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A police vehicle of the interim Syrian government moves through a street in Palmyra in central Syria on Feb. 7. On Saturday, two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were killed in Palmyra after an ambush by an ISIS gunman, U.S. officials said. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Omar

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied.

Then-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore walks off the field following a game Aug. 30, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Moore has been charged with three crimes, including felony home invasion and stalking, after prosecutors said he "barged his way" into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an affair. Al Goldis/AP

Dean Karlan (in blue shirt) meets with a group of refugees in southwest Uganda to hear about their experience with a program that offers loans to help them "graduate" from poverty. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR KYEGEGWA, Southwest Uganda — Economist Dean Karlan was perplexed. He'd come to a remote part of

Britain's King Charles III attends an Advent Service at Westminster Abbey, in London, on Wednesday. On Friday, the monarch said early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year. Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP LONDON — King Charles III

A Royal Thai Navy spokesman says its military launched an operation to reclaim border ‘territories’ in Trat province. Thailand’s military has launched a new offensive against Cambodia to “reclaim sovereign territory”, spurning mediation efforts, including that of United States President Donald Trump. Violence between the two Southeast Asian nations continued on Sunday, a day after

Nobel peace laureate María Corina Machado greets supporters from a balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, in the early hours of Dec 11, 2025. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — It's an extraordinary achievement to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

A man lights a flare during celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Clock Square, Homs, western Syria, Monday. Omar Albam/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Albam/AP DAMASCUS, Syria — As they mark the first anniversary this week of toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians are also celebrating another

A voter carries his son as he walks into the Oak Creek Town Hall to drop off his ballot on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Oak Creek, Colo. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against four more states as

Washington state flooding forces thousands to evacuate : The Picture Show Record flooding in Washington state has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate after torrential rains this week. The Picture Show December 12, 2025 1:38 PM ET Neighbors watch as Gages Slough overflows and floods a street in Burlington, Wash., on Friday. Megan