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11:33 AM on Thursday, December 4

The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events

11:27 AM on Thursday, December 4

US tells embassies to prioritize visas for World Cup and Olympics fans, investors in American industry over others

11:23 AM on Thursday, December 4

The NFL plans to upgrade playing surfaces in all stadiums by 2028 to meet new standards

11:14 AM on Thursday, December 4

An Israeli-backed militia in Gaza says its leader, Yasser Abu Shabab, was killed in a dispute with another family

11:02 AM on Thursday, December 4

A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant has been sentenced to 90 days in jail

10:59 AM on Thursday, December 4

The National Women’s Soccer League Players’ Association has filed a grievance with the league for rejecting a contract offer extended to Trinity Rodman by the Washington Spirit

10:36 AM on Thursday, December 4

The White House is expected to submit plans for its new ballroom to a federal planning commission this month, about three months after construction began

10:21 AM on Thursday, December 4

RoboCop has found a permanent home in Detroit — all 11 feet and 3,500 pounds of him

8:51 AM on Thursday, December 4

An Israeli police officer killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the country's war with Hamas is the last hostage whose remains are still in Gaza

5:28 AM on Thursday, December 4

A man arrested by the FBI in its investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has been charged with explosives offenses

2:01 AM on Thursday, December 4

A new survey of Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollees finds that many are already struggling with the high cost of health care

2:01 AM on Thursday, December 4

London’s Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is a famed British tradition with roots in the Norwegian forest

12:12 AM on Thursday, December 4

Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin

12:07 AM on Thursday, December 4

President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed onto a deal aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo

12:07 AM on Thursday, December 4

At least four countries have announced they are pulling out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest

9:03 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Minutes after police approached Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, he told an officer he didn’t want to talk

9:02 PM on Wednesday, December 3

New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the authority of an acting U.S. attorney in Albany who is investigating her

9:02 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Israeli and Thai officials say remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of a Thai agricultural worker killed during the attack that started the war two years ago

9:01 PM on Wednesday, December 3

A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the boat attack in the Caribbean, but the video of survivors being killed has alarmed lawmakers, That disclosure Thursday comes as Congress scrutinizes an attack on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela

8:39 PM on Wednesday, December 3

The U.S. stock market is holding near its records