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Lead: President Donald Trump told reporters Friday in the Oval Office that the United States would be “starting” land strikes against drug operations in Latin America, while declining to specify timing or locations. He repeated a claim that the U.S. had already “knocked out 96%” of drugs arriving by sea and said land operations would … Read more
Last week, as the administration faced scrutiny over controversial military action near Venezuela and other crises, a Department of Homeland Security employee posted a video on the official X account showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers making arrests — footage that appeared to be from Chicago — set to a viral lyric from Sabrina Carpenter. … Read more
Lead: On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, seeking access to records from the 2020 general election. The complaint requests materials such as ballot stubs and signature envelopes and says the inquiry concerns the county’s compliance with federal election law. DOJ officials say a November … Read more
Lead This year television included 65 storylines that referenced abortion across dramas, reality series and animated comedies, roughly the same total as 2024. Despite similar frequency, far fewer on‑screen characters actually obtained abortions in 2025 — just 37% — a 14% drop since 2023. The finding comes from the annual Abortion Onscreen report compiled by … Read more
Lead Sherrone Moore was fired by the University of Michigan in December 2025 amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship and, prosecutors say, criminal conduct following his termination. The dismissal followed a string of high-profile personnel crises across the athletic department over the past three years, from coaching suspensions to NCAA sanctions. Jenner & Block, an … Read more
Lead On Dec. 13, 2025, health officials in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, reported a measles outbreak that began in the fall and has grown to more than 110 confirmed cases, prompting over 250 local quarantines and localized shifts back to remote learning. The cluster has concentrated in the upstate region around Spartanburg and has reignited … Read more
Lead On Friday, the United States accused Rwanda of stoking conflict as a Rwanda-linked advance by the M23 rebel movement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) imperils a U.S.-brokered peace arrangement reached in Washington last week. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told the Security Council that Kigali’s actions risk wider regional … Read more
Apple released iOS 26.2 on December 12, bringing a steady stream of refinements rather than a sweeping overhaul. The update introduces enhancements across Reminders, Lock Screen visuals, AirDrop security, Apple Music, Sleep Score calibration, and more, with additional region-specific options for Japan and the EU. Several bug fixes and security patches address known WebKit exploits … Read more
Lead: Saturday, December 13, 2025 brings a calm Moon in Libra and no Moon Alert restrictions, meaning ordinary shopping and important decisions are not discouraged today. Overall tones across the signs range from warm social energy to quiet curiosity, with romance and behind-the-scenes inquiries recurring themes. Planetary notes include a Libra Moon harmonizing with Venus … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 13, 2025, the Thai government publicly rejected President Donald Trump’s announcement that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to a cease-fire, saying hostilities would continue until threats subsided. The denial came after confusion following separate conversations between the Thai prime minister and Mr. Trump, and a phone call between Cambodia’s prime minister and … Read more
U.S. authorities seized the Venezuelan tanker Skipper in mid-December after tracking movements that linked part of its cargo to Cuba. The vessel departed Venezuela on Dec. 4 loaded with nearly two million barrels of heavy crude, listing Matanzas, Cuba, as its destination in shipping records. Two days later the ship transferred roughly 50,000 barrels to … Read more
Lead: This week the European Union took an unusually forceful step by invoking an emergency treaty provision to indefinitely immobilise €210 billion held by the Russian Central Bank across the bloc. The decision, announced on Thursday, prevents any member state from returning those funds while Moscow wages its war against Ukraine and sets a new … Read more
President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that the Federal Reserve should pay attention to his views as he narrows candidates to replace Jerome Powell, with former Fed governor Kevin Warsh now at the top of his list. Powell, whose eight-year tenure as chair ends next May, has resisted the president’s repeated … Read more
Stephen Curry returned from a two-week, five-game absence on Dec. 13, 2025, in San Francisco and scored 39 points in 32 minutes, yet the Golden State Warriors fell 127-120 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota was playing without Anthony Edwards, and Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle combined for 51 points and 23 rebounds, key contributions in … Read more
On December 13, 2025, the Vancouver Canucks traded captain and 2023-24 Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild. Vancouver received forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, defenseman Zeev Buium and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The move, announced by both clubs on Friday, follows months of speculation about Hughes’ future … Read more
