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Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy admiral who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat arrived on Capitol Hill for a classified briefing Thursday with top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security. The information from Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, who is now the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, comes at a potentially crucial ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Business Policy Why Trump Accounts Are A Game-Changer For U.S. Children And Families Steve Forbes praises the new "Trump Accounts" and points to the $6.5 billion donation by Michael and Susan Dell to help fund those of 25 million American children. The exciting, stunning announcement The Dells want to expand the reach of a program Congress passed last summer, which would set up special savings accounts for ...
Source: forbes.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article New footage and images released by Democrats as lawmakers ask for update on Epstein files from the Justice Department Leer en Español Never-before-seen photos and videos, released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee , reveal details of late sex offender ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The body of a Thai agricultural worker held hostage in Gaza for nearly 800 days has been returned to Israel, the Israeli government said Thursday. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in a statement that the family of Sudthisak Rinthalak, 42, had been informed of the return of his remains. Rinthalak, who has been an agricultural worker in Israel since 2017, was killed by ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday for the first of two days of discussions about childhood vaccine schedules and recommendations. The panel will focus on the hepatitis B vaccine and vote on whether to continue recommending it be given to all children at birth or delay the first dose. The hepatitis B vaccine has been universally recommended for ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a massive increase in usage across businesses, websites, and even for personal recreation. AI is often controversial, with schools worrying about students using it to cheat on homework and authors like A housing dispute went to the California courts in Mendones v. Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. A video was submitted that claimed to be witness testimony. Judge ...
Source: bgr.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
NEW DELHI — India 's telecoms ministry on Wednesday rolled back its order for smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices. The Ministry of Communications on Monday asked smartphone makers to install the government's "Sanchar Saathi" app within 90 days and to prevent users from disabling it. It also required manufacturers to push the app onto older models through a ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US 'drug boat' war is legally shaky Pentagon's Law of War manual clearly prohibits attack, but justification for whole campaign also faces tough questions Graphic depictions of two survivors being killed by a second US military strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug ferrying boat have provoked outrage where previously there was none – or at least relatively ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claim America's top vaccines official promised, in a long and argumentative memo to staff on Friday, to revamp vaccine regulation after claiming that at least 10 children died from Covid vaccination – but he offered no evidence for that allegation and scant details on the new approach. The ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Steve Cropper, the prodigious guitarist, songwriter and producer who played a pivotal role in shaping the lean gutbucket soul music made at Memphis' Stax Records in the 1960s and '70s, died on Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 84. His death, at a rehabilitation facility, was confirmed by his wife, Angel Cropper, who did not specify the cause. As a member of Booker T. & the MG's, the house rhythm section at ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Skywatchers in Northeast Ohio and beyond will get a bright send-off to 2025's lunar calendar this week when December's "cold moon" rises as the last supermoon of the year. The cold moon officially peaks at 6:14 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, but it will appear full for several nights. The cold moon is December's traditional name for the 12th and final full moon of the year. This time, it doubles as ...
Source: cleveland.com
Europe's plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia's Medvedev
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
The European Commission is considering using frozen Russian assets held in Europe to support Ukraine. It plans to unlock $105 billion for the effort through a reparations loan or international borrowing, though favors the former. Russia's Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said that it could be tantamount to an act justifying war. Russia's security council chief warned on Thursday that ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a letter from former President Joe Biden as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on inauguration day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria A law expert has said Donald Trump cannot revoke the pardons, executive orders, or proclamations made by president Joe Biden . Trump has insisted that ...
Source: rawstory.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Move marks president's latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and support for cleaner-running vehicles Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is repealing the Biden-era federal fuel economy standards, significantly weakening fuel efficiency requirements for tens of millions of new gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. It marks the US president's latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Defense Department's inspector general said in a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has used unsecured devices and messaging services while discussing classified information. The report was delivered to Congress on Wednesday and follows an eight-month investigation into Hegseth's use of the messaging app Signal to discuss classified plans for strikes in Yemen, which the IG concluded ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume on Dec. 30, the country's Transport Ministry announced Wednesday, more than a decade after the airplane's mysterious disappearance over the Indian Ocean. The Malaysian government said that Texas-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity is set to begin a 55-day targeted deep-sea search for the missing aircraft in the ...
