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11:04 PM on Thursday, September 4

The deadly strike on a boat U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela may have marked a stunning shift, but escalating pressure on the South American country has defined much of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s quarter-century in politics

11:00 PM on Thursday, September 4

President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement

9:32 PM on Thursday, September 4

President Donald Trump plans to attend the men's final of the U.S. Open on Sunday

9:21 PM on Thursday, September 4

8:23 PM on Thursday, September 4

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula in the U.S. Open semifinals to return to the title match

7:55 PM on Thursday, September 4

Bolivia’s incendiary ex-interior minister has been arrested at the airport after being deported from the United States to face a litany of charges, including crimes against humanity for ordering a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in 2019

7:55 PM on Thursday, September 4

President Donald Trump says he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City’s next mayor unless two of the three candidates running against him drop out of the race

7:39 PM on Thursday, September 4

Caitlin Clark will miss the rest of the Indiana Fever’s season because of a right groin injury

5:21 PM on Thursday, September 4

An 18-year-old man is accused of firing a machine gun on a New York City street, causing the stray-bullet death of a 69-year-old woman who was standing on the sidewalk with her walker

4:35 PM on Thursday, September 4

The Trump administration has already denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend the U.N. General Assembly later this month

2:56 PM on Thursday, September 4

The head of the National Capital Planning Commission says crews can start demolishing parts of the White House for a new ballroom without needing approval

1:02 PM on Thursday, September 4

The FBI seized phones, computer equipment and typed documents from the home of John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trump's first-term national security adviser mishandled government secrets

9:56 AM on Thursday, September 4

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations

8:57 AM on Thursday, September 4

Residents of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region are facing devastating conditions as evacuations continue amid ongoing conflict

7:11 AM on Thursday, September 4

President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States

5:30 AM on Thursday, September 4

Lorena has weakened to a tropical storm, but forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides in parts of Mexico's Baja California peninsula

5:23 AM on Thursday, September 4

French President Emmanuel Macron says that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia

4:14 AM on Thursday, September 4

Pope Leo XIV and his top diplomats have told Israel’s president that a two-state solution is the “only way out of the war,” in Gaza

2:09 AM on Thursday, September 4

Portuguese officials are sifting through the wreckage of a streetcar in downtown Lisbon, trying to determine why the popular tourist attraction derailed during the busy summer season

10:04 PM on Wednesday, September 3

President Donald Trump has hosted tech executives at the White House, showcasing AI research and investments