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FILE - A man holds up his prosthetic leg amid fans of Brazil's Flamengo cheering as their team wins the Copa Libertadores final soccer match against Brazil's Palmeiras, being played in Lima, Peru, played on a giant screen set up at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Soccer cup, elections, Shakira and more top photos this week from Latin America and the Caribbean

9:05 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

FILE - An aerial view shows Friant Dam which holds back Millerton Lake in Friant, Calif., Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Trump administration to direct more water to California farms

6:03 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley

First lady Melania Trump claps after lighting the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Melania Trump lights the National Christmas Tree after president counts down

5:52 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

First lady Melania Trump has lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly night in the nation’s capital

FIDO Alliance Launches New Digital Credentials Initiative to Accelerate and Secure an Interoperable Digital Identity Ecosystem

5:48 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives before the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into the first strike begins

4:52 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

U.S. Southern Command says it has conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following a pause of almost three weeks

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in St. Paul, denounces President Donald Trump for calling Minnesota's Somali community "garbage" and dismissing the state as a "hellhole." (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Gov. Walz denounces Trump for calling Minnesota’s Somali community ‘garbage’

3:55 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

Democratic Governor Tim Walz has denounced former President Donald Trump for his comments about Minnesota’s Somali community

FILE - New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court, on Oct. 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)

Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James

3:29 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump

A FBI agent enters the garage of the house where they made an arrest, in Woodbridge, Va., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

5 years later, authorities arrest a suspect in Washington pipe bomb case. Here's what to know

3:11 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

The FBI has arrested a suspect five years after an unidentified person placed two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington, D.C. The mystery behind the person’s identity has bedeviled law enforcement and helped fuel conspiracy theories about Jan. 6, 2021, and the Capitol riot by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters

Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026

3:06 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race

Abortion opponents prepare for a rally at the Missouri Capitol on May 1, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Missouri court orders new wording for ballot measure seeking to restrict abortion rights

2:59 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

A Missouri appeals court panel has ordered new wording for a ballot measure seeking to roll back abortion rights in the state

Democratic candidate State Rep. Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, speaks to supporters at a watch party after losing a special election for the U.S. seventh congressional district, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee special election shows the power of partisan gerrymandering as Trump pushes for more of it

1:00 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

A special congressional election in Tennessee this week highlights the power and consequences of partisan gerrymandering

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Kenyan President William Ruto pose for photos before a meeting, Sept. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, Pool, file)

US and Kenya sign first of what are expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health deals

7:48 AM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health agreements that prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president’s broader foreign policy goals

U.S. Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley, accompanied by Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, walks to a meeting with senators on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack

5:19 AM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela

FILE - A carpet at Le Louvre museum, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025

3:03 AM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations

Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sit inside a limousine after arriving at the Palam Air Base in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says there are points he can't agree to in the US proposal to end Russia's war in Ukraine

12:12 AM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin

President Donald Trump arrives for a signing ceremony with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump praises Congo and Rwanda as they sign US-mediated peace deal

12:07 AM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed onto a deal aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo

France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, and China's President Xi Jinping, left, walk during a state visit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Adek Berry/Pool Photo via AP)

China's Xi and France's Macron pledge cooperation on global crises and trade

10:43 PM on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

China and France have pledged deeper cooperation to address global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade

John Sarcone, acting U.S. attorney for northern New York, speaks at a news conference after an immigration raid in Albany, NY, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)

NY attorney general challenges authority of acting US attorney investigating her Trump lawsuits

9:02 PM on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the authority of an acting U.S. attorney in Albany who is investigating her

Admiral says there was no 'kill them all' order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers

9:01 PM on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the boat attack in the Caribbean, but the video of survivors being killed has alarmed lawmakers, That disclosure Thursday comes as Congress scrutinizes an attack on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Takaichi is winning fans not with politics but with her style and 'work, work, work' mantra

5:14 PM on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work” for the country

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