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Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House kicked off its holiday recess Thursday while the Senate will return to Washington next week as Congress faces a long to-do list that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel, which President Joe Biden says is urgently needed. A massive military aid package for Israel and Ukraine remains stalled in Congress, where Republicans are pushing for major changes to border policy. As pressure mounts to strike a deal, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said th...

Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck speaks to the press during a press conference at Lewiston City Hall in Lewiston, Maine, on October 27, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- An independent report released Thursday found that local authorities responded reasonably to concerns about the declining mental health of Maine shooting suspect Robert Card reported in the months before the deadly mass shootings. Card, a 40-year-old Army Reservist, had...

Trump Tones it Down for Christmas, Dodgers Welcome Ohtani & Gays Going Home For the Holidays  Jimmy Kimmel Live

El Camino High School students went the distance for a good cause Friday.

Ventnor received a $200,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to assess the project site for the Ventnor West Eco Park and create its preliminary design. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the park will transform Ventnor West, a 150-acre tract of waterfront land owned by the city, into a living shoreline. ... Read more

Tommy DeVito, the N.F.L. team’s rookie star quarterback, is beloved by his state’s Italian Americans. He’s billed as “the Passing Paisan.”

Clay Enos/NetflixGet ready for more from Zack Snyder. His highly anticipated original space thriller Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire arrives in limited release on Friday, and its stars spoke to ABC Audio about what fans can expect from the epic new universe Snyder’s created. “It will be spectacular. Could be a bit overwhelming. And I would say prepare yourself for a new, original universe,” Michiel Huisman said. Huisman stars as Gunnar, a farmer who tags along with his friend ...

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Two young lives cut short after a mass shooting in Hickory Hill overnight.

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Federal Reserve announcement rallied all three major stock indexes to one-year highs on Wednesday -- and the enthusiasm owed little to what the central bank actually did. In addition to pausing its benchmark interest rate, the Fed forecasted a series of rate cuts next year. The move would start to reverse a near-historic string of rate increases that has sent borrowing costs soaring. The anticipated interest rate cuts would deliver relief for many...