President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Kari Lake, a former television news anchor and former gubernatorial and senatorial candidate in Arizona, to lead the federally funded broadcaster Voice of America. Britain announced Wednesday that a temporary ban barring the use of puberty blocker medication by minors is to become indefinite, stoking anger and criticism from LGBTQ advocates. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Wednesday about the need for more officers as threats escalate against members of Congress. The Department of Defense on Wednesday awarded $9.3 million to support inclusion of more Hispanic students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics studies in college. FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he will resign when the Biden administration turns over executive control to President-elect Donald Trump in January. Officials for Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to join the international commitment to responsible space exploration. Capitol Police have arrested an individual accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace, the congresswoman said. The U.S. House passed the country's annual defense policy bill, the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act that includes a pay raise for service members and a funding ban on gender-affirming care for children. Pirate radio operators in the Boston area must pay a combined $200,000 in fines for illegally operating FM radio stations, the Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday. DNA and other evidence taken from the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson now appear to match fingerprints found at the New York City shooting scene, according to multiple sources. A film co-written and narrated by iconic Hollywood actor Tom Hanks is set to see its U.S. premier early next year with the hope of capturing audiences in the story of humanity's journey to the moon. Apple released new software updates Wednesday for its newest versions of iPhone, iPad and Mac that will integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT with Siri, the company announced Wednesday. George Kresge, who performed as "The Amazing Kreskin,"has died at age 89 after performing on stage and television for six decades and making numerous appearances on popular talk shows. Drones near U.S. military sites in New Jersey are not connected to a foreign nation or launched by an Iranian "mothership" off the East Coast, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. A renowned speller known as the "Tiger Woods of Scrabble" took the top spot at the Spanish World Scrabble Championships in Spain, despite not speaking Spanish. Experts now say that losses to online gambling in the United States will surpass $1 trillion in the next few years at the expense of American consumers, according to new information. An Ohio couple who didn't realize they had bought two tickets with the same numbers for a single Pick 5 lottery drawing ended up winning a total $25,625.50. With South Korean Presdient Yoon Suk Yeol showing no indications of resigning following his failed attempt at imposing martial law, police Wednesday raided the presidential office. Saudi Arabia was picked as host of the men's 2034 FIFA World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday as the soccer governing body held a virtual congress session. The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday as he defended the Biden administration decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021. Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Rihanna are among Forbes Most Powerful Women. Gerry Turner, the star of the "Golden Bachelor," has announced his diagnosis of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. An Ohio lawmaker proposed to make flag-planting at Ohio Stadium a felonious act, less than two weeks after Michigan Wolverines players performed the ritual after the team upset the Ohio State Buckeyes. The commander of Syria's rebels who overthrew the regime of President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Sharaa, said Wednesday that those involved in torturing and killing thousands of detainees will not be pardoned. |
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