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Top News Stories for Monday, December 22nd 2025
Monday, Dec 22nd, 2025 -
The U.S. Coast Guard tried Saturday to intercept an oil tanker linked to Venezuela that is now fleeing away from the Caribbean Sea, according to three U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive operation, days after President Donald Trump said he would crack down on sanctioned vessels involved in the country's oil trade. The tanker, called the Bella 1, was en route to pick up oil ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Dec 22nd, 2025 -
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that Trump has said the U.S. needs to take over. "Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country's Interests for ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Dec 22nd, 2025 -
The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.6 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history, Powerball officials said Sunday. No ticket matched all six winning numbers on Saturday — white balls 4, 5, 28, 52, 69 and red Powerball 20. That sets up the fifth-largest U.S. jackpot ever for Monday's drawing, according to a news release from Powerball. The biggest U.S. jackpot was ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Dec 22nd, 2025 -
A White House envoy said Sunday he held "productive and constructive" talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine . Posting on social media, Steve Witkoff said the talks aimed at aligning on a shared strategic approach between Ukraine, the United States and Europe. "Our shared priority is to stop the killing, ensure guaranteed ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Dec 22nd, 2025 -
Backlash after broadcaster announces the program, due to air on Sunday night, 'needs additional reporting' CBS News is facing a backlash, including from one of its own correspondents, after it cancelled a 60 Minutes investigation into a brutal prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants. The episode of its flagship program about the Cecot megaprison was due to air on ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 22nd, 2025 -
– A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, in a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, died from his injuries, said Svetlana Petrenko, the spokesperson for Russia's Investigative Committee, the nation's top criminal investigation agency. "Investigators are pursuing ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Dec 22nd, 2025 -
"It was the coolest experience," exclaimed Micahela Benthaus as she landed on Earth after an enthralling trip in space that lasted about 10 minutes. As the ivory-colored, dome-shaped craft flanked open its hatch, the recovery team unrolled a carpet on the desert floor of West Texas, southwestern United States. Some staff members ushered hauled the wheelchair for her, that she had left to navigate the remarkable ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Sunday, Dec 21st, 2025 -
The Department of Justice restored online a photo from the Jeffrey Epstein files that contained images showing President Donald Trump after backlash over its removal. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche earlier said the DOJ removed several Epstein file documents from its website to comply with part of a federal court order aimed at protecting victims. Blanche denied the removal of a specific photo had anything to ...
Source: cnbc.com
Sunday, Dec 21st, 2025 -
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — As the percussive horns of Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" filled the air, Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni — wearing a black T-shirt bearing the words, "Been there, won that" — made the rounds in the locker room, offering hand clasps and back slaps to his players after they accomplished something that hadn't happened in two decades: win a second consecutive NFC East title. ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Dec 21st, 2025 -
By COLLEGE STATION, Texas The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes' national championship hopes are still alive after a 10-3 upset win over the No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Miami (11-2) next faces the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1) in a quarterfinal matchup in the Cotton Bowl (Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.). Here are nine notable stats from the Hurricanes' win over the Aggies. 10 : Miami's ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Dec 21st, 2025 -
Figures show the number of settlements in the West Bank has surged by nearly 50% under Israel's current government. Israel has approved 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank in a fresh blow to the possibility of a Palestinian state. The move brings the number of new settlements over the past few years to 69, a new record, according to Israel 's far-right finance minister Betzalel Smotrich. Widely ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Dec 21st, 2025 -
The incident is the second mass shooting to happen in South Africa in three weeks. Nine people have died and at least 10 others are wounded after a shooting at a South African pub. Authorities said around 12 suspects in a white mini-bus and a silver sedan opened fire at KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal, 28 miles (45km) west of Johannesburg just before 1am on Sunday. "Some victims were randomly shot in the streets by ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Dec 21st, 2025 -
Maria Farmer, whose sister Annie was abused by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, says Epstein 'stole' nude images While Donald Trump's justice department did not deliver on a legal requirement to disclose all Jeffrey Epstein-related files by Friday, one document in an otherwise underwhelming disclosure lifted the veil on authorities' inaction – and its dire consequences for dozens of teen girls. That document is ...
Source: theguardian.com