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December 14

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E
December 14
President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the NCAA college football game between Army and Navy at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
December 14

ABC News agrees to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle defamation suit filed by president-elect

ABC News agrees to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle defamation suit filed by president-elect
December 14
December 14

Isak Andic, founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, dies in accident, aged 71

Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, has died after suffering an accident, the company said in a statement
December 14
FILE - Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, arrives at the Fall-Winter 2011 Mango's fashion show in Paris Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Andic died after falling while on a hike near Barcelona, the company said on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. He was 71. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
December 14

Enbridge pipeline spills 70,000 gallons of oil in Wisconsin

Officials say roughly 70,000 gallons of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin
December 14
FILE - The corporate name stands out on tanks shown Friday, June 29, 2018 at at the Superior terminal of Enbridge Energy in Superior, Wis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
December 14

Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge
December 14
This booking photo released Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP)
December 14

Serbia's main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia faces US sanctions, president says

Serbia's president says the United States plans to introduce sanctions against Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia
December 14
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a news conference with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
December 13

Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake

Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female toji, or master Japanese sake brewers
December 13
Isao Takahashi, president of the Koten sake brewery, puts up a "noren," a short curtain hung in front of a company entrance in Okaya, central Japan, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
December 13

Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-elect

Donald Trump is hosting Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort
December 13
Apple CEO Tim Cook leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
December 13

TikTok denied emergency request to stop ban from taking effect

The ban is set to go into effect next month unless TikTok finds a new owner.
December 13
The TikTok logo is displayed on a phone screen, Nov. 30, 2024.
December 13

Court denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review

A federal appeals court has left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States
December 13
A neon TikTok logo hangs in the lobby of the TikTok office building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
December 13

A federal appeals court has left in place a mid-January deadline requiring TikTok to be sold or face a US ban

A federal appeals court has left in place a mid-January deadline requiring TikTok to be sold or face a US ban
December 13
December 13

Walmart's Mexico subsidiary plans to appeal a $4.6 million fine for alleged monopolistic practices

Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary says it plans to appeal a $4.6 million fine for alleged monopolistic practices involving suppliers
December 13
December 13

Unique among 'Person of the Year' designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine

Donald Trump got something this year that no other person designated Time magazine's Person of the Year had ever received
December 13
FILE - President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a Time magazine Person of the Year event at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
December 13

Saudi Arabia banned film for 35 years. The Red Sea festival is just one sign of the industry's rise

“My Driver and I” was supposed to be made in 2016, but was scuttled amid Saudi Arabia’s decades-long cinema ban
December 13
A view of the red carpet at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 6, 2024. The festival highlights global and regional talent as part of Saudi Arabia’s growing cinema industry. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer) •
December 13

Owner of thermometer factory gets probation for exposing workers to mercury

The owner of a New York thermometer factory has been sentenced to three years of probation for failing to protect workers who were exposed to hazardous levels of mercury
December 13
December 13

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 12/13/2024

Stock indexes closed mixed on Wall Street at the end of a rare bumpy week
December 13
December 13

North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID-19 claims but against a clothing chain

North Carolina's highest court has ruled over some insurance claims filed by businesses that were harmed financially by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting 2020 government orders limiting commerce and public movement
December 13
December 13

Supreme Court will take up a challenge related to California's tough vehicle emissions standards

The Supreme Court says it will take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to challenge federal regulations, acting in a dispute related to California’s nation-leading standards for vehicle emissions
December 13
December 13

Maine's voter-approved limit on PAC contributions triggers lawsuit in federal court

A pair of conservative groups are challenging a new Maine law that limits donations to political action committees that spend independently in candidate elections
December 13
December 13

A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish

The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges of mislabeling inexpensive imported seafood as local premium fish
December 13
December 13

OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship'

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge
December 13
FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
December 13

African Union chairperson candidates advocate for permanent UN Security Council seats

Three African leaders seeking to head the African Union have detailed their plans for regional security amid conflicts and political coups while strongly advocating for inter-Africa trade
December 13
December 13

Fraud charges filed after college hoops team is forced to cancel Bahamas trip

An Atlanta man has been arrested and charged with fraud after George Mason University’s men’s basketball team was forced to cancel a trip to the Bahamas earlier this year after it paid for travel that was never actually booked
December 13
December 13

Next Week: Retail sales, Fed policy update, existing home sales

The Commerce Department releases its monthly snapshot of U.S. retail sales Tuesday
December 13
December 13

Economists' 2025 housing market forecasts largely call for mortgage rates to stay above 6% next year

Home shoppers hoping for more attractive mortgage rates next year may be disappointed
December 13
December 13

OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration
December 13
FILE - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an Apple event announcing new products in Cupertino, Calif., June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
December 13

Federal judge denies Alexander brother bail on sex charges, saying real estate star is a flight risk

A federal judge has ordered that a prominent real estate broker be held without bond on sexual assault and trafficking charges
December 13
Judge Lody Jean speaks during a bond hearing for two Miami Beach, Fla., twin brothers Oren and Alon Alexander, 37, who are charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)
December 13

Musk: US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases

Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to disclose — about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022
December 13
Elon Musk attends the formal reopening of France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris. (Christophe Petit-Tesson, Pool via AP)
December 13

UnitedHealthcare CEO killed tried to improve 'patchwork' system, exec says

The day after a masked gunman killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City, police in San Francisco gave the FBI a potentially valuable tip about the identity of the suspect
December 13
This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP)
December 13

