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South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images (SEOUL) — South Korean investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, according to the Yonhap news agency. [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: Gaza hospitals become ‘battlegrounds,’ WHO says

DECEMBER 30: Palestinians taking shelter in tent camps are battling harsh weather conditions as heavy rainfall has flooded their tents on December 30, 2024 in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. The ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza are [Read More…]

Biden announces $2.5 billion in Ukraine defense assistance

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the United States would offer almost $2.5 billion in defense assistance to Ukraine, a move that will bring an “immediate influx of capabilities” [Read More…]

’Sonic 3’ & ‘Mufasa’ battle for post-Christmas box office title

Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog 3 narrowly edged out Mufasa: The Lion King for the #1 spot for the post-Christmas weekend box office title. According to Box Office Mojo, the video game-inspired threequel earned $38 million over the [Read More…]

Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrated champion of human rights, dies at 100

Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his White House tenure and who won the [Read More…]

Sen. Cardin says Trump’s tough talk on Panama Canal could push allies to China, Russia

ABC News The outgoing chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on ABC’s “This Week” that President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Panama Canal could drive allies of the United States toward Russia [Read More…]

179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea

ABC News All 181 passengers and crew aboard a passenger jet that crashed upon landing in South Korea on Sunday morning are presumed dead except for two people rescued from the wreckage, authorities said. Jeju [Read More…]

Amid GOP infighting, Rep. Lawler says Johnson should remain as speaker

ABC News Republican Rep. Mike Lawler argued Sunday that Rep. Mike Johnson should be reelected as speaker of the House despite Republican infighting on whether he should keep the position after how he handled a [Read More…]

15 injured after Brightline train collides with fire truck in Florida

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (DELRAY BEACH, Fla.) — A Brightline train collided with a fire truck on Saturday morning in Delray Beach, Florida, injuring three firefighters and 12 train passengers, city officials said. The three injured [Read More…]

Reagan FBI director urges caution against Gabbard, Patel

David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The only man to lead both the FBI and the CIA urged caution to senators who might vote to confirm former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence [Read More…]

Churches fight to stay open as attendance dwindles

Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — During the final Mass at the All Saints Parish in Buffalo, New York, on a warm Sunday in July, the priests encouraged the few parishioners [Read More…]

Severe weather, including risk of tornadoes, to impact South this weekend

via ABC News (NEW YORK) — A moderate risk for severe weather is in place from eastern Texas through Louisiana and Mississippi and into Alabama on Saturday. The risk for severe weather begins in Texas [Read More…]

Winning ticket for Mega Millions $1.22 billion jackpot sold in California

youngvet/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot has been sold in California, with the winner set to take home the fifth-largest prize ever. The winning ticket was [Read More…]

‘Shocking’ footage shows handcuffed inmate who died after prison guards beat him

New York Attorney General’s Office (NEW YORK) — Excerpts of body-worn camera footage from four corrections officers were released Friday by the New York Attorney General’s Office showing the in-custody beating of 43-year-old inmate Robert [Read More…]

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments over TikTok’s future, President-elect Donald Trump has asked the justices to delay a Jan. 19 deadline for [Read More…]

Mexico developing app for migrants to send alert if about to be detained in the US

Jose Luis Torales/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to inform family members and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained [Read More…]

NYC taxi cab victim speaks out: ‘Didn’t even know what happened’

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — A 9-year-old boy visiting New York City for the holidays will remain hospitalized “for quite some time,” the boy’s mother said after they both were pinned by a taxi [Read More…]

Survivors of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash report hearing bangs, explosions during flight

Issa Tazhenbayev/AFP via Getty Images (KAZAKHSTAN) — Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan reported hearing thuds and explosions from outside the aircraft during the flight, as the cause of the deadly catastrophe remains [Read More…]

Woman sleeping in truck killed in explosion at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia

Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A woman sleeping in a truck was killed when a fire caused an explosion at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Georgia overnight, officials said. The victim, 61-year-old [Read More…]

Musk and Ramaswamy spar with Trump supporters over support for H-1B work visas