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12:00 PM on Thursday, December 11

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.22% this week, Freddie Mac says, but remains near its low for the year

11:31 AM on Thursday, December 11

IOC advises sports bodies to let Russia, Belarus youth teams and athletes compete again with national flag, anthem

11:00 AM on Thursday, December 11

Trump supporter and ‘MyPillow Guy’ Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026

10:40 AM on Thursday, December 11

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

10:36 AM on Thursday, December 11

NASCAR settles federal antitrust lawsuit filed by two of its teams, including one co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan

10:04 AM on Thursday, December 11

The United States will play Senegal in a friendly on May 31 at Charlotte, North Carolina, in the Americans’ next-to-last game before their World Cup opener

10:01 AM on Thursday, December 11

Documents that detail Lawrence Kasdan’s career have been donated to the University of Michigan, the writer and director’s alma mater

9:54 AM on Thursday, December 11

Pakistan has urged major social media platforms to crack down on accounts linked to militant groups

9:21 AM on Thursday, December 11

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum plans to open a new branch in Eindhoven

9:12 AM on Thursday, December 11

Tramell Tillman has had a remarkable 2025, becoming a force in the entertainment world and winning a spot as one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2025

9:08 AM on Thursday, December 11

Chase Sui Wonders always thought she was “kind of funny,” but it was officially confirmed after booking “The Studio” after just one audition

9:05 AM on Thursday, December 11

Danny Ramirez's acting career began unexpectedly on a soccer field

8:45 AM on Thursday, December 11

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years despite growing concern over the health of the labor market

8:23 AM on Thursday, December 11

The European Union has handed Ukraine a list of reforms needed to join the bloc

8:21 AM on Thursday, December 11

Police have reported that more than 600 artifacts relating to the British Empire and Commonwealth have been stolen from Bristol Museum's collection

5:40 AM on Thursday, December 11

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says “decisive” actions by the United States, including the seizure of an oil tanker, have left the repressive government of President Nicolás Maduro at its weakest point

12:59 AM on Thursday, December 11

The Mariachi Rams are reshaping NFL game day by blending traditional Mexican music with Los Angeles’ hip-hop and rock influences

9:05 AM on Wednesday, December 10

The youngest is 16

9:03 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Five people who became stars in 2025 have been named The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year

5:29 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes, but the U.N.’s cultural agency is giving foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world’s “intangible” cultural heritage