhound racing, citing the injury rates for racing dogs.