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(Reuters) -Lucid Group on Thursday launched a cheaper variant of its Gravity SUV with a starting price of $79,900, as the luxury electric-vehicle maker seeks to reach a broader audience amid slowing EV sales in United States. The Gravity Touring, offers up to 337 miles of range and seats seven, joining the higher-priced Grand Touring variant in Lucid’s SUV lineup. Orders for the new variant were open on Thursday with some configurations available for immediate delivery.

By Daphne Psaledakis and MacDonald Dzirutwe WASHINGTON/LAGOS (Reuters) -The United States is considering actions such as sanctions and Pentagon engagement on counterterrorism as part of a plan to compel the Nigerian government to better protect Christian communities and religious freedom, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Thursday.

(Reuters) -The Syrian central bank on Thursday sent its first Swift message to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, central bank Governor AbdulKader Husrieh told Reuters. “We sent (a) greeting message to all our international correspondent banks. We started with the Federal Reserve,” Husrieh said.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday that calls by President Donald Trump to urge the agency to rescind licenses held by ABC stations would fail in court. Trump on Tuesday said broadcasting licenses used by affiliates of Walt Disney’s ABC should be “taken away” after the Republican president objected to a question posed by a reporter for the network.

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A Border Patrol operation targeting suspected undocumented migrants in Charlotte, North Carolina has ended, local officials said on Thursday, following five days of sweeps by federal agents that ended in hundreds of arrests and sparked protests by local citizens.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the handling of a mortgage fraud probe of Senator Adam Schiff led by President Donald Trump-appointees Ed Martin and Bill Pulte, CNN reported on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Negotiations between the Trump administration and Harvard University are close to being finalized, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told reporters at the White House on Thursday. The administration has opened a number of investigations into the university to monitor its compliance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s directives, an effort critics say amounts to political persecution. (Reporting by Nandita Bose and Gram Slattery; Editing by Chris Reese)

The Houston Texans do not expect running back Joe Mixon to play this season as he continues to recover from an offseason foot injury, NFL Network reported Thursday. Mixon, 29, was placed on the non-football injury list this summer with hopes that he could eventually return to the field. He made his second Pro Bowl and recorded his fifth career 1,000-yard season in his first year with the Texans in 2024.

Slugger Kazuma Okamoto and right-hander Kona Takahashi became the latest Japanese stars posted for MLB free agency on Thursday. Both players can negotiate with teams during a 45-day window that opens Friday at 8 a.m. ET. and closes on Jan. 4 at 5 p.m. ET. If either remains unsigned, he would return to his Nippon Professional Baseball club. Okamoto, 29, was posted by the Yomiuri Giants and Takahashi, 28, by the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice on Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session with an ankle injury. It is the second straight week the two-time MVP did not practice on Wednesday of a game week. Last week, it was knee soreness that interrupted his preparations. If the pattern holds, Jackson should be ready to start on Sunday when the streaking Ravens (5-5) host the New York Jets (2-8) while looking for their fifth straight win.