Ohio State defeated Texas to reach the college football national championship game, where the Buckeyes will face Notre Dame.

Sam Moore, the tenor half of the scorching soul duo Sam & Dave — known for indelible hits like “Soul Man” — has died at 89.

Elon Musk has fallen out with far-right leaders who say they’re worried their agenda may be sidelined for his — and that he censors them on X.

Firefighters rushing to halt the Los Angeles fires found hydrants running dry. Here’s a closer look at the system’s failure.

At Jimmy Carter’s funeral, an image of five presidents made a clear statement about the transition of power, our critic says.

A judge found Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continuing to defame two Georgia women, in a second contempt ruling this week.

The Biden administration extended deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela.

Meta’s changes to speech and diversity policies came quickly, blindsiding even Meta’s policy and integrity teams.

The Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold a law requiring that TikTok be sold or that the app be effectively shut down in the U.S.

Prosecutors asked that Robert Menendez be sentenced to at least 15 years for trading his political clout for bribes during his time as a senator.

The parent companies of ESPN, Fox Sports and TNT Sports ended plans to create Venu Sports, a bundled streaming service.

The U.S. imposed new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector and its “shadow fleet” of oil tankers.

The judge stressed the seriousness of the jury’s verdict as he announced a sentence that formalizes President-elect Trump’s status as a felon.

U.S. employers added 256,000 jobs in December, a stronger-than-expected result at the end of the year.

A 5-to-4 vote denying Donald Trump a reprieve from sentencing in his hush-money case showed striking divisions among the court’s conservatives.

特朗普拒绝排除武力夺取格陵兰岛和巴拿马运河的可能性，誓将墨西哥湾命名为“美利坚湾“，称可以把加拿大变成美国的第51州。他重新唤起了一个关注领土控制的时代。

Notre Dame defeated Penn State, 27-24, in the Orange Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff title game.

近年来，TikTok在世界各地受到法律和政治审查，至少在20个国家面临全面或部分禁令。随着该应用在全球大受欢迎，其算法也引发了各国立法者的警惕。

The Supreme Court has denied Donald Trump’s request to stop his sentencing. He is scheduled to be sentenced in New York on Friday.

Most presidents expect loyalty from appointees, but Donald Trump expects submission, his ex-national security adviser writes.

President-elect Trump’s advisers are said to be trying to identify a disease that could help them justify closing the border.

A federal judge struck down President Biden’s effort to expand protections for transgender students, ruling that it violated teachers’ rights.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose to 6.93 percent, the highest since July.

All five living presidents are gathering to honor Jimmy Carter. President Biden will give a eulogy. Watch live.

截至目前，三处最大的火情还完全没有得到控制。大火目前已导致至少五人死亡，1000多栋房屋被毁，并迫使超过10万人逃离家园。火势预计仍将持续蔓延。

Justice Samuel Alito spoke with Donald Trump shortly before Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to delay his hush-money sentencing.

Donald Trump has run out of V.I.P. perks for his swearing-in, after donors gave more than $170 million for his inauguration.

Dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts reached a tentative labor agreement, averting a strike that could have hammered the economy.

Donald Trump has threatened to put tariffs on Denmark unless it cedes Greenland. That could impact America’s access to products and medicines.

The body of a hostage taken from Israel on Oct. 7 has been found in an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said.

Mark Zuckerberg has stepped away from his mea culpa approach to problems on his social platforms, as he shifts Meta away from fact-checking.

Jean-Marie Le Pen was kicked out of his party for antisemitic remarks. Now, with his death, the party is celebrating him.

The Justice Department signaled that the public might never see part of Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Trump’s documents case.

President-elect Trump asked the Supreme Court to intervene and halt his sentencing in his New York criminal case.

Thousands fled devastating blazes in Southern California. Officials feared that flames could spread to more populated areas.

Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained last month in Iran, was released and flying back home, officials said.

人偏肺病毒是一种常见病毒，在人类中已传播数十年。尽管其症状与新冠有相似之处，但专家普遍认为，中国此次病例暴发的情况截然不同，也远没有那么令人担忧。

Justin Trudeau is trying to save his Liberal Party by vowing to resign. But this leaves Canada weakened as it braces for President-elect Trump.

The man charged with setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train told investigators he was drunk and didn’t remember anything.

An investigation is underway after two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane in Florida.

Fierce winds spread flames near the Pacific Palisades, threatening homes and closing part of the Pacific Coast Highway.

The House approved a bill that aims to deport unauthorized immigrants charged with minor crimes, and 48 Democrats joined Republicans to pass it.

In a rambling news conference, Donald Trump talked of taking Greenland and the Panama Canal by force, and dodged a question on Jan. 6 pardons.

A New York judge refused to halt President-elect Trump’s criminal sentencing, currently set to take place before Inauguration Day.

Jimmy Carter and Washington did not exactly get along. Today he will be honored in death in the city where he was always an outsider.

A federal judge temporarily barred the special counsel from releasing his final report on President-elect Trump’s classified documents case.

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, one of the most popular folk acts of the 1960s, is dead at 86.

The U.S. declared that a paramilitary force committed genocide in Sudan, drawing fresh attention to atrocities in Africa’s largest war.

A 7.1-magnitude quake struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities. At least 95 people died, according to Chinese state media.

Meta said it would end its fact-checking program and rely instead on Facebook and Instagram users to add notes or corrections to posts.