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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 19, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

Panthers

Canales says ‘there’s still hope’ after Panthers fail to clinch NFC South for 2nd straight week

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What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela’s Maduro

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US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

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What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds

Tesla Investor Day

Tesla loses title as world’s biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

Rams Panthers Football

Panthers, Buccaneers battle for NFC South title in matchup of teams going in opposite directions

Aptopix Trump

Trump’s return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026?

Counselor to the President Hope Hicks, left, with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner,

Trump is leaning on son-in-law Jared Kushner for difficult diplomacy

Mideast Wars Trump

Trump holds an event with Rubio and Hegseth during vacation as tensions with Venezuela mount

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Netflix and Paramount are fighting over Warner Bros. Discovery. Here’s the regulatory outlook

Saints Panthers Football

Bryce Young throws 2 TDs, Panthers finally beat Bucs 23-20 to take over first place in NFC South

Watch On Health

Doctor’s orders? ‘Belly laugh at least two to five days a week’

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide

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At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

Aptopix Trump

Trump insists during North Carolina visit he’s bringing down costs, but residents say they’re squeezed

North Carolina Plane Crash

NTSB unclear who was at controls in jet crash that killed ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others

Brown University Shooting

Brown attack suspect died the two days before his body was found, autopsy finds

NASCAR’s Brad Keselowski breaks leg in skiing accident, expected to recover for Daytona 500

Jeff Epstein Mugshot For Feature Image

Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

Brown University Shooting

Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, officials say

Pakistan Social Media

TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

Obit North Carolina Jim Hunt

Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88

Trump Kennedy Center

Trump’s handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump Kennedy Center

Aptopix Trump

Trump in White House speech announces $1,776 bonus for US troops, as he says economy is strong

Aircraft Down Lawsuit

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

Brown University Shooting

Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attack

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Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ against Trump

Awards Season

The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

Addition Obit Rob Reiner

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

Trump

Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others

Obit Matthew Perry

A doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry gets less than a year of home confinement

California Terrorism Arrests

4 charged with plotting New Year’s Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say

Brian Walshe Trial

Brian Walshe found guilty of murdering his wife, who disappeared nearly 3 years ago

Brown University Shooting

Authorities renew search for the Brown University shooter after releasing a person of interest

Syria Us Attacker

Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says

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‘Zootopia 2’ retakes No. 1 at box office, crosses $1 billion worldwide

Airbus Software Fix

JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force tanker

Australia Bondi Beach Shooting

Gunmen kill at least 16 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Rams Panthers Football

Young seeks solution to Saints defense as the Panthers try to stay atop the NFC South

Brown University Shooting

Person of interest detained in Brown University shooting that killed 2 and wounded 9

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Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

Congress Health Care Explainer

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Justice Bondi

Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge’s contempt inquiry in mass deportation case

Steal My Truck

Ford turns to stepped-up tech and cooperation with police to thwart F-150 pickup thieves

Aptopix Charlie Kirk Shot

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appears in court for 1st time as a judge weighs media access

Disney Openai

Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

Nascar Lawsuit Auto Racing

NASCAR settles federal antitrust case, gives all teams the permanent charters they wanted

Congress Homeland Security

Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts

Financial Markets Wall Street

Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 2025

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