DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline
Read full article: DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadlineThe Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.
After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files
Read full article: After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein filesThe Justice Department says that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.
Crews dig into Pennsylvania nursing home rubble to see if a gas leak caused deadly blast
Read full article: Crews dig into Pennsylvania nursing home rubble to see if a gas leak caused deadly blastCrews are using construction equipment to clear the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home after an explosion killed two people and hospitalized 20 others.
Powerful holiday storm lashes Southern California and brings flash floods, mudslides
Read full article: Powerful holiday storm lashes Southern California and brings flash floods, mudslidesHeavy rain and gusty winds from a powerful winter storm system are bringing flash floods and mudslides to parts of Southern California.
Powerball’s $1.7B jackpot could make Christmas Eve unforgettable for a lucky winner
Read full article: Powerball’s $1.7B jackpot could make Christmas Eve unforgettable for a lucky winnerThe Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.7 billion and is one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.
Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting charges
Read full article: Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting chargesLawyers for Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are asking a judge to throw out sports gambling charges that have kept him off the court this season.
Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois
Read full article: Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of IllinoisPope Leo XIV says he's “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois has approved medically assisted suicide.
Missouri linebacker Damon Wilson II accuses Georgia of illegal punishment in transfer portal lawsuit
Read full article: Missouri linebacker Damon Wilson II accuses Georgia of illegal punishment in transfer portal lawsuitMissouri pass rusher Damon Wilson II claims Georgia's athletic department is trying to illegally punish him for entering the transfer portal.
Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now
Read full article: Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for nowThe Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown.
Voluminous new Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions, but little revelatory news
Read full article: Voluminous new Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions, but little revelatory newsThe U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the disgraced late financier.
'60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy accidentally airs online
Read full article: '60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy accidentally airs onlineA news segment critical of the Trump administration's immigration policy was pulled from “60 Minutes” but is now circulating online.
Six dead and a family left reeling after Mexican Navy medical fight crashes in Texas
Read full article: Six dead and a family left reeling after Mexican Navy medical fight crashes in TexasMexico's president says air traffic controllers lost communication for 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane on a medical mission before it crashed off the Texas coast.
Consumer confidence slumps to lowest level since the US rolled out tariffs in April
Read full article: Consumer confidence slumps to lowest level since the US rolled out tariffs in AprilU.S. consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans remain anxious about still-high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Resilient US consumers drive strongest economic expansion in 2 years
Read full article: Resilient US consumers drive strongest economic expansion in 2 yearsThe U.S. economy economy expanded at a strong 4.3% annual rate from July through September as consumer spending, exports and government spending all grew.
A look at the experts racing to decode Trump’s tariff rules
Read full article: A look at the experts racing to decode Trump’s tariff rulesIn a breathless year of tariffs unleashed by the administration of President Donald Trump, perhaps no one has had to live the reality of every fluctuation of trade policy than customs brokers.
Camp Mystic's reopening plans in Texas has drawn outrage, but some families want to return
Read full article: Camp Mystic's reopening plans in Texas has drawn outrage, but some families want to returnNearly six months after a roaring flood killed 25 girls and two counselors at Camp Mystic in central Texas, the 100-year-old camp will begin enrolling new campers in January.
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
Read full article: Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix thatA new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died.
Instacart ends a program where users could see different prices for the same item at the same store
Read full article: Instacart ends a program where users could see different prices for the same item at the same storeInstacart is ending a program where customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store.
Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver's licenses
Read full article: Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver's licensesThe head of the U.S. Department of Transportation is calling out Colorado for its slow response to what he describes as major violations of federal commercial driver’s license regulations.
At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas
Read full article: At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in TexasOfficials say a small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient along with seven others has crashed near Galveston.
Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay $149.6 million to settle multistate emissions allegations
Read full article: Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay $149.6 million to settle multistate emissions allegationsMercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimler AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests.
Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage
Read full article: Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outageWaymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day.
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner
Read full article: Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winnerThe Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion after yet another drawing passed without a big winner.
Illinois members of Congress are latest to tour immigration facilities after judge’s ruling
Read full article: Illinois members of Congress are latest to tour immigration facilities after judge’s rulingFour Illinois members of Congress have been allowed into a suburban Chicago immigration processing center that’s been at the forefront of an immigration crackdown.
Ex-CIA director John Brennan wants 'favored' Trump judge kept away from Justice Department inquiry
Read full article: Ex-CIA director John Brennan wants 'favored' Trump judge kept away from Justice Department inquiryLawyers for former CIA Director John Brennan want the Justice Department to be prevented from steering an investigation of him and other former government officials to a “favored” judge in Florida who dismissed the classified documents case against President Donald Trump.
Brown University police chief placed on leave after fatal shooting, feds launch investigation
Read full article: Brown University police chief placed on leave after fatal shooting, feds launch investigationBrown University has placed its campus police chief on leave as it reviews security policies following a tragic shooting.
An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs
Read full article: An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobsTyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.
Here's what stores are open, and which ones are closed, on Christmas
Read full article: Here's what stores are open, and which ones are closed, on ChristmasFrom department stores to grocers, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours.
'60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup
Read full article: '60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineupHours before airtime on Sunday, CBS News' “60 Minutes” held a planned story on President Donald Trump's deportation policy at the order of the network's new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.
Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's order
Read full article: Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's orderDecades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug users and referring them to treatment.
Flash flooding in northern California leads to soaked roads, water rescues and 1 death
Read full article: Flash flooding in northern California leads to soaked roads, water rescues and 1 deathHeavy rain and flash flooding have soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues and at least one confirmed death.
Most US adults aren't making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Most US adults aren't making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach next year’s budget targets.
Judge allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers immigration issues
Read full article: Judge allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers immigration issuesA federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia should remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody.
