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Senator pauses Coast Guard nomination over policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols

8:00 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A U.S. senator says she's pausing the nomination for the top Coast Guard job because leaders appeared to have “backtracked” on a commitment to ensure that swastikas and nooses are considered hate symbols and prohibited from being displayed

US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

6:55 PM on Wednesday, December 17

US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

FILE - Jamaican musician, singer and actor Jimmy Cliff performs during the Timbre Rock and Roots concert on Friday March 22, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Thousands of fans join tribute to reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff in his native Jamaica

6:13 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Jamaica has held a tribute to honor reggae giant Jimmy Cliff, with officials asking that people celebrate him and not turn the ceremony into a sad event

President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after attending a casualty return at Dover Air Foce Base. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump's expanded travel ban hits Africa the hardest but reactions are muted

5:52 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration's expanded travel ban that includes 20 more countries

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen jogs off the field after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Add expectant father to Allen's list of achievements in Buffalo, after Steinfeld announces pregnancy

5:44 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Bills quarterback Josh Allen didn't know what to envision when he first arrived in Buffalo as a raw but promising prospect in 2018

Manchester City's Rayan Cherki celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the English League Cup soccer match between Manchester City and Brentford in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Cherki pulls out Haaland celebrations after wonder goal in Man City's win in the English League Cup

4:29 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Rayan Cherki has recreated teammate Erling Haaland’s goal celebrations after curling an exquisite shot into the top corner in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Brentford in the English League Cup quarterfinals

President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters during a rally marking the anniversary of the Battle of Santa Ines, which took place during Venezuela's 19th-century Federal War, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Some sanctioned oil vessels divert from Venezuela as Trump threatens blockade

4:28 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Some oil vessels are diverting away from Venezuela after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the South American country

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring from a penalty kick during the Copa del Rey soccer match between Talavera and Real Madrid, in Talavera de la Reina, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/M. Berengui)

Mbappé scores twice in Real Madrid's narrow Copa del Rey win over 3rd-tier Talavera

4:11 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Kylian Mbappé has scored twice and Real Madrid defeated third-division club Talavera 3-2 in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey

The sun sets behind an oil pump jack near Loving, N.M., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

States brace for Trump's push to make oil drilling cheap again

3:01 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A Republican push to make drilling cheaper on federal land is creating new fiscal pressure for states that depend on oil and gas revenue, most notably in New Mexico

New plaques of explanatory text have been placed underneath presidential portraits on the Colonnade at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sleepy. Divisive. A fan of young Trump: A look at the new plaques on the Presidential Walk of Fame

2:33 PM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame

A vendor sells inflatables on Macuto beach in Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives

1:32 PM on Wednesday, December 17

U.S. President Donald Trump's announced blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil could lead to shortages of food, fuel, and other basic goods in the Latin American nation

FILE - Morgan Geyser appears in a Waukesha County courtroom, Jan. 9, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Slender Man attacker won't contest state's effort to revoke release privileges after escape

11:45 AM on Wednesday, December 17

A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man and then fled a group home won't fight the state's attempt to revoke her release privileges

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Justin Berl)

Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie Quinn Ewers against the Bengals

11:08 AM on Wednesday, December 17

The Miami Dolphins are benching quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for rookie seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers

FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, June 12, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

New York is set to legalize medically assisted suicide with 'guardrails,' governor says

10:44 AM on Wednesday, December 17

New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill

FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

10:34 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care

This undated photo provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in December 2025 shows Nuno Loureiro. (Jake Belcher/MIT via AP)

Shooting of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro has police searching for a suspect

9:56 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Police have intensified their search for a suspect in the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Nuno F

U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton announces fraud charges against Daniel Chu, the founder of subprime auto loan company Tricolor Holdings, at the U.S. attorney's office in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)

Founder of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings is charged with fraud

8:32 AM on Wednesday, December 17

The founder of Tricolor Holdings and other company executives have been charged with what federal authorities say was a massive fraud that led to the subprime auto lender's bankruptcy

President Donald Trump salutes as a Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldier Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump pays respects to 2 Iowa National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria as they return home

12:07 AM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump has paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian who were killed in an attack in Syria last weekend

Nick Reiner arrives 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 and Michele Reiner's son appears in court on murder charges while siblings speak of their loss

12:05 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, appeared in court as he faces charges of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents

FILE - Virginia Giuffre holds a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Virginia Roberts Giuffre's memoir sells 1M copies worldwide

4:38 PM on Tuesday, December 16

Virginia Roberts Giuffre's posthumous memoir “Nobody's Girl” has sold 1 million copies worldwide just two months after its release

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