Top StoriesThu Dec 25 2025
Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says
A thunderous explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building, sent flames shooting out and left people trapped inside, authorities said.
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Top StoriesWed Dec 24 2025
Ben Sasse diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer
Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) announced Tuesday he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.The former two-term senator, 53, wrote in a lengthy social media post that he received the diagnosis last week.
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Top StoriesTue Dec 23 2025
Trump administration halts five under-construction offshore wind projects, citing national security
The Trump administration suspended leases for five large-scale under-construction offshore wind projects over national security concerns, the Department of the Interior said on Monday.
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Top StoriesMon Dec 22 2025
Power Restored to Most of San Francisco After Blackout Hits 130,000
A fire inside PG&E's 8th and Mission substation was a contributing factor, with the utility saying the grid was stabilized
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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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