A 28-year-old man fell overboard from the Carnival Valor cruise ship hours before he was reported missing off of the southeast Louisiana coast. The passenger is in stable condition. [Read more]

The U.S. Treasury Department is allowing Chevron to resume "limited" energy production in Venezuela after years of sanctions have curbed oil and gas profits flowing to President Maduro's government. [Read more]

The former prime minister was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April. He is now in the opposition and has been demanding early elections. [Read more]

Messi drove a low shot from 25 yards into the bottom corner in the 64th minute. He ran toward Argentina's fans with his arms outstretched before getting mobbed by his jubilant teammates. [Read more]

The FCC's order applies to future authorizations of equipment, though the agency leaves open the possibility it could revoke previous authorizations. [Read more]

A new British intelligence assessment says Vladimir Putin's army appears to be resorting to Soviet-era missiles with dummy warheads. [Read more]

The XBB variant has climbed to 3.1% of new COVID cases nationwide, the CDC now estimates. [Read more]

Shop toys, beauty, skincare, kitchen gadgets, tech gifts and more under $50 this Black Friday 2022 weekend. [Read more]

In Cambodia's weak legal system, surrogacy exists in a gray market, endangering all involved when political conditions suddenly shift and criminal charges follow. [Read more]

Armed Americans, often pushing a right-wing agenda, are increasingly using open-carry laws to intimidate opponents and shut down debate. [Read more]

Like people in other states, Mainers want to show their solidarity with Ukraine. But it's more than that. [Read more]

The West thought an artillery and tank war in Europe would never happen again and shrunk weapons stockpiles. It was wrong. [Read more]

The outlook for the global economy headed into 2023 has soured, according to a number of recent analyses, as the ongoing war in Ukraine continues to strain trade, particularly in Europe, and as markets await a fuller reopening of the Chinese economy following months of disruptive COVID-19 lockdowns. In the United States, signs of a tigh [Read more]

The Biden family's tradition of eating lunch, shopping and watching a Christmas tree lighting in downtown Nantucket Friday became mostly about keeping the president's 2-year-old grandson from having a meltdown. There was President Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley, dancing and clapping with nephew Beau to “Jingle Bell Rock' to keep him ent [Read more]

U.S. shoppers spent a record $9.12 billion online on Black Friday, a report showed Saturday, as consumers weathered the squeeze from high inflation and grabbed steep discounts on everything from smartphones to toys. Online spending rose 2.3% on Black Friday, Adobe Inc's data and insights arm Adobe Analytics said, thanks to consumers hol [Read more]

Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame' and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance ... What a Feeling' from 1983's “Flashdance,' has died. She was 63. Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news on social media, wr [Read more]

How the former US president might lose money if he starts tweeting. [Read more]

The restrictions on five Chinese companies are the first to be put in place on security grounds. [Read more]

Kevin Johnson faces execution in Missouri on Tuesday for the killing of a police officer. [Read more]

The American singer and actress won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1984. [Read more]

Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning musician best known for singing the title tracks to the hit 1980s movies “Fame' and “Flashdance' has died, her publicist said Satu [Read more]

Heavy rain and strong winds are expected in the southern Great Plains this weekend from Texas stretching to Mississippi where it's already raining, threatening [Read more]

The youngest victim in the mass shooting that killed six at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, was identified by officials Friday as 16-year-old Fer [Read more]

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is struggling to secure the 218 votes he needs to be elected speaker of the House in January. It may lead to a floor fight. [Read more]

Following the death officers arrested two juveniles and one adult. [Read more]

Heavy rainfall has triggered a massive landslide on the southern Italian resort island of Ischia [Read more]

They plucked him out of the way of an oncoming train in a daring rescue. [Read more]

Two people have died in explosions that Israeli police blamed on Palestinians. [Read more]

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A car speeding down a Chicago street in the wrong direction Wednesday slammed into several other vehicles at an intersection, killing its two occupants and injuring 16 people, including seven children, police said. [Read more]

The family of Katie Meyer, a star soccer player who died by suicide last spring, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford University and several administrators alleging their actions surrounding a potential disciplinary action caused her "to suffer an acute stress reaction that impulsively led to her suicide." [Read more]

A week-long early voting period begins Saturday in some Georgia counties as Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker enter a week-and-a-half, post-Thanksgiving sprint to their December 6 runoff election. [Read more]

Four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death at a rental house just yards off campus. Police have been working around the clock for days. [Read more]

The South Carolina Gamecocks upset No. 7 Clemson on Saturday, effectively ending any chance for the Tigers to make the College Football Playoff. [Read more]

Despite a slim three-point halftime lead, the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs were able to overcome a sluggish start and scored 37 unanswered points to beat Georgia Tech. [Read more]

A car allegedly drove into a Christmas market with hundreds of shoppers in a small town in England Saturday afternoon. No one was hurt, police said. [Read more]