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6:37 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Republican Matt Van Epps wins special election to U.S. House in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District

5:40 PM on Tuesday, December 2

James Solomon is elected Jersey City mayor, thwarting ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey’s bid for a political comeback

5:12 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed his signature crime legislation, his office announced Tuesday

5:10 PM on Tuesday, December 2

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting China for three days to focus on trade talks and the global crisis

4:45 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The U.S. Justice Department is suing six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain voter data and other election information

4:32 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The West Virginia Supreme Court has paused a ruling that allowed parents to use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children

3:58 PM on Tuesday, December 2

A beloved albino alligator named Claude at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco has died at age 30

3:50 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of the universe in this inhospitable desert along the Pacific coast

12:52 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump announces National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans

11:31 AM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump says he does not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on U.S. social safety net and add little to the United States

11:06 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Dressed in traditional Palestinian prints and a suit, Eman Hassan Lawwa and Hikmat Lawwa walked hand-in-hand past the crumbled buildings of southern Gaza in a line of couples dressed exactly the same as them

11:02 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Authorities say a 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building

9:18 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Ole Miss lost a coach but gained in the College Football Rankings, moving up a spot to No. 6 despite the sudden departure of Lane Kiffin to LSU

5:48 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, citing the “fog of war” as reason for his not seeing any survivors in the water when the strike was ordered and launched

2:10 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains

1:08 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Uncomfortable questions are being raised over who is to blame for Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades

10:07 PM on Monday, December 1

Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers

9:11 PM on Monday, December 1

James Solomon has been elected mayor of Jersey City, thwarting former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey’s bid for a political comeback

9:09 PM on Monday, December 1

President Donald Trump and Republicans are hoping to recover from recent losses as Tennessee voters choose a representative for the conservative 7th Congressional District on Tuesday

7:41 PM on Monday, December 1

Hong Kong is setting up an independent committee to investigate a deadly fire that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people