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Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
In a motion Tuesday, Peters' lawyers said the Colorado appeals court no longer has jurisdiction over her case because of a Dec. 5 pardon issued by Trump. They also asked the court to release her from prison because of the pardon. Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado clerk, was there for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. Trump's ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
The U.S. Supreme Court late Tuesday dealt the Trump administration a significant blow in one of the many cases challenging the president's authority to use National Guard troops to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents engaged in mass deportations. Acting on an application for a stay , a majority of justices voted to keep in place a temporary restraining order issued in early October by U.S. ...
Source: lawandcrime.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Upcoming software purchases should no longer be one-time contracts; they're living partnerships built on shared data and trust. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways In the year ahead, your relationship with your software vendors may change radically, perhaps even a greater shift than the switch from disks to Software as a Service. You may start paying only for the actual ...
Source: zdnet.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump's administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning early next year, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday. In an email, the department said it expects the first notices to be sent to roughly 1,000 borrowers in default the first full week of January and that the number of notices would increase each month. Wages could be garnished as early as ...
Source: truthout.org
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
The European Commission is warning of possible action against the US after travel bans were imposed on five Europeans accused of pressuring American technology firms to censor or suppress US viewpoints. The European Union's executive branch has warned it would respond to any "unjustified measures" after the US State Department barred five Europeans it accuses of pressuring American tech companies to censor or limit ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a US-led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, revealed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, though key questions remain over territory and whether Moscow could accept the new terms. The 20-point plan, agreed on by US and Ukrainian negotiators, was being reviewed by Moscow, but the Kremlin is unlikely to abandon its hardline territorial demands for full Ukrainian ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
'Explosive device' was triggered when police approached a suspicious person, say officials Two traffic police officers and a third person have been killed in a car explosion in Moscow, Russia's investigative committee has said. The committee, which investigates major crimes, said in a statement on Wednesday that an explosive device had been triggered when the officers approached a "suspicious person" near their ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent at STAT, where she covers HHS. You can reach Chelsea on Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. WASHINGTON — A coalition of Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has sued the federal health department, calling a declaration that rejected gender-affirming care signed by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an overreach of his authority. The lawsuit, filed by ...
Source: statnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
BRISTOL, Pa. – Rescuers braved shooting , falling debris and the threat of more explosions to evacuate dozens of nursing home residents after a blast ripped through a , killing a resident and an employee, and setting off a frantic search of the wreckage. Officials said Wednesday they'd located everybody after hours of looking. The police chief of Bristol Township said he'd "never seen such heroism," and a ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Homeowners spent much of 2025 watching borrowing costs finally ease after two years of elevated rates, and by the end of the year, home equity loan interest rates had followed mortgage rates lower as the Federal Reserve delivered three consecutive cuts. That shift opened the door for more affordable borrowing heading into the new year, especially for homeowners looking to tap their equity to consolidate debt, fund ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Dec. 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump 's newly tapped special envoy to Greenland, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, has denied suggestions the United States is "trying to conquer" the island, which belongs to Denmark. Landry made the remarks Tuesday during an appearance on Fox News' . He said the United States wants an open dialogue with the people of Greenland, which is self-governing, to understand what they want. ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
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Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Defenders of reproductive rights on Tuesday responded with alarm after President Donald Trump's administration quietly imposed an abortion ban at the US Department of Veterans Affairs following a legal opinion penned by a deputy assistant attorney general. After the 2022 Roe v. Wade reversal, the Biden administration allowed the VA to provide abortion counseling and care for service members and beneficiaries in ...
Source: truthout.org
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Five-time major champion looks poised to become a fascinating test case for golf's future after exiting Saudi-funded breakaway tour It was portrayed as amicable when it felt so inevitable. News that Brooks Koepka will step away from LIV Golf in 2026 comes as no shock. This never felt a particularly sensible alliance; an individual who craves glory at the top level and a disruption regime that has grasped for ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Sean "Diddy" Combs has asked an appeals court to release him from prison and overturn his conviction on two prostitution-related crimes. In a court filing for an expedited appeal, the rap mogul's attorney argued that he was improperly sentenced, and that the conduct that resulted in his conviction was not criminal in nature. Attorney Alexandra Shapiro called Combs' 50-month prison sentence "unlawful, ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article President Donald Trump calls Stephen Colbert a 'pathetic trainwreck' before abruptly shifting tone to wish followers a happy holiday in latest Truth Social posting spree Twas the rant before Christmas on Truth Social early Wednesday morning as President Donald Trump lashed out at ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers. The change follows a series of actions by the Trump administration aimed at reshaping a visa program that critics say has become a pipeline for overseas workers willing to work for lower pay, but supporters ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 24th, 2025 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! ServiceNow entered into an agreement to acquire Armis for $7.75 billion in cash. The acquisition will expand ServiceNow's security workflow offerings and advance AI-native, proactive cybersecurity and vulnerability response across all connected devices. Together, ServiceNow and ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
Two new sets of data show consumers are spending strongly but not feeling confident. U.S. gross domestic product climbed at a seasonal and inflation-adjusted 4.3% annual rate in the quarter running from July through September, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday (Dec. 23). The report had been delayed by the government shutdown. "The increase in real GDP in the third quarter reflected ...
Source: pymnts.com
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of an oral version of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy could potentially expand access to millions of patients and give the Danish company a much-needed fillip in the red-hot market. The first GLP-1 pill specifically for obesity, also branded as Wegovy, is a 25-mg oral formulation of semaglutide, the active ingredient in the ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
The former entertainer, 50, faces one count of rape and one of sexual assault of two more alleged victims Russell Brand has been charged with further sexual offences, including one count of rape, the Metropolitan police have said. The 50-year-old former entertainer has been charged with one count of rape and one of sexual assault of two further alleged victims. These charges are on top of the charges of two counts ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
If a DJI drone was on your list to buy going into 2026, you might want to act quickly. The Federal Communications Commission has implemented an anticipated ban on the import of foreign-made drones, including those manufactured by DJI, the world's leading seller of the flying devices. The FCC on Monday added uncrewed aircraft systems and their components that are produced in a foreign country to its Covered List, a ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
Two other people held on suspicion of criminal damage after protest at insurance company's offices Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after taking part in a protest holding a sign expressing support for Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers. The Swedish activist, 22, arrived after a protest had begun outside the offices of an insurance company in London. She sat down with a sign saying "I support the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. "Since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I'll cut to the chase," Sasse, 53, wrote in a long message on the social platform X . "Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child, two days before Christmas. The barrage struck homes and the power grid in 13 regions of Ukraine, causing widespread outages in bitter temperatures, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
A decision from the University of Oklahoma on Monday left some asking whether the research university can still be seen as having "academic standards" after an instructor was removed from teaching duties for giving a failing grade to a student who focused on her own religious beliefs about gender in a paper for a psychology course. The university released a statement saying the graduate teaching assistant in the ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Dec 23rd, 2025 -
Melodee Buzzard's mother was arrested Tuesday and accused in the death of her 9-year-old daughter after the girl's body was found in a rural area of Utah more than two months after she disappeared in Southern California. Investigators uncovered a "significant amount of evidence" that indicated that Ashlee Buzzard, 40, killed her daughter, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told reporters. Buzzard is being held ...
Source: nbcnews.com