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Lead On Dec. 3, 2025, Republican frustration with Speaker Mike Johnson spilled into public view as several House Republicans — notably a group of GOP women — sharply criticized his leadership. Lawmakers including Representatives Elise Stefanik, Nancy Mace and Anna Paulina Luna have aired complaints about Johnson’s style and priorities, and some colleagues say his … Read more

Lead On Dec. 3, 2025, in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump announced new, looser federal fuel-economy (CAFE) targets that would apply through the 2031 model year for more than 15 million new cars and trucks sold annually in the United States. The White House said the proposal would reduce required fleetwide average fuel economy … Read more

Lead Steve Cropper, the guitarist, songwriter and producer central to the sound of Stax Records, died on Dec. 3, 2025, in Nashville. He was 84, and his death at a rehabilitation facility was confirmed by his wife, Angel Cropper; she did not disclose a cause. As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s, Cropper … Read more

Lead Miley Cyrus has confirmed she is engaged to musician Maxx Morando after four years together, announcing the news in a US television interview this week. The 33-year-old was photographed wearing a gold-and-diamond ring at the Los Angeles premiere of Avatar: The Way of Water: Fire and Ash on Monday. Cyrus told Good Morning America … Read more

President Donald Trump’s blunt criticism of Somalis on Tuesday and Wednesday rattled the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, home to roughly 84,000 people of Somali heritage. His remarks — including labeling Somalis as “garbage” and saying they “should be out of here” — came as the administration paused certain immigration decisions and reportedly prepared targeted enforcement actions … Read more

Lead: New information released this week sheds light on the Nov. 26 ambush near 17th and I Streets NW in Washington, D.C., in which two National Guard members were shot while on patrol, one fatally. U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died after being wounded in the head; U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, … Read more

On Sept. 2, 2025, new reporting revealed that U.S. forces conducted a second strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area that resulted in the deaths of two survivors. According to a source familiar with the incident, the two individuals had climbed back onto the vessel after an initial strike … Read more

On Wednesday night at Windsor Castle, the Princess of Wales joined Prince William for a state banquet hosted for the German presidential couple, wearing a rarely seen heirloom tiara and a glittering Jenny Packham gown. The piece, identified as the Queen Victoria Oriental Circlet Tiara from the royal collection, combines Burmese rubies and thousands of … Read more

Lead: A new study by NASA researchers published in the journal Nature finds that the rapid increase in satellite launches is sharply degrading images taken by Earth-orbiting space telescopes. Between 2018 and 2021, satellite trails already appeared in 4.3% of Hubble exposures; modelled launch schedules project far higher contamination over the next decade. The researchers … Read more

Lead Thousands of Afghans legally residing in the United States say fear and uncertainty have surged since an Afghan national was accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House last week. The accused, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was resettled during the 2021 evacuation and later granted asylum; the attack killed 20-year-old Sarah … Read more

Lead: A Pentagon inspector general review found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth relayed CENTCOM-classified information about a planned March 15 strike in Yemen over the commercial messaging app Signal, a source with access to the classified report told ABC News. The IG concluded the content had already been classified by U.S. Central Command and that … Read more

Lead Researchers analysing Welsh health records report that a routine shingles (varicella-zoster) vaccine rollout was associated with substantially lower rates of cognitive decline. Stanford Medicine investigators and collaborators compared narrowly defined birth cohorts after Wales offered a live shingles vaccine to people who were exactly 79 in a single autumn year and found vaccinated individuals … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 3, 2025, in the Oval Office, President Donald J. Trump announced a substantial rollback of Biden-era fuel-efficiency requirements for new cars and light trucks, saying the rules unfairly raised prices. Flanked by auto-industry executives, the administration said the revisions would save consumers roughly $109 billion over five years and trim about $1,000 … Read more

Lead Week 14 brings decisive fantasy choices as managers finalize playoff-bound lineups for games across the NFL. This piece evaluates starting and benching options for quarterbacks on the Week 14 slate, weighing matchup data, recent form and injury status to produce practical recommendations. It highlights several clear play calls (and some contentious ones), while preserving … Read more

Lead Federal immigration enforcement has begun operations in Minneapolis after a report from The New York Times put the planned action in the spotlight. NBC News, citing a senior law enforcement official, told local outlet KARE 11 on Wednesday that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation is now underway. Local leaders in Minneapolis and … Read more