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The Trump administration is freezing child care payments to Minnesota and demanding a comprehensive audit to identify any illicit activity in government programs, escalating a fight with the state over alleged fraud.

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Boeing will design and produce 25 new fighter jets for the Israeli Air Force under a new contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, reigniting concern about the aerospace manufacturer’s connection to the ongoing ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — When the federal government gave hemp-growing the green light in 2018, Josh Bobbert almost literally bet the farm on the crop, figuring the versatile plant was going to be a moneymaker for ...Read more

NEW YORK — Shortly after the ball drops in Times Square, the curtain will rise on Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral administration, when Mamdani is sworn in as the city’s 112th mayor.

Mamdani, 34, is planning two ...Read more

Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much of 2025, as relations with neighboring Afghanistan deteriorated.

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The Palestinian Authority has for years taken care of the families of any West Bank or Gaza Palestinian killed, hurt or imprisoned by Israelis — whether a murderer or an innocent shepherd. The monthly stipends embodied ...Read more

India’s capital recorded its worst pollution in nearly a decade this winter, sparking rare public protests and criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party over its handling of the air quality emergency.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Germans to ignore “scaremongers and doomsayers” and trust in the country’s ability to overcome its numerous challenges, including mounting Russian aggression and geopolitical upheaval....Read more

WASHINGTON — The acting director of the National Park Service believes 2025 was a “kick-ass year.” Advocates for what polls say is the most popular federal agency might use the same term, but with a far different ...Read more

The Los Angeles Police Department has placed a security hold on information relating to the grisly double murder of Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner, for which their son Nick stands charged.

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Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer whose songs have been covered by the likes of Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, died in Maryland on Tuesday. He was 77.

The “I Love the Lord” singer died at the ...Read more

Grand Theft Auto VI, probably the most anticipated game of all time at this point, didn’t come out this year (I called that one right!), but that doesn’t mean 2025 was hurting for amazing games to play. In fact, it was...Read more

“Heated Rivalry” the novel is the kind of smutty romance read that’s thoroughly enjoyable but slightly ephemeral, a tale of angst and love and outlandish situations that doesn’t linger long in your mind once you ...Read more

The wife of former first lady Jill Biden’s ex-husband was found dead in the couple’s living room by police responding to a domestic dispute call, authorities in Delaware said Tuesday.

Police found Linda Stevenson, 64,...Read more

WASHINGTON – The president vetoed measures that were seen as largely noncontroversial, with both easily passing the Senate before the Christmas holiday break. But in one case, the president made clear that the veto was ...Read more

Iranians staged protests against worsening economic and living standards for a fourth day, with clashes between security forces and civilians erupting in cities across the Islamic Republic.

Demonstrators took to the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Three men were found dead on Mount Baldy on Monday, days after a winter storm blanketed the peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains with snow.

At around 11:30 a.m., search and rescue teams responded to a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who first came to Congress as a Democrat but later switched to the GOP, has died at age 92.

Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Colorado Democrat, said the former senator died ...Read more

Queen Camilla has spoken for the first time about how she fought off a sex attacker when she was a teenager.

The 78-year-old royal was just 16 or 17 when the attack happened and she revealed how "angry" and "furious" she ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Isiah Whitlock Jr., best known for his role in HBO's "The Wire" and frequent collaborations with director Spike Lee in films such as "BlacKkKlansman" and "Da 5 Bloods," has died. He was 71.

Whitlock's ...Read more