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Top News Stories for Wednesday, December 3rd 2025
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Republicans will hold onto a GOP-controlled vacant congressional seat in ruby-red Tennessee after winning a hotly contested special election by nine percentage points Tuesday. Republican nominee Matt Van Epps on Tuesday defeated Democratic rival Aftyn Behn, according to The Associated Press, in the high-stakes race to succeed former GOP Rep. Mark Green, ...
Source: foxnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Discover how to build resilient, prevention-first AI security — from models and agents to cloud workloads and connectivity. Live on December 4 Artificial intelligence is transforming the enterprise at unprecedented speed. AI now underpins critical workloads, cloud operations, identity systems, code pipelines, and everyday collaboration tools. As these systems expand across hybrid cloud and edge environments, ...
Source: aithority.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Trade lawyers are urging clients to act immediately to get in line for a refund if the Supreme Court declares a sizable portion of President Donald Trump's tariffs illegal. But they don't agree on how clients should try to get their money back. At stake is tens of billions of dollars companies have paid on imports from virtually every country the US trades with—at least $90 billion, according to the latest ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether the agency should scrap its long-standing recommendation that every baby get a hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth. The shot — universally recommended for newborns in the U.S since the early 1990s — is credited with driving down cases of acute hepatitis B infections in kids by 99% . The ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
New Delhi — India's government revoked an order on Wednesday that had directed smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to install a state-developed and owned security app on all new devices. The move came after two days of criticism from opposition politicians and privacy organizations that the "Sanchar Saathi" app was an effort to snoop on citizens through their phones. "Government has ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday that the deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume Dec. 30, renewing hopes of finally locating the jet that vanished without a trace more than a decade ago. The Boeing 777 plane disappeared from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough. The Russian leader "should end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace," said U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Putin to "stop wasting the world's time." The remarks reflect the high tensions and gaping gulf that remain between Russia on one ...
Source: news4jax.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 -
San Francisco is going after food brands that produce "ultra-processed foods," accusing the companies of fueling a public health crisis. The 64-page lawsuit, filed on December 2 by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, accused some of the country's biggest food brands of selling dangerous, ultra-processed foods to residents of San Francisco. It named 11 brands as defendants: The Kraft Heinz Company, Mondelez ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dubbed the 'Mona Lisa of the decorative arts', the work is now the most expensive Fabergé egg ever sold at auction A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg considered the "Mona Lisa of the decorative arts" smashed records last night, selling for £22.9m at Christie's in London to become the most expensive Fabergé egg ever sold at auction. Known as the Winter Egg for its delicate frost and ...
Source: theartnewspaper.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 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Approval for a huge 215,000 sq. ft. Chinese "super embassy" in central London was postponed for a third time at the last minute, but was expected to get the go ahead in January after the government determined it was not a threat to national security. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had been due to announce its decision Dec. 10, but said Tuesday that it needed more time , ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Ads have appeared in conversations and leaks about the ChatGPT experience for a while now, but the chatbot doesn't feature any form of advertising as of this writing. Even ChatGPT Free accounts can use the chatbot without having to deal with any sort of ads, though recent developments indicated the Free tier would eventually get advertising, just like other free AI products from the competition. That said, some ...
