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Three hostages were handed over to Israeli forces — the first of 33 expected to be freed over the next six weeks in exchange for some 1,900 Palestinians. The deal follows months of negotiations.

As Donald Trump takes the oath of office again, the world watches with a sense that, this time, those outside the U.S. have a better idea what to expect.

The president-elect's inauguration takes place on the holiday honoring the civil rights leader, prompting us to consider how King might respond to Trump's America.

A year ago, a survey of presidential scholars put him in the top third of chief executives while Trump ranked last. But that was before the 2024 election and campaign.

Will Trump take the opportunity this time, in his second inaugural speech, to talk of unity? Or will it be more 'American carnage'?

Nearly three years after passage of legislation to place a commemorative plaque on the western front of the Capitol there is still no action. Speaker Mike Johnson and other Trump allies are trying to bury history.

No matter what the new president says, the facts show that Joe Biden left America in better economic shape than he found it.

As South Korean authorities extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention, his supporters stormed the courthouse that issued the warrant, smashing windows with police shields.

President-elect Donald Trump, in perhaps his first official trip after being inaugurated Monday, will likely visit the Los Angeles area to survey wildfire damage late next week.

Supreme Court will take up a dispute over grade school textbooks that include LGBTQ+ themes, pitting religious rights against individual rights.

Brad Pitt is not on social media, his team reminded fans, after a French woman said she was conned out of $800,000 by scammers posing as the A-list actor.

Congress and now the Supreme Court say TikTok must separate itself from its Chinese owners or shut down operations in the U.S.

Joan Plowright, the celebrated English actor whose career included the films 'Enchanted April,' 'The Entertainer' and 'Spiderwick Chronicles,' has died at 95.

Some in the fire-ravaged city have taken to laying personal blame. But what endures from the Canadian disaster is the generosity of those who helped rebuild.

Arrivals at the border are the lowest they've been since incoming President Trump first left office in 2021.

President-elect Donald Trump could start taking action Monday on his many "Day 1" campaign promises, but California officials and others are ready to fight.

In the escalating war among rival factions of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán are suspected of ordering the destruction of elaborate mausoleums that belong to rival families, including one for a fallen grandson of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.

Two decades ago, fire ripped through Canberra, destroying 480 homes. An Australian fire chief reflects on possible lessons for California.

California Sen. Alex Padilla introduced several bills to increase firefighter pay, expand FEMA funding and include affordable housing as part of disaster response.

Vice President Kamala Harris, in one of her last public appearances in the role, signed her ceremonial desk drawer at the White House on Thursday, a tradition that dates back nearly a century.

Trump's unfit nominee for Defense secretary gets the benefit of an incomplete, half-baked and secret FBI report.

How will Mexican leaders respond if, as expected, Trump pressures them to accept deportees from third countries? 'Mexico is in a really tough spot.'

Can Texas and other red states limit children from instant access to vast amounts of online pornography? The Supreme Court will decide.