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Top News Stories for Tuesday, December 16th 2025
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
US President Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of Rob Reiner - after his earlier remarks about the killed Hollywood director, a longtime Trump critic, sparked widespread condemnation. The US president told reporters the director was "very bad for our country", having earlier written on Truth Social that Reiner's death was linked to "Trump derangement syndrome" - a term he often uses to describe his critics. ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are set to present a case to prosecutors Tuesday following Nick Reiner's arrest in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, which stunned their communities in Hollywood and Democratic politics, where both were widely beloved. Prosecutors are set to decide whether and how to charge 32-year-old Nick Reiner , who is being held in jail without bail. ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Federal authorities in the United States have arrested four members of an antigoverment left-wing group over an alleged bomb plot targeting immigration agents and companies, among others, in California, officials have said. Announcing the arrests on Monday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had disrupted "a massive and horrific terror plot" being ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Donald Trump's plan for a $300 million ballroom on White House grounds faces an early courtroom test on Tuesday. Preservationists accuse him of illegally tearing down the East Wing in a sweeping makeover critics call an abuse of power. US District Judge Richard Leon scheduled a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Four of the nation's top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated infant formula tied to a dangerous botulism outbreak from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters posted Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent letters to leaders at Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons saying the companies continued to sell ByHeart infant formula for days or weeks, despite a Nov. 11 ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 -
Following failed congressional attempts to limit state AI laws, on December 11, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence . The Order represents federal intervention into the growing landscape of state-level AI regulation. According to the Administration, a patchwork of state laws has created inconsistent and burdensome compliance ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 -
NEW YORK — UPS stole tens of millions of dollars in pay from seasonal workers who help the shipping giant deliver packages during the busy holiday season, forcing some to clock in well after their shifts started and deducting pay for lunch breaks they never took, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleged in a lawsuit Monday. Filed in state court in Manhattan, the lawsuit accuses UPS of "repeatedly and ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 -
Home » » MADISON, Wis. – Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's trial begins on Monday, December 15. The Trump administration sought charges against Dugan for her actions in the spring. Dugan faces federal charges of obstructing a proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest. The trial in federal court in Milwaukee revolves around what happened with Eduardo ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 -
Redfin and Realtor.com see mortgage rates averaging 6.3% in 2026 Other forecasts put the average around 6.0% The Fed isn't expected to cut interest rates much next year ( NewsNation ) — Elevated mortgage rates have kept buyers on the sidelines , and 2026 is expected to ease some of that pressure, but not by much. Housing forecasters see the 30-year fixed rate hovering around 6% next year — lower than ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 -
3 min read President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday classifying "illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals" as weapons of mass destruction — though it was not immediately clear what practical effect that might have. "Today I'm taking one more step to protect Americans from the scourge of deadly fentanyl flooding into our country with this historic executive order," he said in the ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 -
Representative says her son was let go once he showed ID as Trump ramps up operation targeting Somali population in Minneapolis Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar told a Minneapolis broadcaster that her son had been stopped over the weekend by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after Donald Trump ordered an operation targeting the Minnesota city's Somali population. "Yesterday, after he made a stop ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 -
By Breana Noble, The Detroit News In a major move away from electric vehicles, Ford Motor Co. will take a majority of $19.5 billion in special charges in the fourth quarter of 2025 as it restructures its Model e division to be profitable by 2029 and reutilizes EV plants for other applications. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker will focus on higher-return products and businesses. It has ended production of the ...
Source: miamiherald.com