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A lot of shows shuffle or evaporate this time of year to make way for the build-up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve. This is...

President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine as he hosts a meeting in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Bill OLeary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy capped off a whirlwind day in Washington on Tuesday with a press conference alongside President Joe Biden, who said Ukraines "freedom is on the line" as a massive military aid package remains stalled in Congress where...

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve will announce an interest rate decision on Wednesday, unveiling its latest policy move amid a near-historic series of rate hikes deployed to fight inflation. That string of rate increases has coincided with a cooldown of inflation but also has elevated interest payments for everything from credit card loans to mortgages. The announcement is set to arrive a day after the release of government data showing that price increases slow...

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Members of Congress are scrambling to complete a packed to-do list to cap off a hectic year on Capitol Hill. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are continuing negotiations on a massive foreign aid and security bill, reauthorizing the annual defense authorization bill and reauthorizing a national security surveillance measure. Republicans in the House are also expected to vote this week to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, a divi...

Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new vaccine being studied in early clinical trials may hold the potential to help some women with breast cancer, a disease that affects one in every eight women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine, which has not yet been named, targets triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and deadliest form of breast cancer. The vaccines first clinical trial, the results of which we...

A former top Democratic lawmaker on Monday announced a bid for governor of New Jersey, touting his credentials as a union ironworker and longtime legislator who worked to pass a minimum wage indexed to inflation, paid family leave, and a number of other measures. 64 year old Steve Sweeney posted a video online to announce ... Read more

Photo: Peggy SirotaStand-up comic and Bookie actor Sebastian Maniscalcos 47-city 2024 It Aint Right tour just got bigger. Live Nation reports that due to popular demand, a third show has been added to his stand in New York City — including a return to Madison Square Garden, a venue hes sold out in the past. Additionally, a second show has been added to Bostons TD Garden, and a show at Torontos Scotiabank Arena was also added. In the announcement, the About My Father star teases, "Hop on t...

Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons. Heres how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Dec 11, 5:17 PM EST Physician shot inside Gaza Hospital: Do...

Jiang Feibo/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With mostly clear to partly cloudy skies expected over much of the United States, this years Geminid meteor shower is forecast to offer one of the best cosmic shows in recent years, according to astronomers. Shooting star-like debris from the 3200 Phaethon asteroid, a 3.17-mile wide space rock orbiting the Earth at a distance of more than 6.4 million miles, is expected to be at its peak on Wednesday night, according to NASA. "...

Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- GE Aerospace is taking another step towards its commitment to sustainable flights, completing testing with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on its 10th aircraft engine model. The company announced Monday its finished testing with 100% SAF on 10 aircraft engine models. Currently, GE Aerospace engines power three out of four commercial flights worldwide, the company said. Among the tests, which have been taking place since 2016, were test flights ...