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Vanity Fair parts ways with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversy
Read full article: Vanity Fair parts ways with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversyVanity Fair is parting ways with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi amid controversy over her past coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A statement Friday from Nuzzi and the magazine says they have mutually agreed to let her contract expire at the end of the year.
Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump's ongoing command of California National Guard troops
Read full article: Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump's ongoing command of California National Guard troopsA federal judge has questioned the Trump administration’s authority and need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los Angeles in June following violent protests.
What to know as lawmakers disclose vivid new details of US boat strikes
Read full article: What to know as lawmakers disclose vivid new details of US boat strikesMembers of Congress now know that the U.S. military fired upon two people clinging to the wreckage of a boat allegedly carrying drugs — and they want answers.
A timeline of the US military's buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug boats
Read full article: A timeline of the US military's buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug boatsThe Trump administration has built up a fleet of warships near Venezuela as American forces keep blowing up small boats accused of smuggling narcotics for drug cartels.
Former DEA agent charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel
Read full article: Former DEA agent charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartelA former DEA agent and an associate have been charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and obtain weapons for a Mexican drug cartel.
Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problems
Read full article: Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problemsThe nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday.
The Social Security Administration plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for you
Read full article: The Social Security Administration plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for youThe Social Security Administration plans to cut foot traffic to its field offices by 50% next year.
Florida congressional Republicans tell Trump to keep oil drilling off state's coasts
Read full article: Florida congressional Republicans tell Trump to keep oil drilling off state's coastsFlorida’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling off the state’s coast.
Georgia Power says it needs a huge increase in power capacity to meet data center demand
Read full article: Georgia Power says it needs a huge increase in power capacity to meet data center demandGeorgia's largest utility wants to spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50% over the next six years to serve data centers.
Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
Read full article: Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kidsMassachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.
Harvard professor leaves US after arrest with pellet gun near synagogue, said he was hunting rats
Read full article: Harvard professor leaves US after arrest with pellet gun near synagogue, said he was hunting ratsA Harvard visiting law professor from Brazil who told police he was shooting at rats when he fired a pellet gun near a synagogue on Yom Kippur has left the United States after his visa was revoked.
Suspect in DC pipe bomb case was 'disappointed' after Trump lost 2020 election, prosecutor says
Read full article: Suspect in DC pipe bomb case was 'disappointed' after Trump lost 2020 election, prosecutor saysA prosecutor says the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack told investigators he was “disappointed” in the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida can be released, judge rules
Read full article: Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida can be released, judge rulesA federal judge has given the Justice Department permission to release transcripts of a grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of underage girls in Florida.
FACT FOCUS: Trump said weaker gas mileage rules will mean cheaper cars. Experts say don't bet on it
Read full article: FACT FOCUS: Trump said weaker gas mileage rules will mean cheaper cars. Experts say don't bet on itPresident Donald Trump this week announced plans to weaken strict gas mileage requirements for automakers set under former President Joe Biden.
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
Read full article: US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birthA federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
Day 4 of Luigi Mangione's pretrial hearing is postponed because he's sick, judge says
Read full article: Day 4 of Luigi Mangione's pretrial hearing is postponed because he's sick, judge saysA pretrial hearing on Luigi Mangione’s bid to exclude evidence from his state murder case has been postponed because his lawyers and the judge say he's sick.
Another line of attack: White House sets up a hall of shame for news outlets
Read full article: Another line of attack: White House sets up a hall of shame for news outletsPresident Donald Trump's White House has established a hall of shame for journalists it finds guilty of media bias as it looks for new avenues of attack against legacy news outlets.
Shops empty in a Hispanic neighborhood as immigration crackdown comes to Louisiana
Read full article: Shops empty in a Hispanic neighborhood as immigration crackdown comes to LouisianaFederal border agents have descended on a Hispanic enclave just outside New Orleans, and local business owners are suffering.
Gov. Walz denounces Trump for calling Minnesota’s Somali community ‘garbage’
Read full article: Gov. Walz denounces Trump for calling Minnesota’s Somali community ‘garbage’Democratic Governor Tim Walz has denounced former President Donald Trump for his comments about Minnesota’s Somali community.
A brown pelican 'feeding frenzy' is an encouraging sign for the often-struggling large seabirds
Read full article: A brown pelican 'feeding frenzy' is an encouraging sign for the often-struggling large seabirdsOn a jagged coastline in Central California, brown pelicans take flight to feed on a vast school of fish just offshore.
US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technology
Read full article: US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technologyThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has outlined a new strategy to expand its use of artificial intelligence.
Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?
Read full article: Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?Trump administration officials overseeing the latest immigration crackdown are aiming to arrest 5,000 immigrants in New Orleans and across Louisiana.
