BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in the tiny grotto in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born. “On the night of Christmas, war is buried, On the night […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine’s emergency service said Saturday, as a a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war, The discussions are part of the Trump administration’s […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the United States had offered to hold trilateral negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, the latest attempt to break the deadlock in negotiations to end the nearly four-year-long war. Zelensky told journalists in Kyiv on Saturday that Washington offered to host trilateral talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Florida. If this […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer’s parent company. Bondi was a partner at Ballard Partners before leading the […]
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — A Minnesota jury awarded $65.5 million on Friday to a mother of three who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developing cancer in the lining of her lungs. Jurors determined that plaintiff Anna Jean Houghton Carley, 37, should be compensated by Johnson […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California city whose police department came under national scrutiny after it was revealed that some officers shared racist and sexist texts, used excessive force and falsified records has reached a settlement agreement to implement a series of reforms, officials announced Friday. The City of Antioch, in the San Francisco […]
The third round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Dec. 24. The first round of payments went out on Dec. 10 to recipients born on […]
January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 11 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) sees room for bipartisan deal-making beyond healthcare next year as Republicans try to keep affordability from becoming a 2026 stumbling block. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Thune said the GOP’s tax law, passed this summer along party lines, will be a selling point for Republican […]
A North Carolina state audit is challenging former Gov. Roy Cooper’s hurricane recovery claims by showing that only 3,522 homes were completed through the state’s HUD-funded rebuilding program and that yearslong delays left more than 1,100 homes unfinished when he left office. The audit, released by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor, examined […]
