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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:00:00 ESTAfter years on their back foot, here's why Democrats are feeling good about 2026
For much of the last two years, the U.S. Democratic Party has been on its back foot, enduring painful electoral defeats to an omnipresent Republican opponent while grappling with a troubling decline in voter registration and a listless party base. Bu...
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:37:22 ESTChina launches live-firing drills around Taiwan in 2nd day of exercises aimed at further isolating the island
China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly cutting its links to outside support in the event of a conflict.
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:37:11 EDTTrump warns U.S. could strike Iran again following talks in Florida with Netanyahu
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:51:04 ESTRussia-Ukraine peace talks thrown into further doubt as Moscow makes new accusations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Ukraine had tried to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence in northern Russia and so Moscow's negotiating position would be reviewed, but Ukraine said it was a lie.
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:40:25 ESTMan who disarmed Bondi Beach shooter says he did what he needed to do to save lives
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:10:16 ESTTiger Woods turns 50. It's the one time golf's greats can relate to him
Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else. He was just different. Better.
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:54:46 ESTChevy Chase's comedy and quarrels are in the spotlight in a new documentary
In the new film I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, set to premiere on New Year's Day, Chase reflects on a dark childhood and a complicated career that spans the very beginnings of Saturday Night Live to a rocky tenure on sitcom Community.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:38:07 ESTOrganizers of West Bank delegation blocked by Israel call for steeper sanctions
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:06:31 ESTBeyoncé becomes fifth musician to join the billionaire club
The elusive pop star can credit her massive catalogue of hits and high-grossing tours for pushing her into 10-figure territory, according to Forbes — though a few business ventures, concert films and live performances have added to her wealth.
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:20:54 ESTBoxer Anthony Joshua in stable condition following car crash in Nigeria
Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion who knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul earlier this month, was reportedly in stable condition following a car crash that killed two other passengers in Nigeria ...
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:32:16 ESTSuspect accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington has confessed, prosecutors say
The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the FBI and told investigators he thought the 2020 election had been tampered with, according to a court filing from federal pros...
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:18:55 ESTChinese army stages drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after U.S., Japan tensions
China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island of Taiwan — a move Beijing called a "stern warning" against separatist and "external interference" forces.
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:47:01 ESTAt least 13 killed after train derails in southern Mexico
The governor of Oaxaca, Salomon Jara Cruz, expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the accident and said state authorities were co-ordinating with federal agencies to assist those affected.
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:35:47 ESTPilots killed after 2 helicopters collide mid-air in New Jersey
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) described the crash as a mid-air collision between an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and Enstrom 280C helicopter over Hammonton Municipal Airport. Only the pilots were on board each aircraft.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:11:17 ESTAmid a civil war, polls open in Myanmar for 1st time since military coup 5 years ago
Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:17:31 ESTBrigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema turned animal rights activist, dead at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s actress who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:30:00 EDTHow Denmark is trying to stop unauthorized deepfakes
AI-generated videos are everywhere online, but what happens when your image or voice is replicated without your permission? CBC’s Ashley Fraser breaks down how Denmark is trying to reshape digital identity protection and how Canada’s laws compare...
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:46:16 ESTJeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dead at 85
Holland died early Saturday morning from complications associated with kidney disease, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on its website.
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:32:03 ESTThailand, Cambodia sign new ceasefire deal to end weeks of border fighting
Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of armed combat along their border over competing claims to territory. It took effect at noon local time.
Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:27:38 EST8 dead, 18 wounded in Syria mosque bombing
A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said.