Florida woman charged with threatening health insurance company with 'delay, deny, depose'

A Florida woman has been charged with threatening her health insurance provider after police say she uttered the same words found on the bullet casings used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
December 13
December 13

Bank groups sue the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a proposed cap on overdraft fees

Some banks and banking trade groups are suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a finalized rule that limits overdraft fees banks can charge
December 13
FILE - A customer makes a transaction at a bank of automatic teller machines in the Queens borough of New York on March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
December 13

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650M for helping Purdue Pharma boost opioid sales

McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work for opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma, according to court papers filed in Virginia
December 13
Christopher R. Kavanaugh, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, gestures while announcing that the McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million for helping Purdue Pharma boost opioid sales during a news conference at the Moakley Federal Courthouse, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
December 13

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million to settle US investigation into opioids work, court papers say

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million to settle US investigation into opioids work, court papers say
December 13
December 13

Saudi Arabia's plans to host 2034 World Cup will harm the climate: Experts

Saudi Arabia says that to host the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, it will build or renovate 15 stadiums, create a futuristic city and expand airports and public transport in a massive buildout to accommodate millions of athletes, coaches and spectators
December 13
FILE - Saudi Arabia fans support their team during the Asian Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Saudi Arabia and South Korea, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Jan. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
December 13

Companies from UK, Italy and Japan to form joint venture for new fighter jet

The three companies building a next generation fighter jet for the U.K., Italy and Japan have revealed that they are forming a joint venture to deliver the aircraft
December 13
December 13

Traffic blockades held throughout Serbia against populist government over roof collapse tragedy

Residents throughout Serbia have stopped in silence for 15 minutes as part of persistent protests against the populist leadership following the collapse last month of a concrete canopy in the country’s north that killed 15 people
December 13
People hold a banner that reads "You have blood on your hands" and stop traffic during a silent protest to commemorate the 15 victims of a railway roof collapse six weeks ago, demand accountability for the tragedy, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
December 13

Moldova declares a state of emergency as fears of Russian gas shortage loom

Moldova’s parliament has voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia could leave the European Union candidate country without sufficient natural gas supplies this winter
December 13
FILE - Men stand next to pipelines of the national natural gas distribution network outside Ungheni, Moldova, March 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
December 13

Danish court sentences British hedge fund trader to 12 years over massive tax fraud

A Danish court has sentenced a British hedge fund trader to 12 years in prison in connection with what authorities say was a 9 billion kroner ($1.3 billion) tax fraud, Danish justice officials confirmed
December 13
December 13

Streaming TV price hikes could be ‘wave of the future'

Some customers are about to see an increase in their streaming subscriptions. Is cutting the cord worth it anymore?
December 13
Some customers are about to see an increase in their streaming subscriptions. Is cutting the cord worth it anymore?
December 13

Stanley recalls millions of travel mugs over concerns the lids might fall off, causing burns

Stanley is recalling approximately 2.6 million of its switchback and trigger action stainless steel travel mugs sold in the U.S. because of a potential burn hazard
December 13
This photo provided by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows Stanley's Switchback and Trigger Action travel mug. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission via AP)
December 13

China signals it's prepared to double down on support for the economy as Trump tariffs loom

Chinese leaders met this week to plot economic policy for the coming year and sketched out plans to raise government spending and relax Beijing's monetary policy
December 13
Shoppers walk around art light structures on display at a popular outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, on Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
December 13

Suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew barred from UK

A suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew has been barred from the United Kingdom because of concerns that he posed a threat to national security
December 13
FILE -Prince Andrew leaves after attending the Christmas day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
December 13

Japan business survey shows slight improvement in outlook for manufacturers

A quarterly survey by Japan's central bank shows business sentiment among manufacturers has improved slightly, especially in major heavy industries such as automaking, fossil fuels and machinery
December 13
FILE - An aerial view of the skyscrapers and the densely packed buildings are seen on Jan. 29, 2021, from an observation deck in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
December 13

Rolling blackouts plague Iran and some suspect bitcoin mining may have a role in the outages

Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting people’s lives and businesses
December 13
The reactor building of Iran's nuclear power plant and electricity poles are seen, at Bushehr, Iran, 750 miles (1,245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Feb. 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
December 13

Ukraine's reformed military procurement agency drives the country's NATO ambitions

Ukraine's new state agency for nonlethal military procurement is an example of the type of reform that the country hopes will clear the path toward NATO
December 13
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
December 13

Some in seafood industry see Trump as fishermen's friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish

The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy
December 13
FILE — Fishermen load lobster boats in Lower Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia on Friday, Nov. 26, 2018. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
December 13

‘The Bibi Files,’ with leaked Netanyahu footage, can't be seen in Israel. Israelis are finding ways

“The Bibi Files” started with a sudden leak that turned into a deluge
December 13
This image released by Jolt.Film shows promotional art for the documentary "The Bibi Files." (Jolt.Film via AP)
December 12

Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed after a bumpy week

Stock indexes closed mixed on Wall Street at the end of a rare bumpy week
December 12
Signs mark the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in New York's Financial District on Wednesday Dec.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
December 12

Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show

Social media posts from Luigi Mangione show the man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson underwent successful back surgery last year that alleviated debilitating chronic pain
December 12
This photo provided by Pennsylvania State Police shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at the police station in Altoona, Pa., on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)
December 12

Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn't install more automated systems

President-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports
December 12
President-elect Donald Trump arrives on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after ringing the opening bell, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)