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Sunday, Dec 14th, 2025 -
The U.S. troops who were killed and injured in Saturday's ambush attack in Syria were members of the Iowa National Guard , a senior U.S. official told Fox News. An ISIS gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, killing two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an American civilian translator, the official said. Three additional U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack. Trump Vows ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Dec 14th, 2025 -
Authorities on Sunday morning said that a person of interest was in custody in the shooting at Brown University. An earlier story is below. PROVIDENCE — A gunman was still at large after a shooting at Brown University during final exams Saturday afternoon that killed two students and wounded nine other people and triggered a lockdown for the Ivy League campus and the busy neighborhood around it. Little ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Dec 14th, 2025 -
Hamas has confirmed the killing of senior commander Raed Saad in an Israeli attack in Gaza in the highest-profile assassination of a senior figure in the Palestinian group since the October ceasefire. The Israeli military had said it killed Saad in an attack on Saturday near Gaza City. At least 25 people were wounded. Confirming Saad's killing in a video statement on Sunday, Hamas's Gaza chief, Khalil al-Hayya, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Dec 14th, 2025 -
BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. envoys arrived in Berlin on Sunday for another round of talks intended to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv stuck to their sharply opposite views of a prospective peace deal. said that Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials will hold a series of meetings. He said he will meet personally with U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Dec 14th, 2025 -
In addition to 11 fatalities, at least 29 people have been injured, including a child and two police officers. At least 11 people have been killed after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Here is what we know so far about what happened in the Australian coastal city. Latest updates on shooting How many people were killed or injured? In addition to 11 fatalities, at least 29 people have been injured, ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Dec 14th, 2025 -
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama returned from a 12-game absence with 22 points and nine rebounds, giving San Antonio a surge and the Oklahoma City Thunder just its second loss with the 111-109 victory Saturday night putting the Spurs in the NBA Cup final. The Spurs play the New York Knicks in Tuesday night's final. Oklahoma City's last defeat was Nov. 5 at Portland, and the Thunder carried a 16-game ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Dec 14th, 2025 -
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The law firm hired by the University of Michigan to investigate former football coach Sherrone Moore's relationship with a staffer will continue its probe of the program and is prepared to expand its inquiry throughout the athletic department, according to two people familiar with the situation. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
New pictures released by House Oversight Democrats from the estate of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein reveal sordid new details about the disgraced financier's life. In addition to the eye-opening pictures showing , the trove of 92 new photographs contains pictures of sex toys, models, and to the convicted sex offender's island. Below are some of the most disturbing images from Epstein's estate, setting the ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
LONDON (AP) — Medics and health charities on Saturday praised King Charles III for giving a public update on his cancer treatment, saying his call for people to get tested for the disease could save lives. In a strikingly personal video statement, the British monarch acknowledged that a cancer diagnosis can feel "overwhelming," but said catching the disease early brings "the precious gift of hope." Here's ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Op-Ed: Favors for the rich kids — US executive order against state AI regulation is an incredibly stupid mistake The world is tired of trying to tolerate this insanity. The last thing anyone expects from the US is realism or competence on any level. Total trade, diplomatic, and socioeconomic failure apparently isn't enough, though. Trump's much-hyped executive order is to pre-empt and "target" states that ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
The end of the year brings noise. Your membership ensures our newsroom remains a clear, reliable source of facts for the whole community. Help us keep the signal strong for the year ahead. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate failed to get anywhere on the health care issue this week. Now it's the House's turn to show what it can do. Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican alternative late Friday, ...
Source: huffpost.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Dec. 13 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Saturday ended U.S. sanctions on potash fertilizers from Belarus in exchange for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko releasing 123 political prisoners. Lukashenko freed the prisoners, who include Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and political opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova, in an effort to improve the Russia-allied nation's relations with the United ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Fernando Mendoza is Indiana's first Heisman Trophy winner. The junior quarterback beat Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia, Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love and Ohio State QB Julian Sayin to win the 2025 Heisman on Saturday night. Mendoza won the award as Indiana went undefeated in the regular season, and is the No. 1 seed for the College Football Playoff . "Standing here tonight, holding this bad boy, representing Indiana ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are his top choices to lead the US Federal Reserve and that he expects the next chair of the central bank to consult with him on interest rates. Trump, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Friday, indicated that Warsh, a former Fed governor, has climbed up the short list of contenders to challenge Hassett, the White House ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a ceasefire. Thai officials have said they did not agree to a ceasefire, and Cambodia has not commented on Mr. Trump's claim. Its defense ministry instead said Thai jets carried out airstrikes Saturday morning. Cambodian media ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Follow Earth on Google Indoor tanning remains common in many places, even as new warnings keep appearing. Many people focus on getting a quick tan and don't think much about what happens under the surface. A new study reveals clear genetic damage from indoor tanning that natural sunlight does not usually create. The tan fades quickly, yet mutations remain inside the skin. Rising danger of tanning beds Researchers ...
Source: earth.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
South Carolina health officials say a measles outbreak is growing amid holiday travel and low vaccination rates, and they warn the spread could continue for weeks. As of Dec. 10, the state's Department of Public Health has confirmed 114 cases, nearly all in the state's upstate region. Of 111 cases recorded there, 105 were in people who were unvaccinated, and three had received only one shot of the two-dose measles ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
News US federal judge orders ICE not to rearrest Kilmar Abrego Garcia US District Judge Paula Xinis issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia again, pending further hearings. The TRO came only a few hours after Judge Xinis ordered Abrego Garcia's release from ICE custody in Pennsylvania. In the TRO, Judge Xinis wrote, "Abrego ...
Source: jurist.org
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Kevin Rodriguez Zavala died from blunt-impact trauma on ride at Universal's Epic Universe theme park A Florida sheriff's office has concluded that the death of a 32-year-old man while riding a high-speed roller coaster at Universal's Epic Universe theme park was accidental. According to a report released Friday by the local medical examiner, Kevin Rodriguez Zavala suffered a deep cut on the left side of his ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Peter Greene, the actor known for playing villains and criminals, including in his role as Zed in "Pulp Fiction," died at his New York City home Friday, his manager confirmed. He was 60. Greene was found dead inside his Lower East Side apartment, manager Gregg Edwards said. He did not disclose a cause of death. Greene's death was first reported by the New York Daily News. He played the character Zed, a sadistic ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Lionel Messi fans cause chaos as star visits Kolkata stadium on first day of India tour | World News
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
West Bengal's chief minister says she is "deeply disturbed and shocked" and has apologised to Messi and ordered an investigation. Lionel Messi fans have caused chaos in Kolkata after the football legend appeared at a stadium on the first day of his Indian tour. Seats were ripped up, the stage was trashed and people invaded the pitch after an event that was abandoned after about 20 minutes. Pictures also show a ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The Trust wants the court to declare that Trump, by fast-tracking the project, has committed multiple violations of the Administrative Procedures Act and the National Environmental Policy Act President Donald Trump has been sued by preservationists who have asked a federal court ...
Source: independent.co.uk