Nation and World
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Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
Dec 31, 2025 6:36 pm - The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating release of the files, according to a person briefed on a letter sent to U.S. Attorneys.
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Drummers pound in the new year as others mark 2026 with defiance or hope
Dec 31, 2025 6:31 pm - The new year swept closer for the Middle East and parts of Europe and Africa after drummers in Asia pounded in 2026 and fireworks lit the skies.Russians celebrated in snowy Moscow, and a light show with somersaulting jet skis twinkled in Dubai. In Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year's first sunrise.
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Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
Dec 31, 2025 4:30 pm - President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort.
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Native American senator, dies at 92
Dec 31, 2025 3:44 pm - Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, who overcame a hardscrabble childhood to become the first Native American chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a leader of the effort to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, died Dec. 30. He was 92.
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What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes
Dec 31, 2025 3:29 pm - More than a decade ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished without a trace, sparking one of aviation’s most baffling mysteries.Despite years of multinational searches, investigators still do not know exactly what happened to the plane or its 239 passengers and crew.
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Washington Monument to be illuminated on New Year’s Eve to mark country’s 250th
Dec 31, 2025 3:17 pm - A gigantic birthday candle will be projected onto the Washington Monument this New Year’s Eve as fireworks dazzle the night sky, part of a six-day art installation to salute the country’s upcoming celebration of its 250th year.
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Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory
Dec 31, 2025 1:44 pm - Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday.
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These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them
Dec 31, 2025 1:41 pm - President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president's positions on other issues.
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Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes
Dec 30, 2025 7:43 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. Deputy Sec...
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Rain could be an unwelcome entry at the Rose Parade on New Year's Day. Bundle up for NYC ball drop
Dec 30, 2025 3:16 pm - For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year's Day event that attracts thousands of spectator...