President Trump announced Thursday the White House will host the “Patriot Games,” a competition with young athletes from across the country, as part of the celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary next year. yhoo.it/4qixSYj

TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States. yhoo.it/44zvuEi

Breaking News: Former NASCAR star Greg Biffle was among multiple people killed in a plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport in rural North Carolina, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein confirmed Thursday afternoon yhoo.it/4pJjj02

Breaking News: FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to leave job next month, ending brief tenure as bureau's No. 2 official. yhoo.it/4q9lp9o

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans. yhoo.it/4qcH6p5

As online holiday shopping ramps up, package theft is on the rise and has even prompted lawmakers to mull new legislation. yhoo.it/49fkVcb

Breaking News: Los Angeles DA says Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of 1st-degree murder in the killings of his parents. yhoo.it/3MDd5QY

Breaking News: Nick Reiner is not medically cleared to appear in court, his lawyer says, as he awaits charges in the deaths of his parents yhoo.it/3YwBxpG

Breaking News: New videos and images of a person of interest in the Brown University shooting released as manhunt continues. yhoo.it/3L2RTDm

On Jan. 1, minimum wage rates will climb in 19 states and 49 cities and counties across the US. yhoo.it/4rXesKr

The father of a "hero" bystander who wrestled a gun from one of the Bondi Beach attackers has told the BBC his son "saw the victims, the blood, women and children lying on the street, and then acted." yhoo.it/4pKZiGK

Australian federal and state government leaders on Monday agreed to immediately overhaul already-tough national gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead. yhoo.it/48BOQuY

See which staffers in Trump's White House quietly earn up to $225,700, including top advisors and counsel, as revealed in the latest salary report. yhoo.it/4j0evRI

New fear unlocked... 😳 Skydiver Adrian Ferguson escaped with minor injuries after his parachute became entangled on a plane in Australia. After freeing himself, he released his main chute and landed safely. yhoo.it/4jdudZT

Breaking News: Republican-led Indiana Senate rejects GOP-drawn congressional map in a major rebuke of Trump. yhoo.it/44mowCu

Moms carry the bulk of the mental load, and it's pushing them to the brink, according to a new USA TODAY/Peacock survey. yhoo.it/3MwJskk

Time's 2025 Person of the Year is "The architects of AI." Here's a look at some of the people and movements that earned the title in the past. yhoo.it/3XLBqGB

The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year. yhoo.it/44nYhM9

President Trump inserted himself directly into the battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, saying, “It’s imperative that CNN be sold,” while deriding the network’s news coverage. yhoo.it/48xG8hd

Breaking News: A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego, whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration crackdown, released from immigration detention as he awaits a potential second deportation. yhoo.it/44nKa9t

Time magazine has unveiled its 2025 Person of the Year: The architects of AI. yhoo.it/4abm5GK

Breaking News: House passes $900 billion defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases. yhoo.it/3MFc22N

Former star quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to the 2013 Super Bowl, told ABC News that kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 was “absolutely worth it,” after not playing in nearly a decade. yhoo.it/4rQMZda

Burnout among senior-level women is at its highest level in the past five years, according to a report from McKinsey and LeanIn.org. Read more: yhoo.it/48LY1rE

New bodycam video from Luigi Mangione’s December 2024 arrest was released on Tuesday, along with notes seized by police in Pennsylvania. The evidence included a to-do list, which read: "Change hat, shoes, pluck eyebrows." yhoo.it/4q0Y8Gy

Elon Musk says DOGE was "somewhat successful," but he would not do it again, BBC News reports. yhoo.it/3KA7v13

Only 6% of customers reported paying their bills using a check, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. As of September, even the government has stopped sending most paper checks to recipients in an effort to modernize federal payments. finance.yahoo.com/news/could-p...

It's official: Former President Joe Biden's signature student loan repayment plan is over. And the clock is ticking for millions of borrowers to enroll in another program. yhoo.it/4rJ09cl

Breaking News: Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves one person dead and one critically hurt, officials say. A suspect is in custody. yhoo.it/4rKf2Lg

There have been quiet moves to stop using paper checks, CNN reports. The government stopped sending out most paper checks to recipients as of the end of September, part of an effort to fully modernize federal benefits payments.

Who else prefers self-checkout? 👀 The number of shoppers guilty of not scanning items has increased by 12% since 2023, according to a LendingTree survey. Millennials (41%) and Gen Z adults (37%) were the most likely to admit to stealing at self-checkout. yhoo.it/3XFbJHH

Breaking News: The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information on those receiving the assistance. yhoo.it/4otlPGs

A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to first-degree murder and assault charges. yhoo.it/440r6Oy

Food stamp recipients are now receiving their November benefits, but a growing swath of enrollees may soon lose their vital food assistance completely. yhoo.it/4iuq6YN

Breaking News: President Trump's former personal lawyer Alina Habba, whom the administration has maneuvered to keep in place as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, is disqualified from serving in the role, an appeal court said Monday. yhoo.it/4pAPJcM

A group of U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to compel President Trump's administration to reinstate more than $3 billion in grant funding used to provide permanent housing and other services to homeless people. yhoo.it/4rmCRIQ

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly said he won't be silenced after President Trump's Defense Department opened an investigation into alleged misconduct from the Arizona Democrat that could include recalling the retired U.S. Navy captain to active duty for court-martial proceedings. yhoo.it/4p7aD3q

A lawsuit filed in Michigan last week alleges that a Campbell Soup Company executive made offensive comments about Indian workers and said the company's products were for "poor people" during a conversation with a former employee. yhoo.it/3XPCKYR

The ozone hole over the Antarctic is significantly smaller in 2025 than in previous years, ranking as the fifth-smallest it's been since 1992, according to a new report by NOAA and NASA scientists. yhoo.it/4rjBOt9

The ‘Slender Man’ attacker is back in custody. Here's what we know about Morgan Geyser's disappearance and what happens next. yhoo.it/4rp95DC

Researchers said a study of more than 66,000 U.S. adults found heavy drinkers who also used cannabis were less likely to develop liver disease. yhoo.it/48bN7ef

The shutdown is over. Flights have resumed. Thanksgiving travelers might wonder: What now? yhoo.it/480B7O4

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. yhoo.it/3Kdfot4

A church employee is under arrest in Houston, Texas, after being accused of posing as an ICE agent to extort money from a woman he had booked to give him a massage, The Guardian reports. yhoo.it/3XfQ0Wt

Beef prices are going to remain high and likely climb even higher before consumers can expect to see any relief in the coming years, experts say. yhoo.it/4pmNPfQ

Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other Thanksgiving foods may cost more, AP reports. yhoo.it/3LYRqlM

Breaking News: Grammy-winning Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign. yhoo.it/4o8szcG

The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. yhoo.it/3LQYTmS

Breaking News: Nvidia's quarterly earnings clear lofty hurdle set by analysts, potentially easing fears of an AI bubble in the economy. yhoo.it/48eFaFs

Breaking News: Bill forcing release of Epstein files to quickly head to President Trump's desk as Senate agrees to pass it via unanimous consent. yhoo.it/3WZIqiJ