December 29, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
The U.S. president said after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago that a deal was “maybe very close.” But a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared unfinished, as Russia rejected several ideas.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has a series of vexing choices to make in the year ahead on issues including Gaza, conscription and a judicial overhaul, with elections looming.
The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.
The exercises end months of relative calm across the Taiwan Strait and come after the Trump administration announced arms sales to the island.
After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
Soaring demand and extreme weather worsened by climate change have wiped out harvests of the popular purple yam.
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At the state school, gender studies is out. ‘The Odyssey’ is required reading. A Charlie Kirk statue is coming. Has one ideological bubble replaced another?
Forecasters warned that whiteouts had reduced visibility in Minnesota. More heavy snow was expected in the region through Monday.
The Oklahoma man had bought himself a Glock .45 handgun for Christmas and was shooting at an energy drink can when a woman nearby was fatally struck, officials said.
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A Virginia man was charged with planting the bombs outside Democratic and Republican headquarters. Court documents show he believed that the 2020 election had been “tampered with.”
President Gustavo Petro is locked in a war of words with President Trump over Colombia’s major role in the global drug trade. The issue is complicated.
An unusual partnership between an environmentalist and a Republican megadonor began with a fight on Twitter. It ended up in the creation of a $1 billion state fund to expand Texas park land.
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The Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt in hospitals and soccer leagues and on Main Streets across the country, with hints of what’s to come.
Riding an endless wave of nostalgia, one company is exhuming the intellectual property of midcentury designers to create new audiences for forgotten work.
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Under the shift, which Google said would eventually be rolled out to all users, old addresses would remain active. Messages and services would not be lost.
The president has backed policies that allow the industry to grow unfettered. The mutually beneficial alliance is causing concern among some conservatives.
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Another pilot was in critical condition, according to the fire chief in Hammonton, N.J., where the crash took place.
A 14-year-old boy was also wounded in the shooting, which happened at a New York City Housing Authority building. The police said they were looking for six people involved in the violence.
Zohran Mamdani campaigned for mayor on a platform of taming the high cost of living for New Yorkers. Visitors will get a crash course in the affordability crisis.
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In the decades after becoming a megastar, the French actress became as known for her politics as she once had been for her acting career.
“Not All Travelers Walk Roads,” the 36th edition of the exhibition, sees art as a guide for connecting with each other and with the earth.
No longer something off in the distance, the new technology was all over our screens this past year.
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