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China has announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it calls their support for arms sales to Taiwan

Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip

The Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change

The start of the Masters has been delayed by at least one hour because of bad weather

The start of the Masters was pushed back to 10:30 a.m. local time Thursday because of the weather, though the heaviest of the rains that were expected overnight missed Augusta National

The Masters began after a weather delay of 2 1/2 hours on Thursday, though the heaviest of rains that were expected overnight had missed Augusta National

Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores

Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores

President Joe Biden says the U_S_ defense commitment to Pacific allies is “ironclad.”

Ukraine’s parliament has passed a law that will govern how the country recruits new conscripts following months of delay and after thousands of amendments were submitted to water down the initial draft