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Select 32-ounce bottles of International Delight Cinnabon Classic Cinnamon Roll and Hazelnut coffee creamers have been recalled.

The comedian says jeans are no longer his friend.

Dolly Parton appeared at Dollywood on Friday following her husband's death on March 3. The country music star spoke about Carl Dean's death with guests.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., discussed a Trump-backed government funding bill on the eve of a partial government shutdown.

It was a moment so unbearable, Davis took her dissatisfaction straight to the writers.

The return of a legend. 

In recent years, research has suggested a connection between oral bacteria and Alzheimer's disease, raising concerns for those with poor dental health.

City officials say a Republican bill to fund the federal government will force the city to lay off all manner of personnel, including police.

Diddy pleaded not guilty to a new version of his sex trafficking indictment. The "I'll Be Missing You" rapper was originally charged in September.

The former central banker has promised to deliver ‘action’ as country faces hostility on trade from the United States.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a second person who participated in the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University.

President Trump is using leverage to simultaneously level the playing field for American industry, raise revenue, secure investment and boost employment of Americans.

When the Environmental Protection Agency was formed in 1970, its mission was to protect the environment and human health. Since then, scientists, health experts and advocates have worked to implement regulations aimed at protecting and cleaning the air we breathe and the water we drink. Many of these regulations, which were aimed at cleaning up the air, also helped reduce carbon emissions, which can contribute to climate change – so it was a win for our bodies and the planet. 

As it pushes to implement a plan to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is counting on an argument about out-of-control federal judges to prove irresistible to some Supreme Court conservatives.

Along with incinerated skeletal remains, personal items at least 200 pairs of shoes were found at the ranch.

A House bill in Florida, if passed, could crack down on auto-tipping and service charges. It would give patrons the ability to refute required charges if the service was not satisfactory.

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Hackman's dog most likely died from dehydration and starvation, according to a report released by Santa Fe County's animal control agency.

The US Justice Department is investigating whether individuals involved in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University last year violated federal anti-terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday.

The Biden White House turned over government cellphones belonging to President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence to the FBI as part of the bureau’s 2020 election investigation.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, was slammed for promoting "snake oil remedies" during a confirmation hearing Friday on Capitol Hill.

Pentagon launches military fitness and grooming review, citing erosion of standards under Mark Milley. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vows to restore high expectations.

Three months into 2025, the United States has surpassed the total number of measles cases in the country for all of last year.

Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office cast doubt on the offer, accusing the U.S. and Israeli-designated terrorist group of trying to manipulate talks underway in Qatar on the next stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

"In the end, I'm kind of quite pleased," the actor explained.

Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank, was arrested by immigration officers for overstaying her student visa, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Sex, drugs and … Guinness?

US stocks rallied Friday as investors tried to stage a rebound to finish a rocky week, though all three major indexes were still on track to close the week in the red.

The Defense Department has dissolved its Office of Net Acquisition – a think tank-like arm of the Pentagon that Republicans have claimed was involved in the Trump-Russia investigation.

The story, which Trump delivered in an especially colorful form at the White House on Thursday, is not true.

Hamas said it is prepared to release American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander and the bodies of four dual nationals held hostage in Gaza.

Mark Carney, a central banker turned politician, steps into his role at a crucial moment as President Trump sets his sights on Canada’s sovereignty and keeps threatening more tariffs.

Morgan Wallen's hit song "Sand in My Boots" could have been Luke Bryan's, who says he passed on it because he felt he was singing too many songs about trucks.

Eight alleged members and associates of Atlanta's "GoodFellas" gang have been charged with violent crimes including attempted murder and attempted carjacking, according to an indictment that was unsealed in the Northern District of Georgia on Thursday. 

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may have “significantly underpaid his Social Security and Medicare taxes” in recent years, according to a memo prepared by Democratic staff on the Senate Finance Committee and obtained by CNN.

Town hall hosted by North Carolina Republican Congressman grew heated as a man who identified himself as a veteran was removed by security, video shows.

Martin Klebba, who plays the dwarf "Grumpy" in the upcoming Snow White adaptation, voiced his disappointment that the film's premier will be so downgraded after years of controversy.

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is keeping the door open to a possible Republican run in the 2026 race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

U.S. officials have said Washington was set to discuss technical issues related to a possible ceasefire next week.

By cutting federal employees, the Trump administration may increase its reliance on firms that take in billions through government contracts.

U.S. consumer sentiment swooned in March, with a preliminary gauge released by the University of Michigan on Friday proving far weaker than economists had expected.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) shared an intriguing theory Thursday about why the president is only threatening nations that don't pose a threat to the U.S.

The U.S. president seemed optimistic that the three-year conflict would soon come to an end.

As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near Green Bay, Wisconsin, are bracing for catastrophe.

As sectarian violence once again engulfs Syria, Israel has deployed forces to the buffer zone with its neighbor to prevent any possibility of an Oct. 7-like scenario.

Danette Colbert, who was arrested after reporter Adan Manzano was found dead in hotel outside New Orleans before Super Bowl, has a history of fraud in Louisiana.

Gold prices reached $3,000 an ounce for the first time in history Friday, boosted by demand for safe-haven assets as investors fret about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and geopolitics.

CNN denied altering and destroying hotel surveillance video showing Sean "Diddy" Combs assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. The rapper's legal team made the claims in court.

Hope for a return to stability in Syria has been shaken by deadly violence that began March 6 in Syria's coastal region. (Screengrab from a VOA video). The UN says the conflict in Syria displaced some 12 million people in Syria, including more than 6 million refugees. (Screengrab from a VOA video)

New details have emerged in the case against a Connecticut stepmother accused of holding a man, now 32, in captivity for 20 years.

