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President Donald Trump delivered a jubilant Christmas Eve message on Twitter, saying he’s “proud” people are wishing each other a “Merry Christmas.” “People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again,” Trump tweeted. “I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase. […]

Guatemala’s president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change. Guatemala was one of nine nations that voted with the United States and Israel […]

President Donald Trump opened his first Christmas Eve in office by offering season’s greetings to U.S. troops stationed around the world and chatting up children who called into a Defense Department program that tracks Santa Claus’ flight path. “Today and every day, we’re incredibly thankful for you and for your […]

Hundreds of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny nominated him for president Sunday, allowing Navalny to file the endorsement papers required for his candidacy and putting pressure on the Kremlin to allow him to run. Navalny, the most formidable foe President Vladimir Putin has faced during 18 years in […]

A hundred and fifty skiers had to be rescued after a ski lift broke down at a resort in the French Alps on Sunday. Two helicopters were deployed to help the skiers who were stuck in a number of cars along the lift at Chamrousse resort, French officials told ABC […]

Five people died after a twin-engine plane trying to take off in heavy fog crashed at the end of a runway at an airport in Central Florida, causing a “huge fire,” authorities said. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said there were “no survivors” of the crash at Bartow Municipal Airport […]

Venezuelan officials released dozens of prisoners accused of inciting violence against the government during street protests, a human rights organization said Sunday. Alfredo Romero, director of Foro Penal, said that 36 prisoners were released over the weekend, but he remained critical of the government’s tactics. “Better yet, instead of releasing […]

Police say a Texas man was struck and killed by a car as he retrieved a package that he had accidentally left on the roof of his car after a late-night shopping trip. Waco police say the 59-year-old man died at the scene of the accident about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. […]

Daughter Mariana Givens says her father died Dec. 14 in Burbank, California from acute respiratory failure. Bob Givens started working for Walt Disney Studios right out of high school and later joined what would become Warner Bros. His version of Bugs Bunny debuted in 1940. Other characters he illustrated over […]

President Donald Trump is certain to face competition from an independent candidate if he runs for reelection in 2020 and will probably also be challenged by a Republican for the party’s nomination, said Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a longtime critic of the president. “I do believe if the president […]