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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes giving Texas newborns $1,000 each; critics oppose increased spending

2:42 PM on Thursday, December 4

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is proposing a state program to give every baby born in Texas $1,000 invested in the stock market

A man walks past signage prior to the final draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

US prioritizes visas for fans traveling for the World Cup, Olympics and other events

2:33 PM on Thursday, December 4

The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events

Michigan Supreme Court considers limits on courthouse immigration arrests

2:16 PM on Thursday, December 4

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a rule change to limit civil arrests of people with business in state and local courthouses

White House is expected to submit plans for a new ballroom to planning commission this month, Trump-appointed chair says

1:31 PM on Thursday, December 4

White House is expected to submit plans for a new ballroom to planning commission this month, Trump-appointed chair says

FILE - Andrii Yermak, then-Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff, second right, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, talk to the press as their consultations continue at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, on Nov. 23, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

US push for an end to the war in Ukraine sets off a flurry of shuttle diplomacy

1:18 PM on Thursday, December 4

The latest U.S. push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine has unleashed a frenzy of diplomatic activity

Navy admiral tells lawmakers there was no order from Defense Secretary Hegseth to kill all survivors of boat strike

12:55 PM on Thursday, December 4

Navy admiral tells lawmakers there was no order from Defense Secretary Hegseth to kill all survivors of boat strike

FILE - M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

As Trump hosts Congo and Rwanda's leaders for peace deal, here's what to know about the conflict

11:58 AM on Thursday, December 4

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday for a deal-signing aimed at ending the conflict in Congo

Samuel Zbogar, center, Slovenia's permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the Security Council, delivers a statement in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

UN Security Council delegation visits Syria for first time since 1945

11:44 AM on Thursday, December 4

A United Nations Security Council delegation has visited Syria for the first time since the council's founding in 1945

Pakistan's president and PM approve Asim Munir as military's first Chief of Defense Forces

11:40 AM on Thursday, December 4

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the appointment of the country’s widely popular army chief to the newly created post of chief of defense forces

FILE - President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters as he meets with Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump to visit Pennsylvania to highlight efforts to curb inflation as high prices squeeze Americans

11:39 AM on Thursday, December 4

President Donald Trump plans to visit Pennsylvania next week to highlight his efforts to reduce inflation

Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn, left, takes part in a ceremonial swearing-in with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. Holding the Bible is Van Epps' wife, Meg Wrather, and their daughter, Amelia Van Epps. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Republican Matt Van Epps is sworn in as the newest House member days after winning election

11:12 AM on Thursday, December 4

Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee has been sworn as the newest House member

CBS News hosting prime-time 'town hall' with Erika Kirk, widow of activist Charlie Kirk

11:06 AM on Thursday, December 4

CBS News says it will host a prime-time “town hall” event next week with Erika Kirk, widow of assassinated activist Charlie Kirk

This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

The shooting in DC by an Afghan suspect shouldn't reflect on all Afghanistan, minister says

9:59 AM on Thursday, December 4

The foreign minister in Afghanistan's Taliban-run government says that the actions of an Afghan national charged in the shooting of two U.S. National Guard members in Washington last week should not reflect on all the people of Afghanistan

FILE - A woman looks at her smartphone on a bus in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications

9:56 AM on Thursday, December 4

Russian authorities say they have imposed restrictions on Apple's video calling service FaceTime, alleging it was being used for organizing what it called “terrorist activities.”

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9:00 AM on Thursday, December 4

Men walk past a billboard with portraits of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, hours before the scheduled arrival of the latter in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo)

Putin arrives in New Delhi on a state visit aimed at bolstering Russia-India ties

8:53 AM on Thursday, December 4

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India to strengthen economic and bilateral ties

FILE - Personnel in protective gear work on a van in Winterslow, England, March 12, 2018, as investigations continue into the nerve-agent poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

UK sanctions Russia’s GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack

7:24 AM on Thursday, December 4

Britain has sanctioned Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018

As Congress faces a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act subsidies, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meet with reporters about health care affordability, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Where the blame will fall if ACA subsidies expire, according to a new poll

5:01 AM on Thursday, December 4

A new survey of Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollees finds that many are already struggling with the high cost of health care

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