Congress passes $900B defense bill targeting China with new investment restrictions, military technology bans, and 4% pay raise for troops nationwide.

The officers frantically swam over to the man and pulled him up to nearby rocks so he could be safely lifted out on a ladder.

If nothing else, President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy tells some hard truths about our European friends.

None of the 12 surviving US military members from the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor — all of whom are more than 100 years old — were able to attend this year's ceremony in Hawaii.

To get into the Christmas spirit, I spoke with R. David Robinson. A onetime waiter, he quick learned he could make more bread by being an entertainer, and so he became a Santa who does private events.

No longer among the laughingstocks of the NBA, the Nets have gone from winless in their first seven games to having won three of four.

James Madison and Tulane will have a chance to prove they belong after earning spots in the College Football Playoff field.

Home Office drive to stop small boats crossing Channel is handing more power to people smugglers, report finds

The UK’s policy to stop asylum seekers from crossing the Channel in small boats has led to an increase in violence, deaths and smuggler control, but has not deterred arrivals, according to a report by human rights organisations.

The 176-page report from Humans for Rights Network, includes contributions from 17 refugee and human rights organisations operating in northern France and six in the UK.

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It's almost time for another shift at The Pitt.

Nobody in the NFL winds up on the wrong side of more almost-touchdowns than Ravens' Isaiah Likely.

Anyone still hoping Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani means to moderate should consider Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari, tapped for his transition team’s committee on youth and education.

Mayor Eric Adams panned Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s plans to end police sweeps of homeless camps as “idealism colliding with realism” – and said the young upstart was going to have to get serious about governing soon.

New York City’s oldest woman is still “dancing” months after her 113th birthday. Louise Jean Signore — born over a century ago in 1912 — recently dropped by the Bartow Center near her Co-Op City apartment in the Bronx to listen to some music like she used to. “She loved to dance and when she...

"I think fewer people will come to this because you have to pay. I don’t think it was worth the entry fee. It’s pretty small. You can’t spend a long time here."

“It is devastating. If a person’s self-esteem is so bound up in how they look it’s frightening," the "Titanic" star told the Times.

.Student approached Turning Point USA members during campus event to defend conservative commentator's killing

Police arrested a man at London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday after a crowd of people were hit with pepper spray during a robbery at a parking garage that caused several hours of travel disruptions.

Even when Shedeur Sanders plays great, the Browns don’t trust him.

A rep for CTH said they have "no other choice but to protect the interests of [Crudup] and the org."

J.J. McCarthy isn't getting it done, so the Vikings are reportedly ready to hedge their bets.

Li-Meng Yan, a virus researcher who left her family and fled China, transforming into a MAGA-darling that helped spread the theory that the COVID-19 virus originated from a lab, claims Beijing is trying to use her relatives to lure her back and commit the "perfect crime."

Exclusive: Justice secretary to announce measures aimed at countering illicit finance as well as bribery in public services

The UK will no longer be a haven for dirty money and dictators’ laundered assets, David Lammy is to promise as he announces a new anti-corruption strategy also aimed at tackling bribery and other misconduct across government and public services.

Setting out the plan in a speech in London on Monday, Lammy, the justice secretary and deputy prime minister, will announce a series of initiatives including extra funding for an elite anti-corruption police unit.

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Tonight's game could have big playoff implications for both teams.

Defence secretary says new strategy and technology is ‘a blueprint for the future of the Royal Navy’