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The holiday travel rush hit its peak Friday as mild weather and lower flight cancelation rates raised hopes for merrier drivers and airline passengers than last year. (Image credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)

Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence and weaponry to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said.

Speeding up expulsions of immigrants and boosting detention could have unpredictable effects.

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Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 are celebrating. They have each won 400,000 euros ($440,000), in the top prize of Spain’s huge Christmas lottery. (Image credit: Paul White/AP)

What’s News: Business & Finance

Trump suggests Harris would ‘be better’ as president than Biden  The Hill

A Colorado jury found two paramedics guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man they injected with ketamine.

Ukraine said it shot down three Russian warplanes in one of its most successful operations against Russian air power in the war.

A U.S. drone strike in Somalia killed the alleged mastermind behind a 2020 attack that left three Americans dead at a Kenyan air base.