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FILE - Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

FCC leader Brendan Carr to face Senate questioning for first time since Kimmel controversy

12:16 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is set to testify before lawmakers for the first time since pressuring broadcasters over late-night host Jimmy Kimmel

A currency trader stands near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices jump as Trump orders a blockade of oil tankers to Venezuela

12:14 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Asian shares are mixed, with strong buying of technology shares helping to lift some benchmarks, while oil prices surged more than 1% after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela

Georgia Senate set to question Fani Willis over Trump prosecution

12:07 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Fani Willis is set to face questions Wednesday from a Georgia state Senate committee about her prosecution of Donald Trump

This undated combo photo created with images released by the Iowa National Guard shows Sgts. William Nathaniel Howard, left, and Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar. (Iowa National Guard via AP)

Trump to witness dignified transfer for 2 National Guard members killed in Syria

12:07 AM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump will undertake one of the most solemn duties facing the commander in chief on Wednesday

Rob Reiner, from left, Michele Singer Reiner, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan, and Jake Reiner arrive at the premiere of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Rob Reiner’s son Nick set to appear in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

12:05 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, is expected to appear in court Wednesday as he faces charges of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents

Ahmad Collins, a city government worker and former Penn State linebacker, prepares for his nightly dialysis at his home in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

To find living donors for kidney transplants, a pilot program turns to social networks

12:05 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Fernando Moreno has been waiting for a kidney transplant for about two years

FILE - A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is on display at the Lubbock Health Department, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

Absenteeism rates at a Texas school system soared when a measles outbreak hit

12:03 AM on Wednesday, December 17

When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick as students were excluded or kept home by their families to minimize the spread of the disease

This image taken from video provided by the FBI shows a person of interest in the investigation of the shooting that occurred at Brown University, in Providence, R.I., Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (FBI via AP)

Investigators release additional video of possible Brown gunman as search continues

Wednesday, December 17

Authorities are asking the public for any footage they might have of the gunman who fatally shot two students and wounded nine others at Brown University

Norman Podhoretz, contentious and influential neo-conservative, has died

11:58 PM on Tuesday, December 16

Norman Podhoretz, a leading neo-conservative and the former editor of Commentary magazine, has died

FILE - A Norfolk Southern freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

11:55 PM on Tuesday, December 16

The proposed $85 billion merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two of their biggest unions that represent more than half the workers because they are worried the deal would increase safety risks, lead to higher shipping rates and consumer prices and cause significant disruptions

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, left, shoots the ball past San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) during an NBA Cup championship basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Kirby Lee/Pool Photo via AP)

Knicks win NBA Cup after rallying to beat Spurs 124-113

11:18 PM on Tuesday, December 16

OG Anunoby scored 28 points and Jalen Brunson added 25 as the New York Knicks rally to beat the Spurs 124-113 and win the NBA Cup

FILE - Boxer Terence Crawford attends the NFL football game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Los Angeles Chargers, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Terence Crawford, boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter, retires on top with 42-0 record

10:18 PM on Tuesday, December 16

Terence Crawford has announced his retirement from boxing

Jared Kushner looks on during a meeting with Ukrainian officials Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Hallandale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Jared Kushner pulls out of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

9:59 PM on Tuesday, December 16

A private equity firm owned by Jared Kushner says it's no longer backing Paramount’s hostile acquisition bid for Warner Bros

Family react at the coffin of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a victim in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, during his funeral at a synagogue in Bondi on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, Pool)

Grief, tears and anger as funerals for people slain in Australian antisemitic mass shooting begin

9:41 PM on Tuesday, December 16

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting

President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

6:56 PM on Tuesday, December 16

President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro

Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Dec., 9, 2025, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Federal judge says he's inclined to deny preservationists' request to halt Trump's ballroom project

5:28 PM on Tuesday, December 16

A federal judge in Washington says he's inclined to deny a preservationist group's request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's ballroom project

Swimmers gather for a morning vigil in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, following Sunday's shooting at Bondi Beach. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)/AAP Image via AP)

Millions are pledged to a Syrian Australian man who stopped a gunman and became a national hero

4:49 PM on Tuesday, December 16

Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian tobacco shop owner, has become a national hero in Australia, with an online fundraiser for him raising millions of dollars

This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Michael B. Jordan, foreground from left, Michael B. Jordan and Omar Benson Miller in a scene from "Sinners." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

‘Sinners,’ ‘Wicked: For Good,' ‘KPop Demon Hunters' advance in Oscars shortlists

2:28 PM on Tuesday, December 16

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released shortlists for 12 Oscar categories Tuesday, including best song, score, and the new casting prize

Skylark Artistic Director Matthew Guard and Christine Baranski are interviewed beside "A Christmas Carol In Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas" by Charles Dickens, Dec. 1843," at The Morgan Library & Museum, in New York, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Christine Baranski narrates 'A Christmas Carol' before returning for new 'The Gilded Age' season

1:57 PM on Tuesday, December 16

Christine Baranski has teamed with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble for a unique rendition of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.”

Investigators release video timeline of the Brown campus shooting suspect's movements

8:24 AM on Tuesday, December 16

Authorities have released a new video timeline and a slightly clearer image of the man suspected in the Brown University shooting

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