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Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire

By TODD RICHMOND
Dec 09, 2025 1:02 pm - President Donald Trump's administration is threatening to pull federal funding for public transportation in Chicago unless the city tightens security after a man allegedly set a woman on fire inside a commuter train in November.
Hamas calls for more international pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase

By MEGAN JANETSKY and JULIA FRANKEL
Dec 09, 2025 12:51 pm - Hamas on Tuesday called for more international pressure on Israel before the militant group moves forward with the next phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, with a Hamas leader saying it wants Israel to open a key border crossing, cease deadly strikes and allow more aid into the strip devastated by the two-year war.
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says

By MICHAEL R. SISAK
Dec 09, 2025 11:01 am - A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime confidant, but he cautioned that people shouldn’t expect to learn much new information from them.
Zelenskyy reaffirms his refusal to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and ILLIA NOVIKOV
Dec 09, 2025 8:20 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.
Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude quake that injured 34

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Dec 09, 2025 7:25 am - Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities.
Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

By AAMER MADHANI
Dec 08, 2025 7:48 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday justified the U.S. military's decision to fire a second missile in a heavily scrutinized attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea by claiming that two suspected drug smugglers were trying to right the vessel after it had capsized in the initial strike.
ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico

By Douglas MacMillan
Dec 08, 2025 7:02 pm - Four Cuban immigrants being held at a Texas detention center claim they were among dozens who were driven to the Mexican border and pressured by masked officials to cross it or face imprisonment and beatings, according to a letter that civil liberties groups sent to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday and shared with The Washington Post.
UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police ‘forcibly entered’ its Jerusalem compound

By MEGAN JANETSKY and JULIA FRANKEL
Dec 08, 2025 5:53 pm - Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem early Monday, escalating a campaign against the organization that has been banned from operating on Israeli territory.
ICEBlock app maker sues Trump administration over its pressure on Apple to remove app

By MATT O'BRIEN
Dec 08, 2025 4:23 pm - The maker of an iPhone app that flagged sightings of U.S. immigration agents sued the Trump administration for free speech violations on Monday, alleging that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi used her “state power” to force Apple to remove the app.
12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back

By ERIC TUCKER
Dec 08, 2025 3:49 pm - Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington sued Monday to get their jobs back, saying their action had been intended to de-escalate a volatile situation and was not meant as a political gesture.

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