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Top News Stories for Thursday, December 11th 2025
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate by a quarter-point for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from President Trump, who has demanded steep reductions to borrowing costs. In a statement released after a two-day meeting, the Fed's rate-setting committee suggested further rate cuts would ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Global News & Analysis A Lack of AI Governance Leads to Additional Security Risks A report by Acuvity AI recently found that artificial intelligence (AI) security is "poorly" governed, leaving organizations open to risk. The report predicts a 50% expected data leakage through generative AI tools in the next year. Forty-nine percent of survey respondents anticipate "shadow AI" incidents, and 41% are concerned about ...
Source: securitymagazine.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
The Supreme Court appeared uncertain about whether it would strike down a major campaign-finance restriction during oral arguments on Tuesday, with some of the court's conservative members questioning a right-wing push to do so. The case, National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission , revolves around a legal challenge to Congress's ban on "coordinated party expenditures." Federal election ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using U.S. forces to seize an oil tanker is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration's latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States. ...
Source: military.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Washington — A federal judge in New York has granted a request from the Justice Department to unseal more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a brief four-page ruling on Wednesday, Judge Richard Berman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered the unsealing of grand jury materials as well as investigative records, documents and communications from the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Dallas congresswoman opened her Senate campaign by telling voters that she "has gone toe to toe with Donald Trump." Her Democratic primary opponent insisted that Americans are tired of "politics as a blood sport." The divergent approach highlights how U.S. Rep. are navigating a race where Democrats hope to break a three-decade losing streak in Texas. It also reflects a broader divide ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
The Trump administration has reached an agreement that could end President Biden's signature student loan repayment plan, a move that may force millions of borrowers back into repayment. The Education Department on Tuesday announced a proposed settlement with the state of Missouri that it said would terminate the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, plan, an income-driven repayment plan that tabulates loan ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Ukraine to Give Revised Peace Plans to US as Kyiv Readies for More Talks With Its Coalition Partners
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is expected to hand its latest peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day ahead of his urgent talks with leaders and officials from about 30 other countries supporting Kyiv's effort to end the war with Russia on acceptable terms. As tension builds around U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a settlement and his calls for an election ...
Source: military.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Australia became the first country to enforce a nationwide under-16 social media ban as global regulators watch closely. Platforms face tough age checks amid privacy fears, unreliable tech, and circumvention by teens. Other governments from Europe to Asia are weighing similar moves, positioning Australia as a test case. In this article In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Home » » WASHINGTON – Republican Sens. Mike Crapo and Bill Cassidy unveiled a bill that would deposit $1,000 to $1,500 into health savings accounts for qualifying customers. The proposal aims to be an alternative to the extension of the Affordable Care Act . Subsidies granted during the COVID-19 pandemic for the Affordable Care Act , also known as "Obamacare," expire this month. Americans will ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Officials in Kentucky have identified the 19-year-old victim killed in Tuesday's shooting at Kentucky State University. The Franklin County Coroner's Office identified the victim as De'Jon Darrell Fox Jr., according to multiple news reports . He was a student at the school in Frankfort and was the only victim in the incident. He was from Indianapolis, news reports said . Soon after the shooting on ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. President Donald Trump and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo The U.S. government threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court unless the body vowed not to prosecute President Donald Trump . Officials in the ...
Source: rawstory.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to invest $35 billion in India through the end of the decade. Executives detailed the initiative at the sixth edition of a business event the company holds annually in New Delhi. According to Amazon, the investment will support "all its businesses." That suggests some of the funds could go toward growing Amazon Web Services Inc.'s local presence. AWS inaugurated its first cloud ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
By and Following her decisive victory in Miami's runoff election, Mayor-Elect Eileen Higgins laid out a vision for a new era in Miami politics Wednesday, with promises to end City Hall's "reality TV show" culture and instead focus on tackling major issues plaguing Miami residents. "So first of all, the temperature on the dais has to go down," Higgins told reporters in her first post-election press conference. ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The decision is on hold through the weekend, until Monday A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to cease deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles , returning control to the state. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
– Renewed border fighting between showed no signs of abating Wednesday, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced people in both countries living in strained conditions as more flooded into Associated Press reporters on the Thai side of the border heard sounds of outgoing, indirect fire Wednesday. About 400,000 people have been evacuated from affected areas in Thailand and around 700 schools closed while ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
News Florida governor designates CAIR as foreign terrorist organization Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed an executive order designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a foreign terrorist organization. The executive order, an unprecedented step at the state level, cites a supposed connection between the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as the primary justification for the designation. ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Set aside your matches or lighter and try to start a fire —chances are you'd be left cold and hungry. But as early as 400,000 years ago, ancient hominins may have had the skills to conjure flame, according to groundbreaking new evidence of fire making that is 350,000 years older than scientists' previous earliest example. Investigators looking to understand our ancestors have long been interested in the ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
U.S. banking regulators are warming up to cryptocurrency in a way never seen before. For much of the digital asset sector's history, crypto companies have accused U.S. regulators of regulatory arbitrage by enforcement, while regulators accused the industry of racing ahead of basic risk controls. Banks, caught in the middle, largely stayed on the sidelines, experimenting quietly while waiting for a clearer signal. ...
Source: pymnts.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump's crusade against renewables was dealt a blow on Monday when a federal judge vacated a January executive order that halted wind energy development on public lands. In May, 17 states and the District of Columbia filed suit against Trump over the order, which directed federal agencies to "not issue new or renewed approvals, rights of way, permits, leases, or loans for onshore or offshore wind ...
