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COPENHAGEN, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Norway said on Monday it would provide 2.7 billion crowns ($242 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy and help it deter Russian naval forces in the Black Sea.

WATCH: Trump teaches reporter a lesson about national security. REPORTER: Would you preemptively strike Iran's nuclear facilities?" TRUMP: "Am I gonna do preemptive strikes? Why would I say that? Can you imagine if I said 'yes' or 'no?' ... Is that a serious question? How could I answer?"

House GOP accuses Liz Cheney of tampering with J6 witness, ask FBI to investigate criminality Interim report by Rep. Barry Loudermilk concludes Jan. 6 attack was “preventable,” highlights intelligence and security failures, Cheney's possible shenanigans.

ALL-AMERICA ECONOMIC SURVEY Majority of Americans are ready to support Trump and large parts of his agenda, says CNBC survey

16-year-old boy accused of killing 4 family members at a New Mexico home

Walmart employees are now wearing body cameras in some stores

Tech executive found guilty for murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee

Police in Aurora, Colorado, say the overnight armed home invasion at a local apartment complex that resulted in 14 suspects being detained was "without question a gang incident."  Just before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police were called to The Edge at Lowry Apartments in the 1200 block of Dallas Street for a reported armed home invasion in which victims were kidnapped and assaulted, the Aurora Police said.

NJ pilot’s drone lost power in restricted flight space — while mystery drone kept flying

O’Keefe Media Group on Saturday released FEMA Part 4: James O’Keefe snuck into emergency FEMA locations and exposed an empty disaster recovery center.

The news comes after Ahmadi performed the concert on Wednesday in defiance of Iran's strict morality laws for women. Alongside the mandatory hijab law, women are also not free to sing publicly in Iran.

The prisoner CNN helped free from a secret facility in Syria was actually a notorious member of Bashar al-Assad’s forces known to torture those who refused to pay him off, according to a shocking local fact check.

he latest snag? A fight over economic assistance for farmers as part of a one-year extension to the farm bill. Originally, this was supposed to be a straightforward swap: redirect some Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds toward direct aid for farmers. But Johnson slammed the brakes, wary of touching IRA funds and ruffling feathers with President-elect Donald Trump, who has made dismantling the legislation a priority.

Eric Adams was denied millions of dollars in public funds for his re-election bid — delivering a massive blow to the embattled mayor’s campaign as candidates line up to challenge the indicted pol.

BREAKING: The Patriot Front announces they will be shutting down operations the same day that Wray steps down as FBI Director

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Police: Northshore school teacher arrested for attempted child rape

NEW: Mollie Hemingway rips the Biden administration for spending nearly $300 million to suppress speech.

Trump rings opening bell at NYSE in front of Time ‘Person of the Year’ cover with Melania and daughters by his side

I am pleased to announce that Kari Lake will serve as our next Director of the Voice of America. She will be appointed by, and work closely with, our next head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, who I will announce soon, to ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media.

Time Magazine to Name Trump 'Person of the Year': Politico

Antony Blinken confirms the Taliban has received $10 million from U.S. taxpayers since the Afghan withdrawal. The actual number has been reported to be much higher.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigations: Venezuelan gang in every major city in state

North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature erodes incoming Democrats’ political powers

A federal appeals court struck down Nasdaq (^IXIC) rules designed to encourage more diverse company boards, the latest defeat for DEI policies across corporate America. The decision handed down by nine judges for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans concluded that the Securities and Exchange Commission should not have approved the Nasdaq rules in 2021.

Fla. Woman Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Blue Cross Blue Shield After Denied Claim: 'Delay, Deny, Depose'

Boston spoke to police after the incident and apologized, stating she "used those words because it’s what is in the news right now,” per the affidavit.

Seventeen people have just indicted on 222 charges connected to a car theft ring in the sanctuary city of Denver, Colorado.

New Mexico Governor Refuses National Guard Deployment for Mass Deportations

China’s maritime movements around Taiwan are largest in decades, Taipei says