Incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Saturday said he will pay close attention to television network ABC's efforts to ink new affiliate deals amid declining trust among viewers. The bald eagle has been lauded as a symbol of the United States, but it wasn't officially the national bird until Tuesday. For the most part, U.S. holiday weather should make travel easy this Christmas for most of the nation, but people along the West Coast and the south-central U.S. might encounter more inclement weather. The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" on Christmas Eve at the Vatican in traditional ceremonies before he addressed thousands of Catholic faithful. The $2 billion rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is slated to start with preconstruction activities Jan. 7 in the Port of Baltimore. Firefighters and animal control officers in Connecticut rescued a deer that fell through the ice covering a reservoir. The FDA has raised the recall alert level to a high level for Costco eggs because of the risk of severe illness or death due to salmonella poisoning, A Maryland man who had some extra cash in his pocket made a stop on his way to work and won a $30,000 lottery prize. An Alabama FedEx contract driver is facing criminal charges for allegedly dumping at least 44 packages in a wooded area of the Florida Panhandle while running late on his route. Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster has ended Iran's 40-year dominance and quest for hegemony in the region, further weakened his allies in Lebanon and created a new opportunity for establishing normal relations. An Israeli hostage released by Hamas is now the first to die since granted freedom by the terror group after its Oct. 7 attack, her family confirmed Tuesday. Bucky Irving and Keenan Allen are among nine players UPI senior sports writer Alex Burler expects to help fantasy football teams win titles in Week 17. Protests in Christian neighborhoods of Syria's capital city erupted after a Christmas tree was set ablaze weeks after the downfall of the nation's longtime dictatorship, according to multiple reports. Japan's National Police Agency said on Tuesday that the hacker group TraderTraitor, which is based in North Korea, is likely responsible for a May hack that allowed $308 million in Bitcoin to be taken from a Japanese cry A series of bright fireballs that illuminated the night sky over several southern states was identified as the remains of a Chinese satellite. Police in Wyoming said a "cat-astrophe" was averted when a feline decided to play Santa Claws and became stuck inside a chimney. Police in Alabama shared body camera footage from a chase involving "an armed and dangerous subject" -- a rooster. The final episodes of the popular Netflix series will premiere in February. The Bank Policy Institute is leading a group of banks and financial organizations in a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Federal Reserve over its annual stress tests. A Dutch court on Tuesday found five people guilty on a series of charges stemming violent clash after a match between an Israeli and Dutch soccer team in November. President Joe Biden signed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization bill into law even though it included a package that limited transgender care. Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger, who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland, the Swiss Ski Federation announced Tuesday. She was 26. An AI model has achieved human-level performance on general intelligence test --what does this mean for the future? President-elect Donald Trump has been clear about his ire for the press for years. His latest verbal attacks, legal actions and cabinet appointments signal he is ready to increase his efforts to quiet critical reporting. All American Airlines flights around the country were grounded for a short period on Christmas Eve morning, clogging business air traffic because of what was described as a technical issue, the carrier said. |
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