The Petersburg Post
Top News Stories for Wednesday, December 3rd 2025
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he did not see any survivors after a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat and "a couple hours" passed before he learned of a second lethal attack on the vessel. Speaking to reporters assembled for a cabinet meeting , Hegseth distanced himself from the strike that killed the two survivors as they floated helplessly in the water along with the ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Cybersecurity training company Hack The Box Ltd. today unveiled HTB AI Range, a controlled artificial intelligence cyber range built to test and benchmark the safety, limits and capabilities of autonomous AI security agents. Claimed to be a world's first, HTB AI Range replicates live, high-stakes cyber battlegrounds, tailored for enterprise readiness, where AI agents and human operators are evaluated ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
President Donald Trump's legally dubious tariffs have harvested hundreds of billions of dollars from American companies and customers this year, despite the president's claims that foreign countries are paying them. Now some of those companies want that money back. Costco, the retail behemoth, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday to demand a refund of any tariffs that the government collected ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether the agency should scrap its long-standing recommendation that every baby get a hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth. The shot — universally recommended for newborns in the U.S since the early 1990s — is credited with driving down cases of acute hepatitis B infections in kids by 99% . The ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
New Delhi — India's government revoked an order on Wednesday that had directed smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to install a state-developed and owned security app on all new devices. The move came after two days of criticism from opposition politicians and privacy organizations that the "Sanchar Saathi" app was an effort to snoop on citizens through their phones. "Government has ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume on Dec. 30, the country's Transport Ministry announced Wednesday, more than a decade after the airplane's mysterious disappearance over the Indian Ocean. The Malaysian government said that Texas-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity is set to begin a 55-day targeted deep-sea search for the missing aircraft in the ...
Source: foxnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian and European officials on Wednesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of faking interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no signs of a breakthrough, although negotiations were expected to continue. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Putin should "stop wasting the world's time." U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Texas A&M fell four spots from No. 3 to No. 7 in the next-to-last College Football Playoff rankings after the Aggies' loss to Texas. The Aggies are still safely in the field and in line to host a first-round game. Behind A&M, Notre Dame dropped a spot to No. 10 after beating Stanford while Alabama moved up to No. 9 with its win over Auburn. Both Ohio State and Indiana stayed in their spots at the top of the ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
San Francisco is going after food brands that produce "ultra-processed foods," accusing the companies of fueling a public health crisis. The 64-page lawsuit, filed on December 2 by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, accused some of the country's biggest food brands of selling dangerous, ultra-processed foods to residents of San Francisco. It named 11 brands as defendants: The Kraft Heinz Company, Mondelez ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dubbed the 'Mona Lisa of the decorative arts', the work is now the most expensive Fabergé egg ever sold at auction A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg considered the "Mona Lisa of the decorative arts" smashed records last night, selling for £22.9m at Christie's in London to become the most expensive Fabergé egg ever sold at auction. Known as the Winter Egg for its delicate frost and ...
Source: theartnewspaper.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a pause on immigration application processing for nationals from 19 countries and said it would re-examine immigration and asylum cases approved during the Biden administration. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the hold and review of all pending asylum applications and USCIS benefits applications filed by immigrants from the ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Approval for a huge 215,000 sq. ft. Chinese "super embassy" in central London was postponed for a third time at the last minute, but was expected to get the go ahead in January after the government determined it was not a threat to national security. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had been due to announce its decision Dec. 10, but said Tuesday that it needed more time , ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Ads have appeared in conversations and leaks about the ChatGPT experience for a while now, but the chatbot doesn't feature any form of advertising as of this writing. Even ChatGPT Free accounts can use the chatbot without having to deal with any sort of ads, though recent developments indicated the Free tier would eventually get advertising, just like other free AI products from the competition. That said, some ...
Source: bgr.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Democrats in Washington want to impose legal requirements on whom the Trump administration can bring in as temporary immigration judges , after the White House terminated at least a dozen tenured judges. A bill introduced on Wednesday by California's Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Juan Vargas would authorize the attorney general to appoint temporary immigration judges that have served on appellate panels, are ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Money Taxes IRS Releases Guidance On New Trump Accounts For Children The IRS has released initial guidance on contributions, limits and withdrawals for the new Trump accounts authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—as well as how to apply to open one. The IRS has released new guidance on Trump Accounts, a new type of individual retirement account (IRA) for eligible children created under the One Big ...
