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Top News Stories for Sunday, December 7th 2025
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
Pediatricians say panel's decision will create confusion and access issues, and condemn 'parody of public health' The entire US childhood vaccine schedule is now open for scrutiny, experts say, after government vaccine advisers took up discussions of the safety and efficacy of the vaccines and their components and changed its recommendations on one crucial prevention. Several of the vaccine advisers are longtime ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
Proposed merger would give Netflix control of HBO Max, DC Universe and major franchises like 'Game of Thrones' The Trump administration reportedly has some reservations about the proposed $72 billion deal for Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's film and television studios and streaming platform, HBO Max. A senior Trump administration official reportedly told CNBC that, inside the White House, the deal, ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON -- As Congress parses the details of a follow-on strike that killed initial survivors of President Donald Trump's first boat attack on Sept. 2, a much larger issue risks getting lost: whether Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have caused the military to commit crimes in a score of attacks. Adm. Frank M. Bradley, who commanded the Sept. 2 operation, on Thursday showed lawmakers a video of the ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons US Supreme Court agrees to consider the legality of birthright citizenship The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide on the principle of birthright citizenship, which holds that all children born on US soil are American citizens. The principle of birthright citizenship is rooted in Section 1 of the 14 th Amendment to the Constitution, and US President Donald Trump asked the court ...
Source: jurist.org
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
The Mexico national team found out the three opponents it will face in the 2026 World Cup group stage and fate couldn't have been much kinder to Javier Aguirre's side. in its second game on June 18. El Tri will end the group stage back in the nation's capital with a bout against the winner of UEFA's Playoff D, which could be Denmark, North Macedonia, Czechia or the Republic of Ireland. Aguirre's men are far from ...
Source: bradenton.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
Federal Judge Orders Release of Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records in Florida The big question is whether, as another judge suspected, this is just a DOJ distraction. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. A Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida has ordered the public release of grand jury transcripts from the first federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of underage ...
Source: motherjones.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
Elon Musk deems $140M fine against X 'bulls---,' says European Union 'should be abolished' Elon Musk and Trump administration officials delivered blistering criticism of the European Union after its executive branch issued a $140 million fine against Musk's social media platform, X. "The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
The US National Park Service (NPS) is removing Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth from its list of fee-free entrance days. The move is part of President Donald Trump's "modernisation" of the park service, which, beginning in 2026, also includes changing the parks' cost structure to favour American citizens over foreign visitors, following a July executive order from Trump. In addition to removing the two ...
Source: bbc.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pushed and pepper-sprayed Rep. Adelita Grijalva during an immigration enforcement action outside a Tucson restaurant on Friday, she alleges. Grijalva, D-Ariz., said she identified herself and was "asking for clarification" after finding about 40 ICE agents and their vehicles in the street outside a restaurant that she frequents, NBC News reported. The ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
Take Back Power, which describes itself as a new non-violent civil-resistance group, claims it was behind the act at the Tower of London Reading Time: 2 minutes Four protesters have been arrested after custard and apple crumble was thrown at a display case containing the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. Take Back Power, which describes itself as a new non-violent civil-resistance group, claimed it was behind ...
Source: scmp.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
The expansion would build on a travel ban already announced in June by the Republican administration. That barred travel to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries and restricted access to the U.S. for people from seven others. In a social media post earlier this week, Noem had suggested more countries would be included. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem holds a press conference, in Los Angeles, ...
Source: cnbc.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
With the White House's push for states to draw new maps ahead of the midterms not going as smoothly as planned, the Sunshine State is now entering the fray. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida could be the final state the White House can count on to pick up additional seats as part of the rare mid-decade redistricting cycle it has pushed ahead of the midterm elections. The Republican-controlled state officially ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
At least 11 people – including a three-year-old child – have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa. Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed the venue in Saulsville township, west of the capital Pretoria, early on Saturday. At least three unknown gunmen began firing "randomly" at a group of people who were drinking, police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said. The ...
