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Lead On December 10, 2025, U.S. authorities seized a large crude oil tanker, identified as the Skipper, just after it departed a Venezuelan port, prompting denunciations from Caracas and sharp remarks from President Donald Trump. The Coast Guard led a helicopter-supported boarding that sources say began about 6 a.m., and senior officials described involvement by … Read more
Lead: On December 2025, Oracle released quarterly results that investors broadly described as mixed, and the company’s shares slipped in after-hours and next-day trading as doubts about its AI growth trajectory persisted. Management highlighted continuing investment in AI products and infrastructure, but market response focused on execution timing and customer adoption. The report did not … Read more
Lead On December 10, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the United States had seized a very large crude carrier (VLCC) off the coast of Venezuela, saying the action was taken for “very good reason.” Sources told ABC News the U.S. Coast Guard carried out the operation and that the vessel had been bound for … Read more
Dec. 10, 2025 — A persistent atmospheric river stalled over the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday, unleashing intense rainfall that sent rivers in Western Washington toward historic highs and prompted evacuation preparations across multiple counties. Tens of thousands of residents along the Skagit, Snohomish and Puyallup river corridors were told to prepare to leave as flood … Read more
A shooting at Kentucky State University on Wednesday afternoon left a 19-year-old student dead and another student critically wounded, officials said. Frankfort Police responded to an active-aggressor call at about 3:35 p.m. on campus; a suspect was taken into custody roughly five minutes later. The deceased student has been identified as De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr., … Read more
On Monday of the first week in May 2026, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will host its annual Met Gala with four co-chairs announced for the event: Beyoncé, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and long-time host Anna Wintour. The title event will introduce the Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition, which opens to the public on … Read more
Lead: On Wednesday, David Ellison, chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance, sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shareholders urging them to tender their shares to accept Paramount’s $30.00-per-share all-cash offer. Paramount argues its bid is financially superior and faster to close than the $83.7 billion Netflix transaction announced Dec. 5. The company says … Read more
Lead: State health officials warned on Dec. 10, 2025, that a measles outbreak in upstate South Carolina is accelerating after Thanksgiving gatherings, with 111 confirmed cases centered in Greenville and Spartanburg counties. Public health leaders say 27 of those infections were reported in the few days before Dec. 10, and 254 people are currently under … Read more
Michigan University dismissed head football coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday after an internal investigation found evidence of an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member,” the school said. Athletic director Warde Manuel framed the action as a clear violation of university policy and emphasized a zero-tolerance stance. Moore, 39, was in his second season as head … Read more
US forces seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, President Donald Trump told reporters, marking an abrupt escalation in a months-long campaign of military pressure in the Caribbean. The White House event and subsequent comments by the president added fresh controversy to Washington’s stated counter-narcotics operations, while Venezuelan officials accused … Read more
Michigan has dismissed head coach Sherrone Moore after a university investigation concluded there was “credible evidence” he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, athletic director Warde Manuel announced on Dec. 10, 2025. The decision ends Moore’s tenure after a 9-3 2025 season in which Michigan finished 18th in the College Football Playoff … Read more
Lead: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday reduced its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage points — the third cut this year — moving the federal funds target to a 3.50%–3.75% range after a 9–3 vote. The decision, announced in Washington, exposed an unusual division within the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as officials weighed modest … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. — League sources told The Athletic that the New York Mets did not extend a retention offer to Pete Alonso before he agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles on Dec. 10, 2025. The decision follows a string of high-profile departures from the Mets, coming one day after closer … Read more
Lead: Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado did not appear in Oslo on Wednesday to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize; her daughter accepted the honor on her behalf as officials and supporters made the trip a broad indictment of President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Confirmation that Machado had traveled to Europe revived debate at home, … Read more
Lead U.S. forces seized a large oil tanker off Venezuela on Dec. 10, 2025, President Donald Trump announced from the White House. Trump described the vessel as “very large” and said it was the largest tanker ever seized, without identifying its owner or destination. The announcement came amid an intensified U.S. military presence in the … Read more
