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The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth

NASA's two stuck astronauts are taking their first spacewalk together, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included athletes returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and their Russian coaches, a group of hunters coming home after a guided trip in Kansas and an Ohio college student headed back to campus after attending her grandfather's funeral

Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel were released on Thursday, while one remaining Thai citizen remains in captivity

Europe’s economy stagnated late last year as its former growth engine, Germany, finished a second straight year of shrinking output

The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a course amid political turmoil in leading economies France and Germany