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Trump suffers several defeats in effort to punish opposing lawyers

By Julian Mark
Dec 26, 2025 7:02 pm - Since taking office for the second time, President Donald Trump has suffered multiple losses in his efforts to strip security clearances from political opponents and prestigious Washington law firms. With several of those cases working through the courts, the issue could become one of the next Supreme Court fights over presidential power.
At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan

Dec 26, 2025 4:24 pm - A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There was no immediate explanation of his motive.
Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others

By JULIA FRANKEL
Dec 26, 2025 4:10 pm - A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel Friday, killing both, police said, as the Israeli defense minister quickly ordered military retaliation on what he said was the assailant's West Bank hometown.
California’s intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud

By TY ONEIL and JAIMIE DING
Dec 26, 2025 4:03 pm - Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and half-filling homes with mud.
A winter storm is bearing down on the Northeast. Where the most snow may fall.

By Matthew Cappucci and Ian Livingston
Dec 26, 2025 3:36 pm - A significant winter storm was bearing down on the Northeast early Friday, set to deliver hefty accumulations of snow and ice to portions of the Appalachians and New England — with potentially hazardous conditions coinciding with post-holiday travel. Up to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow is expected — with a jackpot zone near New York City.
Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations

Dec 26, 2025 3:28 pm - Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations, authorities said.
Times Square to feature patriotic crystal ball for New Year’s Eve, kicking off US’s 250th birthday

By SUSAN HAIGH
Dec 26, 2025 12:47 pm - After the crystal ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white and blue to usher in 2026 and kick off months of celebrations for the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday.
Trump says US struck IS targets in Nigeria

Dec 25, 2025 8:00 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he’d launched a “powerful and deadly” U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.82 billion Powerball lottery jackpot

By OLIVIA DIAZ
Dec 25, 2025 7:53 pm - A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.
Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack

By OPE ADETAYO
Dec 25, 2025 7:50 pm - A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack. Police said that 35 people were also injured in the attack.

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