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President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over a misleadingly edited Jan. 6 documentary after the broadcaster apologised and two top executives resigned.
The U.S. Senate voted to approve a spending bill to end the 41-day government shutdown after eight Democrats joined Republicans, sending the measure to the House and president for approval.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 76 others for roles in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a federal clemency that does not block state prosecutions.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Kentucky county clerk's bid to overturn its 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, leaving the Obergefell precedent intact.
The United States partially suspended sanctions on Syria and President Donald Trump met Syrian transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday.
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, China showcased rapidly expanding renewable technology and flatlined CO2 emissions, positioning itself as a potential climate leader while the United States was absent.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over frozen SNAP benefits after an appeals court blocked it, leaving millions in limbo during the federal shutdown.
A decade after the 2015 Paris Agreement, global greenhouse-gas emissions remained above pathways consistent with 2°C, while emissions cuts and climate ambition varied widely among countries, analyses showed.
Operators worldwide invested billions in new data centers to power artificial intelligence, expanding capacity especially in Germany but sparking environmental and grid‑strain concerns and widening the US–China gap.
U.S. and Swiss negotiators neared a deal to cut U.S. import tariffs on Swiss goods to 15% after Swiss business leaders pressed Washington, officials said.
Zohran Mamdani, New York's mayor-elect, named government veteran Dean Fuleihan as first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as his chief of staff.
U.S. stock benchmarks rallied on Monday as investors grew optimistic a deal to end the government shutdown was near, sending the Nasdaq and S&P 500 sharply higher.
President Donald Trump ordered U.S. air-traffic controllers to return to work amid a government shutdown, threatened to dock pay for absences and said he'd recommend $10,000 bonuses.
The U.S. government shutdown snarled air travel nationwide, causing nearly 3,000 cancellations Sunday and triggering flight cuts and an FAA restriction on private jets at major airports, officials said.
Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel to discuss a proposed second phase of the Gaza ceasefire that, officials said, would disarm and demilitarize Hamas.
Ghislaine Maxwell was preparing a commutation application to the Trump administration, according to a whistleblower who informed House Democrats and U.S. media.
Warren Buffett, in his final shareholder letter as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, said he was "going quiet," planned to hand over reins at year-end and accelerate $1.3 billion in charitable gifts.
President Donald Trump received Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, marking a rare U.S. engagement with Syria and underscoring a shift in American policy.
U.S. strikes on two suspected drug boats in the eastern Pacific killed six, Pete Hegseth said, pushing the death toll past 75; the U.N. rights chief urged an investigation.
The International Olympic Committee was reported to be considering a ban on transgender women competing in female events at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, sources said.
Intel’s top AI executive left for OpenAI, underscoring OpenAI’s pull as AWS’s cloud chief disputed AI-bubble warnings and investors expressed concern over soaring costs.
A small turboprop plane carrying Hurricane Melissa relief supplies crashed into a pond in a gated Coral Springs, Florida, neighborhood Monday morning, killing two people, authorities said.
Syrian interim president Ahmed al‑Sharaa, a former al‑Qaida‑linked figure, met President Donald Trump at the White House after the U.S. removed him from its terrorist list, prompting concern.
Apollo Sports Capital bought a majority stake in Atlético de Madrid, valuing the club at about €2.5 billion, with the club's CEO and president remaining in charge.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 77 allies implicated in attempts to overturn the 2020 election, a largely symbolic move that does not bar state prosecutions.
Lenny Wilkens, the Hall of Fame NBA player and coach who won an NBA title and two Olympic golds, died at 88, leaving a legacy as a mentor.
Donald Trump threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC over a clip he said was misleadingly edited, and the broadcaster said it received his demand to pull the film.
The FDA moved to remove black-box warnings from menopause hormone therapies, drawing praise from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and criticism that evidence was insufficient.
