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A New York man accused of threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pleaded guilty Thursday, a year after President Donald Trump pardoned
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his full endorsement to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the country's general election and
Amazon shares dove more than 11 percent on Thursday as the computing and retail titan reported strong sales but significantly boosted spending estimates.
Amazon
Amid sumo’s growing popularity at home and abroad, rising young wrestler Aonishiki Arata hopes his success can help thrust Japan’s ancient sport further
France began its Six Nations title defense with five tries and a bonus point after a dominant 36-14 win against Ireland on Thursday.
France scored a tournament-record
Norway's economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into former prime minister and chairman of the Norwegian
Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan topped qualifying for men’s big air as snowboarding kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday.
The 20-year-old Ogiwara
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors.
The agency
The price of bitcoin continued its monthslong slide Thursday, falling another 11% to $67,000, and is now worth less than it was when President Donald Trump
Japanese giant Sony hiked its full-year forecasts on Thursday, as a weaker yen compensates for its ageing PlayStation games console and a memory chip crunch.
Sony
Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it will be manufacturing some of the world's most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc plans to restart a reactor at a nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture as early as Monday, after it was halted
The San Francisco 49ers will be the team facing the division-rival Los Angeles Rams in the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Australia next season,
The last 89 Christians held captive since criminal gangs attacked three churches in northern Nigeria in mid-January were released on Thursday, according
Acute malnutrition has reached famine levels in two more areas of North Darfur, Sudan, a global hunger monitor said on Thursday, amid a civil war that
After pushing the United Arab Emirates out of Yemen late last year, Saudi Arabia is deploying political capital and billions of dollars in a bid to bring