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President Trump said Thursday he would finalize a trade deal with the U.K. "very soon" as he tries to lock in favorable trade terms for the U.S. despite a court case looming over negotiations.

The man who fatally shot three Pennsylvania officers and injured two before he was killed by police has been identified as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, according to a law enforcement official.

A helicopter from Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, crashed Wednesday, with no word on survivors amid the ensuing fire that paused rescue efforts.

President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a multibillion-dollar technology pact Thursday boosting cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy.

Israel's laser-based air defense system has reached full operational capability and is expected to be integrated into the country's screen against missiles, drones and enemy aircraft by the end of the year, Israeli officials said.

The District of Columbia's three top elected officials are scheduled to testify Thursday before the House Oversight Committee about public safety in the nation's capital.

Nvidia said Thursday it is investing $5 billion in Intel, the struggling chipmaker that offered the U.S. government a stake in its company under pressure from President Trump.

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll says unit commanders will investigate service members' insulting social media posts about last week's slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a violation of Army norms.

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security this week placed 32 foreign companies, including 23 in China, on its blacklist of sanctioned firms for activities that threaten America's security.

President Trump last month designated NASA and several other agencies as requiring national security protection based on their primary function of serving national security, including intelligence, counterintelligence and investigative work.