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Lead: President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a federal pardon to Texas Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife in a bribery and conspiracy case, saying the justice system had been ‘weaponized.’ The decision comes months after federal prosecutors accused Cuellar of accepting payments to advance the interests of an Azerbaijan-controlled energy firm and a … Read more

Alan Dye, the Apple design executive who led the company’s user-interface efforts for roughly a decade, is leaving Apple to join Meta, sources told Bloomberg on December 3, 2025. The move places Dye at the centre of Meta’s push to sharpen design and AI across consumer hardware such as smart glasses and VR headsets. He … Read more

Lead: On December 3, 2025, after meeting President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told reporters he was uncertain whether Chinese authorities would accept the company’s H200 artificial-intelligence chips if U.S. export restrictions were eased. Huang said he and Trump discussed export controls but declined to provide specifics. The exchange follows … Read more

Lead: The Los Angeles Clippers abruptly parted ways with veteran point guard Chris Paul after a late-night meeting in Atlanta that concluded around 2 a.m. Wednesday, according to team president Lawrence Frank. Frank said he decided on Sunday to sever ties and summoned Paul to Atlanta on Tuesday; the team had been delayed about 4 … Read more

Lead: Over the past three decades Minnesota — particularly the Twin Cities — has grown into the largest Somali diaspora community in the United States. The state now hosts nearly 80,000 people of Somali descent, and roughly 78% live in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, according to local research. Recent political rhetoric and proposed federal enforcement have put … Read more

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