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SYDNEY — Papua New Guinea’s prime minister declared a state of emergency on Thursday, suspending government and police officials after 16 people were killed in rioting in the Pacific island nation. A police and public sector protest on Wednesday over a pay cut that officials blamed on an administrative glitch descended …

Former President Donald Trump told the judge presiding over his New York civil fraud trial that he is an “innocent man” and that the lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James is “a fraud on me.” Trump made the remarks after his attorney Chris Kise asked Judge Arthur …

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorian gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and slayings, was discovered missing from his prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking. Macías began serving a 34-year sentence in 2011, but his prison stays …

Israeli military reports ongoing fighting in central, southern Gaza The Israeli military said this morning it was carrying out operations in central and southern Gaza, and has killed a number of what it said were “terrorist operatives” in those areas. In the central Al-Maghazi area, the IDF said it identified …

Former President Donald Trump indicated he has made up his mind about whom he would like to be his running mate should he win the Republican presidential nomination. “Well, I can’t tell you that, really,” Trump told Fox News during a town hall in Iowa on Wednesday when the moderators …

At 2 p.m. on Christmas Day, Rep. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., received an urgent phone call from his local sheriff’s office in upstate New York: There was a shooting at his home, and deputies were en route. Except, it wasn’t true. Williams was home with his family and everyone was safe. …

Andy Cohen is speaking out about his experience with becoming a victim of an imposter scam — and warning others of the red flags to look out for with these types of scams. In an exclusive interview on TODAY Jan. 10, Cohen told Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb about how …

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited arms factories this week, state media outlet KCNA reported on Wednesday, as the United States and its partners condemned the country’s arms transfers with Russia. Kim also highlighted recent “shortcomings” in the organization of munitions production and called for …

A state court judge in Washington state and a law clerk to a federal judge in Rochester, New York, who were both nominated by President Joe Biden to become federal trial court judges have withdrawn their names from further consideration. Spokane County Superior Court Judge Charnelle Bjelkengren and Colleen Holland of Rochester …

A second transgender woman’s petition to run for the Ohio House of Representatives is being challenged because she did not disclose her birth name, according to Ohio election officials.  Arienne Childrey, 41, of St. Mary’s, which is about 100 miles northwest of Columbus, is the sole Democrat to attempt a run …