Source: forbes.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
By Under the Trump administration, U.S. airports will soon begin charging a new $45 fee to certain travelers on domestic flights. The measure was announced Monday by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which will be responsible for collecting the fee at airports nationwide , where it will offer an "alternative system" of identification. "Identity verification is essential to traveler safety, because ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The alleged shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was in court Tuesday for the second day of his evidentiary hearing. Luigi Mangione, 27, is accused of fatally shooting Thompson, 50, on a sidewalk in Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024. Thompson was on his way to a UHC shareholders' meeting. Mangione was arrested five days later at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa. Altoona police officer Joseph Detwiler, ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya. Apple's head of artificial intelligence and machine learning has stepped down from the company. John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya. Mr ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Medical experts are questioning the White House's explanation for President Donald Trump's MRI tests as " preventive ." A Monday memo released by presidential physician Sean Barbabella described the results of "a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health" as normal. "This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump's age," Barbabella said. But imaging ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
This year, the holidays don't feel celebratory for many Americans who've been negatively affected by the Trump administration's decisions. We're here to make sure those people do not go unheard. Help us hold the administration accountable. Already a member? Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) torched President Donald Trump on Tuesday for pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández. ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
MEXICO CITY — Armed men entered through a window to ambush Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the most elusive of the Sinaloa cartel's leaders, who was then loaded onto a plane, drugged and spirited across the border to the United States, according to details revealed Monday in the plea hearing of the drug trafficker who abducted him. Joaquín Guzmán López, the 39-year-old son of former Sinaloa ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
This newsroom tells stories that reflect real lives and real stakes. Your support ensures that work continues. Join as a member today and close the year by strengthening independent reporting for all. Already a member? A Republican senator proposed a bill Monday that would require Americans who hold dual citizenship to renounce their foreign citizenship, legislation that could affect first lady Melania Trump and ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Tuesday pushed back against the Trump administration's latest threat to withhold SNAP funding from Democratic-led states unless they provide information about recipients. Healey called the move "truly appalling and cruel" and demanded that the crucial funding keep flowing to vulnerable Americans. "The Trump Administration is once again playing politics with the ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
A majority of the justices appeared supportive of arguments by a crisis pregnancy center that it should be able to challenge a subpoena from the state's attorney general in federal court. A majority of the Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to believe an anti-abortion pregnancy center should be able to challenge a subpoena demanding its donor information in federal court. The dispute focused on a subpoena issued by ...
Source: nytimes.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
The Trump administration is expected to expand its travel ban to include around 30 countries, a bid to more aggressively curtail migration to the US following last week's shooting of two National Guard members in Washington. A list of the countries being added to the ban is expected to come soon, according to a Department of Homeland Security official. The administration already has in place a full block on ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
This newsroom tells stories that reflect real lives and real stakes. Your support ensures that work continues. Join as a member today and close the year by strengthening independent reporting for all. Already a member? The Canadian-owned publisher of Paulette Bourgeois' "Franklin the Turtle" children's book series condemned Defense Secretary "unauthorized" use of the fictional reptile to . Hegseth has faced ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies. The moon's orbit around the Earth isn't a perfect circle so it gets nearer and farther as it swings around. When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens. It makes the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASA. Supermoons happen a few times ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Netflix's four-part docuseries chronicles the rise and fall of Combs, also known as Diddy, as he goes from hip-hop mogul and . He was acquitted of the most serious charges, including RICO conspiracy and sex trafficking by force or fraud, and is set to be Not only does the series feature interviews with many who have been inside Diddy's inner circle, including Bad Boy Records cofounder Kirk Burrowes, actor Mark ...
Source: insider.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next? Thousands of Starbucks baristas are on strike across the US, warning the world's largest coffee chain to brace for the "longest and biggest" bout of industrial action in its history. Barely a year after Brian ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
817,297 13,148 Market yield on U.S. treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity. Updated daily. Welcome, + Article Summary Zillow removed First Street climate risk data from listings after CRMLS questioned its accuracy, while Redfin and Realtor.com continue to display the information. AI Summary Zillow has begun removing climate risk data from listings on its site. The New York Times, which first ...
Source: housingwire.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Singers Olivia Rodrigo and Jess Glynne have also attacked Mr Trump's government for using their music on anti-illegal immigration videos. Sabrina Carpenter has hit out at an "evil and disgusting" White House video of migrants being detained that uses one of her songs. "Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda," the pop star posted on X. The White House used part of Carpenter 's upbeat song ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Samsung's long-awaited tri-fold phone is launching in Korea this month, with a US launch early next year. Samsung has a new foldable smartphone, and it's not just another Z Flip or Z Fold. The Galaxy Z TriFold has three articulating sections that house a massive 10-inch tablet-style screen, along with a traditional smartphone screen on the outside. The lavish new smartphone is launching this month in South Korea ...
Source: arstechnica.com