Ukraine's domestic security service, the SBU, said it struck a Russian submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia, disabling it, in a first attack of its kind. Russia acknowledged the attack but said no ships or submarines were damaged.
December 15, 2025
President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro
December 16, 2025
President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are back on Capitol Hill as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela
December 16, 2025
The Trump administration has announced an expansion of travel restrictions to include 20 more countries
December 16, 2025
Barcelona needed late goals by Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford to defeat third-division club Guadalajara 2-0 in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey in a game delayed because of problems with the stadium’s temporary grandstand
December 16, 2025
Maryland will create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, after lawmakers overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore
December 16, 2025
A federal judge in Washington says he's inclined to deny a preservationist group's request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's ballroom project
December 16, 2025
The International Luge Federation has withdrawn the eligibility of three Russian athletes who intended to compete in Lake Placid, New York, this weekend
December 16, 2025
A former leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health has sued the Trump administration, saying she was illegally fired for warning that research cuts were endangering patients and public health
December 16, 2025
South Africa briefly held US government personnel on refugee assignment amid fraught relationship
December 16, 2025
According to the US Southern Command, the US military launched three more strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign aimed at curtailing narcotics trafficking to the US.
December 16, 2025
The cheapest tickets on offer for the final of the FIFA World Cup in New Jersey cost $4,185. That has prompted outrage from supporters across the world. CNN's Patrick Snell reports.
December 16, 2025
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday
December 16, 2025
Mikaela Shiffrin claimed a record-extending 105th World Cup victory after several of her top challengers went out during the opening run of a slalom night race
December 16, 2025
Federal judge indicates he won’t halt the White House ballroom project
December 16, 2025
Pentagon launches new phase of probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
December 16, 2025
Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian tobacco shop owner, has become a national hero in Australia, with an online fundraiser for him raising millions of dollars
December 16, 2025
Australia is preparing for the funerals of some of the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
December 16, 2025
The U.S. stock market drifted through a mixed day of trading after reports on the economy did little to clear uncertainty about where interest rates may be heading
December 16, 2025
UN and Palestinians warn West Bank demolitions could permanently displace hundreds
December 16, 2025
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says the Pentagon’s escalating investigation into his plea to troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military
December 16, 2025
A driver who injured more than 130 people when he plowed his car into a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League championship has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison
December 16, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean
December 16, 2025
FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185
December 16, 2025
Texas woman arrested for hiding razor blades in loaves of bread at Mississippi Walmart stores
Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids
Maryland to consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore's veto is overridden
Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro
Christensen and Rashford give Barcelona win over 3rd-tier club Guadalajara in Copa del Rey
Former NIH scientist sues Trump administration, claims illegal firing over research cuts
Last US cents sold at auction for a sum of $16.76 million were worth a pretty penny
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels frustrated and disappointed by injuries he calls 'freak accidents'
Trio of Russian athletes barred from luge World Cup in Lake Placid amid neutrality concerns