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11:37 PM on Tuesday, December 30

China Vanke, once the country's largest homebuilder, narrowly avoided defaulting on a $284 million debt last week as the painfully slow recovery in China's property market drags on

11:11 PM on Tuesday, December 30

VJ Edgecombe scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 139-136 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in a tight game

11:01 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Anthony Rendon has agreed to restructure the final year of his $245 million, seven-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press

10:46 PM on Tuesday, December 30

The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels

9:21 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Major Asian stock markets, including Tokyo and Seoul, are closed for the yearend and New Year’s holidays, while trading was mixed in those bourses that remained open

8:53 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71

8:40 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries

8:07 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a former Colorado congressman known for his advocacy of tribal issues, has died at 92

7:30 PM on Tuesday, December 30

US government says ICE doesn't plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge's order banning it stands

5:31 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Arsenal ensures it will end the year top of the Premier League after beating Aston Villa 4-1 at home in a powerful statement win with all goals scored in the second half

5:20 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Nearly a year after a New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street left 14 dead, New Orleans officials are still seeking permanent security solutions

4:04 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Forecasters are warning of even more frigid weather in the Midwest after a winter storm pummeled parts of that region as well as the Great Lakes and the Northeast this week

3:43 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon is now Sir Scott Dixon after receiving a knighthood in New Zealand’s New Year honors list

2:23 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands

9:46 AM on Tuesday, December 30

LIV Golf goes into 2026 still waiting to hear if the Official World Golf Ranking will approve its application

2:49 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Handicap honors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have changed hands after the French-crewed first-place yacht was penalized for breaking rules relating to sail use

1:51 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The NBA is dealing with a wave of injuries affecting top players

12:48 AM on Tuesday, December 30

China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."

12:04 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber

9:15 PM on Monday, December 29

Saudi Arabia says it bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla over a shipment of weapons for a separatist force that arrived from the United Arab Emirates