According to the 2024 China Game Industry Minor Protection Report, as of December 2023, the number of internet users in China under the age of 18 reached 196 million. (VOA photo)

A study in the medical journal The Lancet published in March 2025 says that by 2045, about 12% of sub-Saharan Africans could have diabetes.

Andy Baraghani, the recipe creator and cookbook author, keeps his holiday table full of streamlined, modern takes on classic Iranian dishes.

Marlon Rabanales-Pretzantzin was charged with second-degree murder in a Long Island court on Thursday. Authorities said he had acknowledged hurting the child.

The Trump administration's recent changes to student loans are causing frustration and confusion for some borrowers.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is demanding life in prison for people found destroying records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Washington — The Senate is expected to begin voting Friday afternoon on a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline, following days of consternation from Senate Democrats over an uncomfortable choice — to allow the GOP bill to pass or let the government shut down.

President Donald Trump’s effort to transfer migrants from the United States to the Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is being buffeted by concerns inside and outside his administration.

Gold-standard pro-abortion research group calls for fewer mandated abortion reporting requirements among states due to 'hostile' political environment under Trump.

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The U.S. has seen at least 308 measles cases so far this year, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the most infections reported nationwide in a single year since a record 2019 wave.

A man rescued from a burning home in Connecticut told a shocking story of cruelty and constant hunger as he was held captive in a single room for 20 years by his father and stepmother, according to a newly released arrest warrant.

A Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica Friday in honor of Pope Francis as the 88-year-old marked two milestones this week: his 12-year anniversary as pontiff and the one-month mark since he was hospitalized for ongoing treatment of a respiratory infection.

Aaron Goodwin, of "Ghost Adventures" fame, filed for divorce on Wednesday, less than a week after his wife was arrested for allegedly conspiring to hire a man to kill him.

Biden conducted a similar event at the White House in August 2021, when he drove an electric Jeep Wrangler on the White House South Lawn but excluded Tesla.

Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s prime minister, after Justin Trudeau formally stepped down, as the country faces questions about its sovereignty from Donald Trump and a trade war with Canada’s largest trading partner, the United States.

Columnist David Marcus notes the atmosphere in the White House briefing room has completely changed, now that independent media has joined and the tenor is not dominated by hostility from the press.

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates, Hercules and Polar.

The Senate will take a key procedural vote on Friday afternoon to potentially tee up final passage of a crucial stopgap government spending bill to avoid a shutdown.

“Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.

As the deadline for the funding bill approaches, Senate Democrats are torn on what they should do to avoid a gornment shutdown.

Which signings and trades caused additional ripple effects?

When Angela Prichard arrived at work at the Mississippi Ridge Kennels in Bellevue, Iowa, the morning of Oct. 8, 2022, she did not anticipate her estranged husband, Christopher Prichard, would be waiting inside with a shotgun. What was meant to be a routine morning turned into tragedy when Christopher Prichard fatally shot her in the chest.

Alan Simpson, a longtime Republican senator from Wyoming who championed bipartisan solutions and steadfastly advocated for a moderate blend of conservatism, has died. He was 93.

Richard Grenell slammed leftists as "intolerant" after jeers erupted when Vice President JD Vance attended a Kennedy Center concert.

A specialist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 12, 2025.

The roof on a theater in Priština, Kosovo, is made covered entirely in solar panels designed to generate renewable energy on site.

A newly discovered security flaw with your iPhone or iPad could leave your personal information vulnerable to hackers.

No, Conan. Oscar can’t sit on a couch.

A man walks by the headquarters of Huawei in Brussels on March 13, 2025. Media reports say Huawei may be implicated in a Belgian corruption probe.

Meet “Mathemalchemy,” a traveling math-meets-art installation coming eventually to a dimension near you.

Agents from the Department of Homeland Security searched two student rooms at the university Thursday night.

Can two rivals, bringing Robert Indiana’s long-hidden work into the light, reboot his legacy for a new generation?

The Trump bump in consumer sentiment is now a Trump slump.

Former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today's political acrimony, has died. He was 93.

The amount of caffeine that's in this treat may surprise you.

In the depths of a bitterly cold and snowy January this year, Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister for nearly a decade, reluctantly decided to resign—a tacit admission that the sun was setting on his “sunny ways,” the mantra that propelled him to office in 2015.

The new report says at least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years.

The 29-year-old fashion photographer Tyler Mitchell had his own ideas about how to shoot the catalog for the museum’s spring Costume Institute show.

The man last known to be seen with a University of Pittsburgh student before she vanished from a beach in the Dominican Republic gave more details to local prosecutors about the last time he saw her, Dominican news agency Noticias SIN reported.

New Liberal Party leader Carney says ready to sit down with Donald Trump amid tensions over tariffs, annexation threats.

A WalletHub survey revealed what Americans think of tipping culture. Etiquette expert Rosalinda Oropeza Randall and others shared why more and more customers are feeling fatigued.

Although practicing Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the season of Lent, alligators and other cold-blooded animals may be the exception.

A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at the Department of Education are gutting the agency as a way to implement an unlawful plan by President Donald Trump to dismantle the department.

The remarks by the Russian leader suggested he wanted to draw out negotiations or make a truce impossible. Ukraine’s leader called the response to a cease-fire plan “manipulative.”

On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress to the Trump White House.

Communities living in wildlife areas protest in front of the British High Commission in Gaborone, March 12, 2025. (Mqondisi Dube for VOA) Siyoka Siamasiku, director of conservation coalition Ngamiland Council of Non-Governmental Organizations, March 12, 2025. (Mqondisi Dube for VOA)

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, will face questions in front of the Senate Committee on Finance Friday.

The National Weather Service predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the country with a population exceeding 100 million people.

Police in Japan said Friday that they had arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street.

North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards was asked a barrage of scathing questions about policies rolled out under Donald Trump's administration.