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Federal Border Patrol agents began moving into neighborhoods across the New Orleans metro area on Dec. 3, 2025, initiating a new enforcement action announced by the Department of Homeland Security. The administration said the operation is focused on violent criminals believed to be in the country illegally, and distributed a list of 10 people it … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 3, 2025, global equity markets advanced as Asian and European stocks led gains and US futures held onto earlier rises, a move traders linked to growing bets on upcoming Federal Reserve rate cuts. Europe’s Stoxx 600 climbed, led by technology and autos, while Asian markets pushed to their strongest levels in over … Read more

Actress Tara Reid says she was incapacitated and hospitalized after a Nov. 23 stay at the DoubleTree Chicago O’Hare Airport — Rosemont, and has publicly maintained she was drugged. On Dec. 3 the Rosemont Public Safety Department said a review of surveillance footage did not show anyone adding a substance to her drink, though officers … Read more

Dec. 3, 2025 — A regional winter storm that moved from the Pacific Northwest into Colorado’s Front Range eased Wednesday night after dropping measurable snow across the Denver metro area and adjacent foothills. The highest official reading was 10.3 inches in Genesee; downtown Denver and many suburbs reported between 4 and 7 inches. Cold temperatures … Read more

President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted clemency to Timothy J. Leiweke, a prominent sports-and-entertainment executive linked to the Climate Pledge Arena development, and to Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, who faced federal bribery and conspiracy charges. The pardons follow indictments and ongoing inquiries: Leiweke was indicted in July for allegedly scheming … Read more

Lead: Quentin Tarantino, speaking on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, singled out Paul Dano’s work in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 film There Will Be Blood as a major shortcoming, placing the movie at No. 5 on his list of the best 21st-century films but saying it would rank higher absent what he called a “giant … Read more

Lead Steve Cropper, the American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of Booker T & the MGs, has died at the age of 84. According to reports citing family sources, he died on Wednesday in Nashville while working on new music. Cropper played on and co-wrote classics including Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) … Read more

Broncos coach Sean Payton said on Wednesday he misses seeing Bill Belichick in the NFL and is “somewhat hopeful” the longtime coach might return. Belichick is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but his path back to an NFL sideline appears uncertain despite a modest reported buyout of $1 million. The debate … Read more

Lead Hong Kong and Beijing officials on Wednesday accused unspecified “external forces” of seeking to exploit last week’s catastrophic blaze at the Wang Fuk Court estate in northern Hong Kong. The fire, which authorities say has killed 159 people, is the city’s deadliest disaster in 75 years and the world’s most lethal residential-building fire since … Read more

Former NFL center Jason Kelce on Dec. 3 accepted the March of Dimes Sports Achievement Award in New York and used his remarks to recount a painful family episode: the loss of his wife’s pregnancy in 2018. He described the November 2018 miscarriage as “absolutely devastating,” recalling how he and Kylie were supported by teammates, … Read more

Across countries and income levels, many women reach midlife without a clear understanding of menopause — and that gap can carry real health consequences. In 2019, 38-year-old Rosy Devi of Bihar, India, entered menopause after a hysterectomy and since then has faced persistent body aches, breathlessness and chest pain that she links to the abrupt … Read more

Lead French President Emmanuel Macron warned of a risk of “disintegration” to the global order during talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, calling attention to how escalating rivalries among major powers could undermine existing institutions and norms. The exchange took place during a bilateral meeting reported by international media and has been framed by officials … Read more

On Tuesday morning on Wall Street a rapid sell-off in shares tied to the Trump family’s crypto ventures unfolded over roughly 26 minutes, leaving some tokens and stocks deeply impaired. American Bitcoin Corp. shares fell 33% within the first minute of trading at 9:31 a.m., widened to about 42% within five minutes and were down … Read more

On Dec. 4, 2025 in Atlanta, James Harden and Kawhi Leonard said they were taken aback after the Los Angeles Clippers informed veteran guard Chris Paul that he would no longer be with the team. The move came after a late-night, three-hour conversation between Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank and Paul at the … Read more

On Sept. 2 in the Caribbean, two people who survived an initial U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel attempted to climb back onto the boat before it was struck a second time, a source told CBS News. The source said the survivors appeared to be trying to recover contraband and were in communication … Read more