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European Union governments have agreed to immobilise indefinitely up to €210bn of Russian assets that were frozen in the EU after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Most of that amount (€185bn) is held via Belgian-based clearing house Euroclear, and leaders are racing to finalise a plan at next week’s EU … Read more

On Dec. 11, 2025, a woman walking in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia, was struck from behind by an unknown assailant who poured a corrosive substance on her, leaving her with severe burns, officials said. The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. near West Waldburg and Whitaker streets; the victim was later treated for third-degree … Read more

Lead: On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, seeking records from the 2020 general election. The complaint requests specific materials, including ballot stubs and signature envelopes, after a November request to the county clerk went unanswered. The filing names Attorney General Pam Bondi as investigating … Read more

Lead On Dec. 12, 2025, the Florida Department of Health held a public workshop in Panama City Beach that became the first formal move toward rescinding several school vaccine requirements in the state. About 100 people attended the session, with sharp divisions between those who framed the change as a matter of parental liberty and … Read more

Kyle Whittingham announced Friday that he is stepping down as head football coach at the University of Utah after 21 seasons leading the Utes. The 66-year-old finished the 2025 season with a 10–2 record and will leave as the program’s all-time winningest coach with a 177–88 career mark in Salt Lake City. Whittingham’s final game … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to restart a ceasefire after several days of deadly cross-border clashes that threatened to unravel a truce brokered earlier this year. Trump said the agreement followed phone calls with Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet and … Read more

Lead: On Friday, President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that former Fed governor Kevin Warsh has moved to the top of his shortlist to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair. Trump said the change followed a recent meeting and interviews, and he reiterated that the Fed chair should consult the president on … Read more

Former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was arraigned Dec. 12, 2025, in Washtenaw County on charges that he entered the home of a woman with whom he had been in a relationship and threatened self-harm. Prosecutors say the incident occurred days after the woman ended the relationship; Moore was charged with third-degree … Read more

Lead: The Pittsburgh Steelers finalized preparations Friday for Monday night’s game in Miami, with linebacker T.J. Watt ruled out after a medical evaluation of his lung. Coach Mike Tomlin said Watt underwent a procedure, was released from the hospital and is resting at home, but will not participate this week’s practices or be available Monday. … Read more

Lead Britain’s King Charles III said his cancer treatment will soon be scaled back after what he described as an early diagnosis, swift medical intervention and close adherence to doctors’ instructions. In a televised message aired Friday in support of the Stand Up to Cancer campaign, he called the development a personal blessing and a … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 12, 2025, the National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a federal lawsuit to halt President Trump’s plan to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom on White House grounds after the East Wing was demolished in October. The suit, filed in federal court, asks judges to require formal reviews and congressional authorization before construction proceeds. … Read more

Lead: On December 12, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approvals for five digital-asset firms to convert state charters into federally chartered national trust banks. The approvals — for Ripple, Circle, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos — are limited-category national trust charters and mark a significant step toward … Read more

December 12, 2025 — In Washington, Speaker Mike Johnson is confronting an unusual wave of resistance within his own Republican conference as rank-and-file members push procedural measures to force floor action. Over the past month members have used discharge petitions and bipartisan alliances to bypass leadership on issues from Affordable Care Act premium tax credits … Read more

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit on Friday challenging the Trump administration’s new $100,000 surcharge on H-1B visas. The lawsuit, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and joined by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleges the Department of Homeland Security exceeded … Read more

Record storm-driven flooding in Western Washington forced tens of thousands of residents to leave their homes this week, with authorities issuing large-scale evacuation notices across multiple counties on Dec. 12, 2025. Heavy rainfall pushed rivers past their banks — notably the Skagit, Snohomish and Chehalis — inundating towns, farms and parts of regional infrastructure. The … Read more