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6:10 AM on Thursday, January 8

Russian security agency says a French political scholar jailed in Russia, Laurent Vinatier, freed in a prisoner swap

6:09 AM on Thursday, January 8

The Apple Card, known for its intuitive features and other perks for consumers, will now be issued by JPMorgan but Apple says nothing will change for users

5:42 AM on Thursday, January 8

U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose in the last week of 2025 but remain historically low, despite signs that the labor market is weakening

5:33 AM on Thursday, January 8

US applications for jobless benefits rise last week to 208,000, in line with forecasts

5:30 AM on Thursday, January 8

Taylor Swift once again leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominees with nine

5:06 AM on Thursday, January 8

More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world’s most used email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing, summarize far-flung information buried in inboxes and deliver daily to-do lists

4:55 AM on Thursday, January 8

Prosecutors in the United States say Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day

4:05 AM on Thursday, January 8

A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 2 in 10 U.S. adults donated money to a crowdfunding campaign over the last year, with medical expenses proving most common

3:16 AM on Thursday, January 8

Farmers in Greece have escalated nationwide protests by launching a 48-hour blockade of major highways and toll stations

3:05 AM on Thursday, January 8

Aryna Sabalenka has describes the tennis schedule as “insane” and plans to skip some tournaments this year to avoid injuries or burnout

2:52 AM on Thursday, January 8

China's commerce ministry says it plans to investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus

1:16 AM on Thursday, January 8

Dozens of angry farmers have demonstrated in France and Greece, halting traffic and blocking roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade deal with five South American nations

12:34 AM on Thursday, January 8

They’re at it again

11:38 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Lebanon's military says it has ended the first phase of its plan to deploy across southern Lebanon and disarm non-state groups, including Hezbollah

8:19 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Police say a shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City has killed two people and injured six others

7:25 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Gadgets promoting a wide array of health benefits are on display at the annual CES trade show in Las Vegas

7:00 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Trae Young's time with the Atlanta Hawks is over

6:17 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Alisa Efimova hopes to represent the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics, but she needs to become a citizen first

5:14 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Two-time defending champion Amber Glenn has set the record for a women’s short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships

1:45 AM on Wednesday, January 7

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island