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By Jan Wolfe and Jack Queen Dec 4 – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed a victory to President Donald Trump in his effort to keep National Guard troops in Washington, pausing a lower court order that would have ended the deployment in the coming days. In a written order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted an injunction that said the troops needed […]

By Chibuike Oguh and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Global shares and the dollar on Thursday were mostly higher as traders await a Fed interest rate cut, although Wall Street stocks were mostly flat after a batch of economic data. U.S. stocks were lower after two consecutive sessions of gains, with the benchmark S&P 500 falling in choppy trading. Consumer staples, healthcare, and consumer discretionary stocks were […]

By Erin Banco and Phil Stewart Dec 4 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers have reviewed a summary of a Pentagon document that lays out the scope of the Trump administration’s campaign to strike vessels carrying narcotics in the Caribbean, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Members of Congress see the document as central to their investigation into a September 2 operation in which the U.S. military destroyed a suspected […]

Each NFL stadium will have to install a new playing surface by the start of the 2028 season to meet standards set through lab and field testing. NFL field director Nick Pappas detailed the plans for the program on Thursday that will provide each team “a library of approved and accredited NFL fields” before the start of next season. Teams will then have two years to install the new approved […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events. At the same time, the administration has added new criteria for highly skilled foreign workers seeking a particular visa. The new rules would deny entry […]

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant was sentenced to 90 days in jail after being convicted of felony conspiracy, trespassing and other charges. Zoe Rosenberg, 23, did not deny taking the animals from Petaluma Poultry but argued she wasn’t breaking the law because she was rescuing the birds from a cruel situation. A jury found […]

Former UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper is the new head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs. The school in San Luis Obispo, Calif., announced the hiring of Skipper on Wednesday. Skipper, 47, took over the Bruins this season when DeShaun Foster was fired after an 0-3 start. UCLA went 3-6 under Skipper with victories against then-No. 7 Penn State, Michigan State and Maryland. “Tim’s experience and accomplishments in college football […]

Lamar Jackson missed practice on Thursday as the Baltimore Ravens shifted gears on preparation for a collision with the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday that will set the top of the AFC North standings. Jackson had three turnovers on Thanksgiving night in the Ravens’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and was limited Wednesday because of an ankle injury that erased him from participating at all Thursday. Jackson has missed at […]

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – FIFA is weighing up the introduction of new refereeing technologies and stricter timekeeping rules at the 2026 World Cup as it looks to build on trials conducted at this year’s Club World Cup in the United States, senior officials said on the eve of the World Cup draw. Johannes Holzmueller, FIFA’s director of innovation, said the governing body wanted to expand use of a referee […]