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4:44 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U_S_ has announced an additional $6 million in aid for Cuba as the island’s crisis deepens and tensions escalate between the two countries, with Cuba’s president accusing the U_S_ of an “energy blockade.”

4:30 PM on Thursday, February 5

Investigators have released a detailed timeline in the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared five days ago

4:26 PM on Thursday, February 5

Sharp drops hit Wall Street as technology stocks sank even more and bitcoin’s price plunged again to roughly half its record set in the fall

4:20 PM on Thursday, February 5

4:19 PM on Thursday, February 5

Amazon misses 4Q profit estimates despite faster than expected growth in cloud computing business

4:09 PM on Thursday, February 5

Nearly 70 people had to be rescued from gondola cabins at an upstate New York ski area after a mechanical problem forced a shutdown

3:38 PM on Thursday, February 5

The incoming archbishop of New York says he plans to emphasize the importance of evangelizing as he takes charge of one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses

2:56 PM on Thursday, February 5

A Southern California county and a foster care agency have agreed to a $13.5 million settlement with six children who were placed in an abusive home after being rescued from squalid and abusive conditions in their parents’ home

2:21 PM on Thursday, February 5

Federal prosecutors have arrested and charged a Minneapolis man, accusing him of doxing and threatening to kill immigration officers

1:15 PM on Thursday, February 5

A freight train has derailed in Connecticut, sending cars carrying hazardous materials tumbling into a river

11:02 AM on Thursday, February 5

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino says he hopes a legal battle with a Hong Kong firm over Panama Canal ports does not escalate

10:41 AM on Thursday, February 5

In Venezuela, political critics are emerging from hiding following the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro

7:04 AM on Thursday, February 5

Finland women’s hockey team’s opening game against Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics has been postponed because a stomach virus has depleted the Finns' roster

6:29 AM on Thursday, February 5

An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to a shootout between police and a suspect has crashed in an accident that killed the pilot and a trooper on board

4:06 AM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level, military-to-military dialogue for the first time in more than four years

2:45 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal

11:51 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Emergency crews battled a blaze and evacuated patients from a northeastern Pennsylvania hospital after a fire broke out

10:46 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Iran and the United States are set for talks Friday in Oman over Tehran's nuclear program

10:00 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Sharp drops hit Wall Street as technology stocks sank and bitcoin plunged again to roughly half its record price set in the fall

2:01 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Authorities are searching for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who was apparently kidnapped from her Arizona home over the weekend