Source: reason.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Energy drinks might give you wings, unleash the beast or fuel your grind - but chugging too many might pose a serious stroke risk, doctors warn. An otherwise fit and healthy man in his 50s with a daily eight-can habit found out the hard way, a case study published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Case Reports states. This patient suffered permanent damage from a minor stroke caused by extremely high blood pressure, ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Conservative justices asked whether the Supreme Court needs to sharpen its guidance on how courts assess intellectual disability in death penalty cases, signaling concern that its precedents are misapplied. The justices on Wednesday heard argument in the case of Joseph Smith, who was sentenced to death in Alabama for a 1997 robbery-murder despite evidence that he may have an intellectual disability. After years of ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Heart disease has long been the top killer of women in the United States, but new research suggests uterine fibroids, which many may not even be aware they have, could be putting them at a significantly greater risk. A large, 10-year study found that women with leiomyomas had an 81% higher long-term risk of heart disease than those without the common condition. Women with fibroids — generally benign tumors ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. All five countries have withdrawn after Israel's participation in the competition was officially confirmed last week. Stefan Eiriksson, director-general of Icelandic national broadcaster RÚV, said: "There is no peace or joy connected to this contest as things stand now. On that basis, ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
"Chip War" author Chris Miller is worried about the U.S. losing its advantage over China in artificial intelligence talent. In 2020, China's ranked first in the world at 3.57 million STEM graduates — far more than the U.S. with just 820,000. With advances in tech, Chinese companies have also seen the highest growth rate in U.S.-granted patents last year. This report is from this week's CNBC's The China ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Because only part of the man's sperm carried the mutation, only the second round of genetic testing revealed the problem. By then, it was already too late. Reading time 3 minutes A man who donated significant amounts of sperm to a Danish sperm bank discovered he had a genetic mutation that increases the risk of childhood cancers. Some of these children have been diagnosed with two types of cancer, while others have ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado 's daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother's behalf Wednesday, hours after officials said Machado would miss the ceremony. Machado has been in hiding and has not been seen in public since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in a protest in Caracas, Venezuela's capital. Jørgen Watne ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) – Instacart, the San Francisco-based company that operates its eponymous grocery delivery app, is responding to reports that it charged some customers more than others for the exact same items as part of an artificial intelligence-enabled experiment. The allegations stem from a study conducted by Consumer Reports , an advocacy group known as Groundwork Collaborative, and the non-profit ...
Source: wfla.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the weekend. NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet . When it reappeared, there was only silence. Launched in 2013, ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Sherrone Moore's time at Michigan is suddenly over. The Wolverines fired their head football coach on Wednesday afternoon. Michigan fired Moore for cause, too, due to an investigation that uncovered off-the-field transgressions. Michigan confirmed the move on Wednesday afternoon, and said Moore "engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member." Further specifics of that relationship, or when the ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Emil Bove, a top Trump Justice Department official turned federal appeals court judge, attended a campaign-style presidential rally in Pennsylvania in a highly unusual move for a sitting judge. Bove, who was confirmed to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in July, was in the audience in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania on Tuesday night while President Donald Trump delivered remarks, which were initially billed ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Shares of Oracle Corp. dropped more than 10% in extended trading today after the cloud and database giant missed expectations on quarterly revenue while going full-steam ahead on its ongoing artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. The company reported second-quarter earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $2.26 per share, easily beating Wall Street's target of $1.64 per share. However, ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Women are hitting the top of the corporate ladder only to find something waiting for them: exhaustion. According to a report published Tuesday by McKinsey and LeanIn.org, a nonprofit founded by Sheryl Sandberg, burnout among senior-level women is the highest it has been in the past five years. Around 60% of these women said they have frequently felt burned out at work in the past few months, compared with 50% of ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Madison Muller and Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines caused deaths in adults, as part of a safety review that earlier appeared to just be focused on children. The investigation, being conducted across different divisions of the FDA, comes at a time when U.S. Health and Human ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
We're long past relying only on smartphones for our mobile computing needs. iPhones and Android devices are routinely paired with specific wearable accessories: can also help with the latter, reducing the need to use a wrist wearable. In this crowded ecosystem where ideas often get recycled, wearable company Pebble managed to deliver a surprise accessory; a ring with no health sensors. Instead, is a smart AI ...
Source: bgr.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats to revert to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri a "wasteful" diversity move, according to a leaked internal cable. The department switched to Calibri, a modern sans-serif font, in January 2023, saying it was a more accessible font for people with disabilities because it did ...
Source: abc.net.au
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark said Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua was "totally out of bounds" for his comments on the Atlantic Coast Conference this week. Notre Dame have a football scheduling alliance with the ACC and are a full member of the conference in other sports. Bevacqua has claimed the ACC damaged Notre Dame's chances at making the College Football Playoff, instead campaigning ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Reading time 4 minutes The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 27 new cases of measles on Tuesday, all identified since last Friday, bringing the total number of identified cases in the state this year to 114. There are currently at least 254 people in quarantine in South Carolina, though the problem isn't just confined to one state. The latest figures from the CDC, which haven't been updated in ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
The World Cup draw last week for the first rounds saw Iran and Egypt pitched against each other in Group G, and due to play at the Seattle Stadium on 26 June, with local organisers planning a "moment to showcase and celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities". Iran and Egypt have complained after FIFA scheduled a World Cup match between the two nations in Seattle to coincide with the city's LGBTQ+ Pride festival. Seattle's ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
The EU announced Tuesday it had opened a probe to assess whether Google breached antitrust rules by using content put online by media and other publishers to train and provide AI services without appropriate compensation. The European Commission said the investigation would look into concerns that the US tech giant might be distorting competition by imposing unfair terms and conditions on publishers and content ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
( The Hill ) – More American newborns are not receiving vitamin K shots, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that from January 2017 to December 2024, 3.92 percent of the more than 5 million newborns in a U.S.-based electronic database did not receive a vitamin K shot. The share of newborns who did not receive the shot rose from 2.92 ...
Source: wfla.com