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6:31 PM on Wednesday, December 24

President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes

4:50 PM on Wednesday, December 24

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled

4:23 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura has won Honduras’ presidential election, the country’s electoral authorities said, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Central American nation’s fragile electoral system

4:16 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote

4:09 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Neil Frank, a former head of the National Hurricane Center credited with working to increase the country’s readiness for major storms, has died

4:03 PM on Wednesday, December 24

The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group

3:55 PM on Wednesday, December 24

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3:37 PM on Wednesday, December 24

The San Antonio Spurs are the hottest team in the NBA just a year removed from two of the worst seasons in franchise history

3:14 PM on Wednesday, December 24

There are 10 teams in the playoffs

2:06 PM on Wednesday, December 24

DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress

1:50 PM on Wednesday, December 24

The Justice Department says that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress

12:23 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Ivory Coast has got its Africa Cup of Nations title defense off to a winning start and France great Zinedine Zidane has watched his goalkeeper son’s safe hands as Algeria also started its campaign with a win

10:13 AM on Wednesday, December 24

Rescuers braved shooting flames, falling debris and the threat of more explosions to save nursing home residents after a blast at a Pennsylvania facility killed a resident and employee, and set off a dramatic and chaotic evacuation

9:06 AM on Wednesday, December 24

An explosive device has detonated in Gaza and wounded one Israeli soldier, prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire

9:00 AM on Wednesday, December 24

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus

7:44 AM on Wednesday, December 24

On Christmas Eve, thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square and other Holy Land sites, after two years of subdued Christmas celebrations because of the war in Gaza

4:13 AM on Wednesday, December 24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces

12:20 AM on Wednesday, December 24

Heavy rain and gusty winds from a powerful winter storm system are bringing flash floods and mudslides to parts of Southern California

12:13 AM on Wednesday, December 24

The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.7 billion and is one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history

12:06 AM on Wednesday, December 24

US stocks drifted higher to more records on a holiday-shortened day of trading