Source: bbc.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
As catastrophic flooding inundated parts of Texas Hill Country on July 4, dispatchers received multiple frantic 911 calls from Camp Mystic, a Christian sleepaway camp for girls, describing children gone missing and pleading for helicopters to rescue them. Callers described fears that girls may have drowned, dozens of people unaccounted for and roads that had washed away. at Camp Mystic — 25 campers, the ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Thomas Müller has often enjoyed the upper hand in his longtime rivalry with Lionel Messi. The German star has come out on top in seven of 10 head-to-head matchups between the two, and his teams have twice eliminated Messi and Argentina in the World Cup. But on Saturday, in the latest marquee showdown between the two stars, it was Messi's turn. The Argentine super star capped ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
By Following public pressure, ride-hailing robotaxi service Waymo is making a significant change. Waymo, which Alphabet owns, has been under some scrutiny this week after the Austin Independent School District publicized videos of the company's robotaxis driving past Austin school buses with their stop signs and crossing bars deployed. As of November 20, Waymo robotaxis were committing school bus traffic violations ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court 's conservative majority on a steady march of increasing the power of the presidency, starting well before Donald Trump's time in the White House . The justices could take the next step in a case being argued Monday that calls for a unanimous 90-year-old decision limiting executive ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
A new released by the White House calls for asserting U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere and "cultivating resistance" within Europe, while reestablishing "strategic stability" with Russia and accepting the Middle East and its leaders "as they are." The strategy released late Thursday, which builds on President Donald Trump's " America First " maxim, marks a sharp escalation of his Administration's criticism ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Dec 5th, 2025 -
Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Indiana House of Representatives on Friday approved a new congressional map targeting the state's two incumbent Democrats, setting up a showdown next week in the state Senate, where the mid-decade redistricting faces more opposition. Friday's vote was 57 to 41 in favor, mostly along party lines. Still, 12 Republicans, including four in leadership positions, ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Dec 5th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial soccer tournament even more of a Trumpian flair. Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Price, had been heavily favored to win the newly created FIFA prize. He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Dec 5th, 2025 -
Russian President Putin said Russia could provide "uninterrupted" shipments of fuel to India. India has been scaling back on importing Russian oil amid U.S. sanctions on Russian companies like Rosneft and Lukoil. India received 38% of Russian crude exports in October, research shows, but the U.S. imposed a tariff on New Delhi for doing so. Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Indian Prime Minister ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Dec 5th, 2025 -
MADRID (AP) — Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare on Friday said it had restored services following an outage that took place in the morning and brought down several global websites including LinkedIn, Zoom and others, the second such crash to affect the company in less than three weeks. Cloudflare said the issue had been resolved and was not due to an attack. A change to how its firewall handles ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Dec 5th, 2025 -
Kash Patel 's girlfriend reacted and laughed off a fresh gossip that her boyfriend wanted FBI security detail to drop her 'drunk friend' home, on one occasion and was refused. MSNOW claimed that this happened more than once that Patel ordered the security detail protecting Alexis to escort one of her drunk friends after a night of partying in Nashville. The report said the security agents objected to diverting from ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Friday, Dec 5th, 2025 -
Host broadcaster says show will not suffer after four countries withdraw from 2026 contest over Israel and Gaza Austria has said it will continue with plans to host next year's Eurovision , in spite of its budget being hit by four countries boycotting the song contest over Israel's participation and the war in Gaza. At a meeting in Geneva, the national broadcasters that make up the European Broadcasting Union gave ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Dec 5th, 2025 -
Frank Gehry, the renowned architect who was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, has died, a representative confirmed to CBS News. He was 96. Gehry died Friday in his home in Santa Monica, California, after a brief respiratory illness, Meaghan Lloyd, his chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP, told CBS News in an email. He won every major ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Dec 5th, 2025 -
Frank Gehry, the architect whose undulating, titanium-sheathed museum turned little-known Bilbao, Spain, into an international travel destination and ushered in an era of spectacular form-making, has died. He was 96. He died on Friday at his home in Santa Monica, California, the New York Times reported, citing Meaghan Lloyd, his chief of staff. He lived in Santa Monica with his wife, Berta, in a house that was one ...
Source: bostonglobe.com