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 - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been found guilty in his second major trial involving the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. The ruling was handed down by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Friday, where Najib, 72, was found guilty on all 21 counts of money laundering and four counts of abuse of power in the illegal transfer of 2.2 billion Malaysian ringgit ($543m) from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth ...

Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 - PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump's planned East Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month, ​according to a federal commission tasked with reviewing the project. The new ballroom, which Trump ‌has said would cost $400 million and would dwarf the adjacent White House building, has been challenged in court by preservationists, ...