Source: foxnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Amazon Web Services Inc. Chief Executive Matt Garman's keynote at AWS re:Invent was filled with product updates with vision sprinkled in to help customers understand why the innovation matters. To no surprise, this year's keynote had a strong focus on the explosion of artificial intelligence and agents. The presentation outlined AWS' strategy for empowering customers and developers in this new era by focusing on ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
A doctor who supplied "Friends" star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed, musing to a fellow physician over "how much this moron will pay" for the drug, was jailed in California on Wednesday. Salvador Plasencia, 44, is the first of five people to face justice over Perry's 2023 death in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home. Plasencia was ordered to serve 30 months in prison for ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
The family of Colombian fisherman Alejandro Carranza Medina, believed killed by the US military in a boat bombing in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 15, has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accusing US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of murder over the unlawful attack. "From numerous news reports, we know that [Hegseth] was responsible for ordering the bombing of boats like ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Affordable Care Act subsidies that help millions of Americans pay for health insurance will expire in less than a month. But razor-thin margins in Congress, partisan division and competing plans are making it less and less likely that lawmakers will find a bipartisan deal to keep the assistance going - which means some households will probably face spiking insurance costs next year. Senate Republicans promised ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Brooke Rollins says California, New York and Minnesota among states that won't cooperate with fraud investigation Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday threatened to withhold SNAP funding from states that don't provide the government with data about the immigration status of recipients. Rollins said during a Cabinet meeting that the Trump administration's request from February is intended to root ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola among companies sued over ultra-processed foods linked to diabetes, cancer The city of San Francisco is suing 10 major food manufacturers — including Kraft Heinz and Coca-Cola — accusing them of knowingly fueling a public health crisis with ultra-processed foods. City Attorney David Chiu filed the lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday, arguing that ultra-processed ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
There is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of the potential for metal fragment contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said that the various shredded cheeses were recalled by Great Lakes Cheese Co. The cheese products are sold under private store-brand labels at several retailers, including Target, Walmart and Aldi. ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Texas A&M fell four spots from No. 3 to No. 7 in the next-to-last College Football Playoff rankings after the Aggies' loss to Texas. The Aggies are still safely in the field and in line to host a first-round game. Behind A&M, Notre Dame dropped a spot to No. 10 after beating Stanford while Alabama moved up to No. 9 with its win over Auburn. Both Ohio State and Indiana stayed in their spots at the top of the ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a pause on immigration application processing for nationals from 19 countries and said it would re-examine immigration and asylum cases approved during the Biden administration. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the hold and review of all pending asylum applications and USCIS benefits applications filed by immigrants from the ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
2 min read Jim Jordan, the Republican Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said he has issued a subpoena to former Special Counsel Jack Smith to privately testify before the committee in mid-December. The subpoena follows Smith's continued calls to allow him to testify publicly about his investigations and cases against President Donald Trump. In the letter to Smith, which Jordan shared on X on Wednesday , ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Police in New Zealand are waiting for nature to take its course after a man allegedly tried to smuggle a 33,000 New Zealand dollar ($19,000) pendant out of a jewelry store by swallowing it. The 32-year-old man, who has not been publicly named, is accused of eating an ornate Fabergé octopus pendant at Partridge Jewelers in Auckland on Nov. 28. Evidence of the alleged theft has yet to emerge, police said ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
A new report in Nature discusses how the dramatic increase in satellite launches will affect astronomy. Before 2019, the largest group of associated satellites was the Iridium satellite constellation, which first launched five satellites on May 5, 1997. Currently, 76 are active with six spares also in orbit. I remember our astronomy club in El Paso going out during evening twilight to watch "Iridium flares," ...
Source: astronomy.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Ritz cracker manufacturer Mondelēz Global has recalled 70 cases of peanut butter sandwich crackers in eight states due to a mislabeling issue that could lead to severe allergic reactions. Mondelēz Global LLC recalled 20-count Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches on Nov. 28 that were sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. According to the company, ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
This year, the holidays don't feel celebratory for many Americans who've been negatively affected by the Trump administration's decisions. We're here to make sure those people do not go unheard. Help us hold the administration accountable. Already a member? The White House on Tuesday attacked after for using her music in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest video. In a reference-filled attempt to diminish ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday formally announced a new immigration enforcement crackdown in New Orleans, the latest city led by Democrats to see a surge in Border Patrol agents tasked with carrying out President Trump's mass deportation campaign. DHS said it dubbed the operation "Catahoula Crunch," confirming plans reported by CBS News in mid-November. At the time, CBS News reported that ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- At least one person is dead following a targeted shooting Wednesday in the food court of MGM National Harbor hotel and casino in Maryland, according to authorities who are hunting for the gunman. Police responded to reports of the shooting shortly before noon Wednesday, arriving at the scene to find a male victim, who was later pronounced dead, Prince George 's County Police Chief George Nader said ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
The US members-only warehouse retailer Costco has sued President Donald Trump's administration, demanding a refund for tariffs it has paid on imported goods, according to a lawsuit reviewed by AFP. The suit, filed on Friday in the US Court of International Trade, says the tariffs are illegal. It does not specify how much reimbursement the multinational company is seeking on tariffs paid since they took effect ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
An employee at a Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade. ASHLAND, Va. — The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed and ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The shingles vaccine could slow the progress of dementia, according to a new study from Stanford. These findings follow previous research that found older adults who received the vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years compared to those who didn't get the shot. "For the first time, we now have evidence that likely shows a cause-and-effect ...
Source: foxnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
New research announced by NASA on Tuesday details a bevy of exciting discoveries from asteroid dust that could provide clues to how life developed in our neck of the cosmos, including the sugars required for basic life forms, a mysterious gum-like substance and a surprising amount of stardust from supernovae. NASA's robot spacecraft, Osiris-Rex, scooped up rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu in ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Meta has hired longtime Apple design leader Alan Dye to run a new creative studio inside its Reality Labs division, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a series of posts on Threads on Tuesday. "Today we're establishing a new creative studio in Reality Labs led by Alan Dye, who has spent nearly 20 years leading design at Apple," Zuckerberg wrote on Threads , saying the group will help define "the next generation of our ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
This year, the holidays don't feel celebratory for many Americans who've been negatively affected by the Trump administration's decisions. We're here to make sure those people do not go unheard. Help us hold the administration accountable. Already a member? President Donald Trump said he will issue a preemptive pardon for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Wednesday, effectively voiding Cuellar's 2024 indictment for ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's four-part documentary on embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was released Tuesday on Netflix. " Sean Combs: The Reckoning" chronicles his rise to become one of the most powerful men in hip-hop to his downfall amid a wave of accusations involving sexual assault and abuse. Jackson, who executive-produced the project, told NBC News in a recent interview that he had worked on ...
Source: nbcnews.com