Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown Sunday after rebels seized control in Damascus. Surprise attacks have succeeded many times in history, but Artificial Intelligence (AI) might shape future outcomes.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson, whose appointment was held up by a prominent conservative in the Senate, was nominated on Tuesday by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the agency.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. Bankruptcy judge has rejected the sale of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' InfoWars media platform to satirical media outlet The Onion.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has unveiled new policies to ban entry to those who commit abuses against detained individuals.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The United States has given Kyiv a $20 billion loan funded by Russian assets frozen since the Kremlin invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blocked a bipartisan bill, that would have given journalists more protections under federal law, after Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon asked for unanimous consent Tuesday.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson and minority leader Hakeem Jeffries hosted a ceremony Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol to mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's address to Congress.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A fast-moving brush fire in Malibu, fueled by Santa Ana winds, exploded to 2,800 acres along the southern California coast Tuesday as most of the city has been ordered to evacuate.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden's economic policies are working despite the pain inflation has caused for consumers, he during a speech delivered at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees made the rounds Tuesday on Capitol Hill, where his Defense secretary choice Pete Hegseth appeared to gain ground with several key Republicans.