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President Trump announces strike on ISIS targets in Nigeria

President Trump made the announcement late Thursday on social media, saying the strike was in response to the Islamic State targeting Christians in Nigeria.

The pope urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

During his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen and among migrants, and called for peace in troubled regions like Lebanon, Ukraine and Syria.

The real ping pong champion — and hustler — who inspired ‘Marty Supreme’

Marty Reisman was nicknamed “The Needle” for his slender physique. He dressed well and...

A holiday tradition: David Sedaris reads from ‘The Santaland Diaries’

Writer and humorist David Sedaris reads from his holiday essay “The Santaland...

Morning Edition hosts play ‘Do You Know Your Ho-Ho-Ho!’

Morning Edition hosts Michel Martin and Leila Fadel answer holiday trivia questions compiled by...

DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish releasing Epstein files

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a “few more weeks” to release its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents.

A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras’ presidential vote

Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the nation’s electoral system.