Top StoriesSun Dec 21 2025
US seizes second vessel near Venezuela as Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas
The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, a move that comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. This would mark the second time in recent weeks that the United States has seized a tanker near Venezuela and comes amid a large U.S. military build-up in the region.
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Top StoriesSat Dec 20 2025
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States.
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Top StoriesFri Dec 19 2025
Trump order directs federal agencies to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, reshaping federal drug policy
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to reclassify marijuana, loosening long-standing restrictions on the drug and marking the most consequential shift in U.S. cannabis policy in more than half a century.
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Top StoriesThu Dec 18 2025
The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC
The Oscars telecast will move from broadcasting to streaming in 2029, switching from ABC to YouTube — a watershed moment for the entertainment business.
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Top StoriesWed Dec 17 2025
Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others.
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Top StoriesTue Dec 16 2025
Rob Reiner's son arrested after famed director, wife found stabbed to death in LA home
The son of famed director Rob Reiner is in custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their L.A. home on Sunday.
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Top StoriesMon Dec 15 2025
Trump Vows Retaliation After ISIS Kills 3 Americans in Syria
Two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an American civilian interpreter were killed, and three service members were injured, in an ambush attack in Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on X.
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Top StoriesSun Dec 14 2025
Trump Vows Retaliation After ISIS Kills 3 Americans in Syria
Two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an American civilian interpreter were killed, and three service members were injured, in an ambush attack in Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on X.
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Top StoriesSat Dec 13 2025
New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Friday showing the many powerful figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and others.
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Top StoriesFri Dec 12 2025
Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI, Licenses Characters for AI Videos
Disney announced Thursday a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI and a three-year licensing agreement making it the first major content partner for Sora, OpenAI's AI video generation platform.
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