Trump announces he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as US special envoy to Greenland
Read full article: Trump announces he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as US special envoy to GreenlandPresident Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that Trump has said the U.S. needs to take over.
Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S.
Read full article: Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S.The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.6 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.
Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul
Read full article: Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foulDeputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline.
'Avatar: Fire and Ash' launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide
Read full article: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.
Trump endorses county executive for NY governor, days after longtime ally Stefanik suspends campaign
Read full article: Trump endorses county executive for NY governor, days after longtime ally Stefanik suspends campaignPresident Donald Trump says he’s endorsing Nassau County’s Republican executive for governor in next fall’s New York race.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
Read full article: At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey EpsteinThe Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday
Read full article: Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holidayOriginally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.
How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer
Read full article: How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killerMore than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath.
Takeaways from the US Justice Department's initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress
Read full article: Takeaways from the US Justice Department's initial release of Epstein files, mandated by CongressThe Department of Justice has published thousands of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job
Read full article: Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his jobThe president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom at the White House.
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
Read full article: Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companiesU.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now charge Medicaid what they charge in other developed countries.
Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in Colorado
Read full article: Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in ColoradoThe National Weather Service has issued a rare warning for part of the Colorado Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions have boosted the threat of wildfire.
Federal judge weighs Trump's claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack
Read full article: Federal judge weighs Trump's claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attackAttorneys for President Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.
Texas judge orders Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce records unsealed amid heated Senate primary
Read full article: Texas judge orders Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce records unsealed amid heated Senate primaryCourt documents detailing the divorce of Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife have been made public following a judge's order.
Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push
Read full article: Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation pushA U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals.
The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy
Read full article: The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. KennedyThe Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump's name to the memorial that Congress created for John F. Kennedy.
The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump's tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so
Read full article: The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump's tax cuts. So far, only a few have done soLawmakers across the U.S. will be debating whether to adopt new federal tax breaks for tips, overtime and business expenses.
November US homes sales rose from the previous month, but down from 2024 as prices climb
Read full article: November US homes sales rose from the previous month, but down from 2024 as prices climbSales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month, but slowed compared to a year earlier for the first time since May despite average long-term mortgage rates holding near their low point for the year.
Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard
Read full article: Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at HarvardThe Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s order reversing billions of dollars in funding cuts to Harvard University.
Mystery as YouTube creator's finance livestream appears on White House website
Read full article: Mystery as YouTube creator's finance livestream appears on White House websiteA YouTube content creator whose livestream talking about investments mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website says he has no idea how it happened.
4 months in, activists say Trump's operation in Washington targets immigrants
Read full article: 4 months in, activists say Trump's operation in Washington targets immigrantsWashington, D.C., activists and local leaders say the law enforcement operation President Donald Trump launched four months ago with the goal of fighting crime has led to a crackdown on immigrants.
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say
Read full article: Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials sayOfficials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility.
Brown University attack suspect died 2 days before his body was found, autopsy finds
Read full article: Brown University attack suspect died 2 days before his body was found, autopsy findsAn autopsy has found that the man suspected in last weekend’s attack at Brown University and the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later had been dead for two days when found.
NTSB unclear who was at controls in jet crash that killed ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others
Read full article: NTSB unclear who was at controls in jet crash that killed ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 othersFederal investigators are trying to determine why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others crashed shortly after takeoff in North Carolina.
How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case
Read full article: How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting caseLaw enforcement officials say an anonymous tipster known only as “John” helped crack the case of two Brown University students' deaths and the wounding of nine others.
Trump gave an unusually partisan White House address. Should networks have given him the TV time?
Read full article: Trump gave an unusually partisan White House address. Should networks have given him the TV time?Donald Trump's White House asked TV networks to grant him airtime for the first national address of his second presidency.
Trump insists during North Carolina visit he's bring down costs, but residents say they're squeezed
Read full article: Trump insists during North Carolina visit he's bring down costs, but residents say they're squeezedPresident Donald Trump visited the eastern North Carolina town of Rocky Mount on Friday, the second time this month he traveled to a presidential battleground state to focus on the economy and affordability concerns.
Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation
Read full article: Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigationThe Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals.
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
Read full article: Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into USPresident Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States.
Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination
Read full article: Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discriminationThe head of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged white men to report workplace discrimination based on race or sex.
TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake
Read full article: TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver LakeTikTok has signed a deal to form a new U.S. unit with three American investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — holding a majority stake.
NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North Carolina
Read full article: NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North CarolinaRetired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has died in a North Carolina plane crash along with his wife, two children and three others.
US Justice Department sues 3 states, District of Columbia for voter data
Read full article: US Justice Department sues 3 states, District of Columbia for voter dataThe U.S. Justice Department has sued three states and the District of Columbia for not turning over requested voter information to the Trump administration.
A look at the US military's unusually large force near Venezuela
Read full article: A look at the US military's unusually large force near VenezuelaThe U.S. military has amassed an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region as part of its anti-drug trafficking operations.
Democrat Eileen Higgins sworn in as Miami's first female mayor after 30 years of GOP control
Read full article: Democrat Eileen Higgins sworn in as Miami's first female mayor after 30 years of GOP controlEileen Higgins has been sworn in as Miami's first female mayor, taking office two weeks after defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican.
Instacart settles with FTC over deceptive practices but still faces questions about pricing
Read full article: Instacart settles with FTC over deceptive practices but still faces questions about pricingDelivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission.
Cloud lifts over cannabis companies' future amid push to reclassify the drug
Read full article: Cloud lifts over cannabis companies' future amid push to reclassify the drugCannabis companies like Tilray Brands and Canopy Growth could soon face a more mellow path ahead following President Donald Trump’s move to help reclassify the drug’s status.