The Petersburg Post

Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 - A powerful storm system, which has prompted states of emergency in six counties and brought the wettest Christmas season to downtown Los Angeles in 54 years, has been blamed for at least two deaths. Stormy conditions are expected to persist across California, with authorities warning that the risks of flooding, high surf and avalanches remain. Waves near the San Francisco Bay Area were expected to reach up to 25 ...

Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 - Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power on Friday in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal , a ruling that could have significant political repercussions. The judge had yet to deliver the full verdict and sentencing. Malaysia and US investigators say at least $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund Najib co-founded ...

Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Conservative and liberal powerhouses united around Christmas in their condemnation of a new statement about the Epstein files made by the Department of Justice, with some already notifying the investigative authorities. The Justice ...

Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 - Maryland joined 18 states and the District of Columbia Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging a Health and Human Services declaration last week that health care facilities offering gender-affirming care to minors would be barred from Medicare and Medicaid. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Oregon, claims that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exceeded his authority with the Dec. 18 declaration, which ...