US prioritizes visas for fans traveling for the World Cup, Olympics and other events
Read full article: US prioritizes visas for fans traveling for the World Cup, Olympics and other eventsThe Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events.
California activist gets jail time for taking chickens from Perdue Farms plant
Read full article: California activist gets jail time for taking chickens from Perdue Farms plantA California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
Testimony at Brian Walshe murder trial details affair his wife was having before she vanished
Read full article: Testimony at Brian Walshe murder trial details affair his wife was having before she vanishedThe focus in the murder trial of Brian Walshe's turned to an affair his wife was having before Walshe allegedly killed and dismembered the woman on New Year's Day 2023.
An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in Congress
Read full article: An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in CongressHouse Republicans plans to vote on a bill regulating college sports has been scrapped due to divisions within their caucus.
Trump to visit Pennsylvania to highlight efforts to curb inflation as high prices squeeze Americans
Read full article: Trump to visit Pennsylvania to highlight efforts to curb inflation as high prices squeeze AmericansPresident Donald Trump plans to visit Pennsylvania next week to highlight his efforts to reduce inflation.
Black men who were fired from key transportation boards accuse Trump of a pattern of discrimination
Read full article: Black men who were fired from key transportation boards accuse Trump of a pattern of discriminationTwo Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing Black leaders.
US and Kenya sign first of what are expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health deals
Read full article: US and Kenya sign first of what are expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health dealsThe Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health agreements that prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president’s broader foreign policy goals.
The shooting in DC by an Afghan suspect shouldn't reflect on all Afghanistan, minister says
Read full article: The shooting in DC by an Afghan suspect shouldn't reflect on all Afghanistan, minister saysThe foreign minister in Afghanistan's Taliban-run government says that the actions of an Afghan national charged in the shooting of two U.S. National Guard members in Washington last week should not reflect on all the people of Afghanistan.
Kennedy's vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns
Read full article: Kennedy's vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newbornsA federal vaccine advisory committee voted to delay a vote on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol attack is charged with explosives offenses
Read full article: Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol attack is charged with explosives offensesThe FBI has arrested a man accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack.
Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025
Read full article: Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations.
Where the blame will fall if ACA subsidies expire, according to a new poll
Read full article: Where the blame will fall if ACA subsidies expire, according to a new pollA new survey of Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollees finds that many are already struggling with the high cost of health care.
Police video shows Luigi Mangione said he didn't want to talk. They kept asking questions
Read full article: Police video shows Luigi Mangione said he didn't want to talk. They kept asking questionsMinutes after police approached Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, he told an officer he didn’t want to talk.
President Trump's contempt shocks the country's largest Somali community
Read full article: President Trump's contempt shocks the country's largest Somali communityEven for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of contempt from Donald Trump was a shock in the country’s largest Somali community in Minnesota.
Ex-missionary from Ohio charged with sexually abusing 4 children in Haiti
Read full article: Ex-missionary from Ohio charged with sexually abusing 4 children in HaitiA former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has been indicted on federal charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with four different minors in Haiti over multiple years.
Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on gender
Read full article: Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on genderA University of Oklahoma instructor has been placed on leave after a student complained about receiving a failing grade on a paper.
A dozen former FDA leaders lambaste claims by the agency's current vaccine chief
Read full article: A dozen former FDA leaders lambaste claims by the agency's current vaccine chiefA dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued a scathing denunciation of an FDA memo to staff that made sweeping claims casting doubt on vaccine safety.
A vocal Jeffrey Epstein accuser is urging judges to unseal his court records
Read full article: A vocal Jeffrey Epstein accuser is urging judges to unseal his court recordsOne of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most vocal accusers is urging judges to grant the Justice Department’s request unseal to records from their federal sex trafficking cases, saying that “only transparency is likely to lead to justice.”.
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84
Read full article: Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died.
Safety volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of a Utah 'No Kings' protester
Read full article: Safety volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of a Utah 'No Kings' protesterProsecutors say a safety volunteer accused of fatally shooting a man participating in a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City in June has been charged with manslaughter.
Alleged gang leader is sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping of 17 missionaries in Haiti
Read full article: Alleged gang leader is sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping of 17 missionaries in HaitiA man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the kidnapping of 17 people, including five children, who were on a missionary trip to the Caribbean country.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether local jails can hold immigrants for ICE
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether local jails can hold immigrants for ICEA divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.
White House tours resume in time for Christmas, but they're different than before
Read full article: White House tours resume in time for Christmas, but they're different than beforePresident Donald Trump's decision to knock down the East Wing to build a big ballroom has significantly altered the visitor experience at the White House.