Source: bgr.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Democrats in Washington want to impose legal requirements on whom the Trump administration can bring in as temporary immigration judges , after the White House terminated at least a dozen tenured judges. A bill introduced on Wednesday by California's Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Juan Vargas would authorize the attorney general to appoint temporary immigration judges that have served on appellate panels, are ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, have announced plans to donate $250 to 25 million children across the US. The $6.25bn (£4.72bn) gift will bolster Trump-branded investment accounts, which were authorised by Congress as part of its tax and spending bill earlier this year with the aim of encouraging families save for their children's retirement. As part of that scheme, babies born between 2025 ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning. The Department of Homeland Security says 94% of passengers are already compliant and that the new fee is ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The alleged shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was in court Tuesday for the second day of his evidentiary hearing. Luigi Mangione, 27, is accused of fatally shooting Thompson, 50, on a sidewalk in Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024. Thompson was on his way to a UHC shareholders' meeting. Mangione was arrested five days later at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa. Altoona police officer Joseph Detwiler, ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya. Apple's head of artificial intelligence and machine learning has stepped down from the company. John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya. Mr ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Medical experts are questioning the White House's explanation for President Donald Trump's MRI tests as " preventive ." A Monday memo released by presidential physician Sean Barbabella described the results of "a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health" as normal. "This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump's age," Barbabella said. But imaging ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump , officials confirmed Tuesday. Hernández was released Monday from U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton in ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
MEXICO CITY — Armed men entered through a window to ambush Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the most elusive of the Sinaloa cartel's leaders, who was then loaded onto a plane, drugged and spirited across the border to the United States, according to details revealed Monday in the plea hearing of the drug trafficker who abducted him. Joaquín Guzmán López, the 39-year-old son of former Sinaloa ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
A Republican senator has introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship, in the latest attempt by the right to attack immigrants and tighten the rules around what is permissible with regards to American citizenship. Sen. Bernie Moreno, a Republican from Ohio, introduced the legislation , entitled the "Exclusive Citizenship Act," on Tuesday. The bill makes the sweeping assertion that people with ...
Source: truthout.org
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 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? WASHINGTON ― Democratic states that don't hand over personal data on food aid recipients will lose administrative funding, the Trump administration said ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case from New Jersey involving the state attorney general's investigation into the operator of Christian faith-based "crisis pregnancy centers," facilities that seek to steer women away from having abortions. The justices will consider whether to revive a bid by First Choice ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
This newsroom tells stories that reflect real lives and real stakes. Your support ensures that work continues. Join as a member today and close the year by strengthening independent reporting for all. Already a member? The Trump administration could expand its travel ban to include as many as 30 countries, according to multiple reports. That move would follow an incendiary Monday post on X from Homeland Security ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
The Canadian publisher of "Franklin the Turtle" books was not amused by a social media post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showing a photo of the character holding a rocket-propelled grenade and targeting alleged drug traffickers. Hegseth posted the image of the animated character on X on Sunday, Nov. 30, as part of a fictional book cover titled "Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists," along with the caption, "For ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
According to Moongiant, "On December 2, the moon is 12.19 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last new moon. It takes 29.53 days for the moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all eight moon phases." The waxing gibbous phase is the fourth moon phase of the lunar cycle. It occurs between the first quarter moon and the full moon, lasting for around seven days. During this ...
Source: vice.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Netflix and 50 Cent's harrowing new series looks back at the disgraced music mogul's rise to fame and fall from grace The controversial Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning had already been called a "shameful hitpiece" by the disgraced mogul's lawyers after a trailer was released on Monday. Now after all four episodes have been dropped on Netflix, it's been called " grimly necessary " and a " relentless" ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next? Thousands of Starbucks baristas are on strike across the US, warning the world's largest coffee chain to brace for the "longest and biggest" bout of industrial action in its history. Barely a year after Brian ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
817,297 13,148 Market yield on U.S. treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity. Updated daily. Welcome, + Article Summary Zillow removed First Street climate risk data from listings after CRMLS questioned its accuracy, while Redfin and Realtor.com continue to display the information. AI Summary Zillow has begun removing climate risk data from listings on its site. The New York Times, which first ...
Source: housingwire.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Singers Olivia Rodrigo and Jess Glynne have also attacked Mr Trump's government for using their music on anti-illegal immigration videos. Sabrina Carpenter has hit out at an "evil and disgusting" White House video of migrants being detained that uses one of her songs. "Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda," the pop star posted on X. The White House used part of Carpenter 's upbeat song ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
on Tuesday, after months of rumors detailing the purported specs and features of the company's first phone with two hinges and three display sections. The Galaxy Z TriFold will be even more expensive than the , starting at around $2,500 in Korea, where the handset will be available on December 12. China, Taiwan, Singapore, the UAE, and the U.S. will follow, according to Samsung. However, the Korean giant did ...
Source: bgr.com