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2:07 PM on Friday, April 17

A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to end the wider war

2:01 PM on Friday, April 17

Wildfires used to die down and even stop at night with cooler temperatures and increased humidity

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A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends

1:41 PM on Friday, April 17

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Boxing legend George Foreman, who passed away in March 2025, chose to be buried in Sioux City, Iowa

12:34 PM on Friday, April 17

The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

11:53 AM on Friday, April 17

A suspected purse snatcher was rounded up after being chased through the streets of Manhattan by a mounted New York police office and his horse

11:52 AM on Friday, April 17

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the flow of drugs into the U.S. by sea has been nearly eradicated under his administration

10:58 AM on Friday, April 17

Retailers that sell liquor and wine in Mississippi are experiencing delays in deliveries to their businesses due to problems at a state warehouse

9:34 AM on Friday, April 17

Two male runners in South Africa who were discovered fraudulently competing on behalf of female colleagues in a top marathon have been disqualified

6:24 AM on Friday, April 17

Fifteen people deported from the U.S. have landed in Congo's capital, Kinshasa

4:24 AM on Friday, April 17

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has no plans to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, despite Mandelson failing security checks

3:14 AM on Friday, April 17

Some new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had problems in their past

1:53 AM on Friday, April 17

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging young people in Cameroon to resist the temptation to migrate and to stay at home and fight corruption

12:08 AM on Friday, April 17

France and the U.K. have welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open

12:01 AM on Friday, April 17

Democrats running for governor in Georgia are scrambling for attention and cash

Friday, April 17

President Donald Trump is more overtly leaning into some of the spoils of his office in his second term, drawing comparisons to French Queen Marie Antoinette from political opponents

8:56 PM on Thursday, April 16

Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing of a 14-year-old girl whose decomposing and dismembered body was found in his Tesla

2:07 PM on Thursday, April 16

Ex-NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures