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Rescuers rushed into flames to save nursing home residents after deadly explosion

By MINGSON LAU, MARC LEVY AND MARK SCOLFORO
Dec 24, 2025 7:14 pm - Rescuers braved shooting flames, falling debris and the threat of more explosions to evacuate dozens of nursing home residents after a blast ripped through a Pennsylvania facility, killing a resident and an employee, and setting off a frantic search of the wreckage.Officials said Wednesday they'd located everybody after hours of looking.
EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship

By LORNE COOK
Dec 24, 2025 7:05 pm - France, Germany, the European Union and the United Kingdom on Wednesday hit out at a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans the Trump administration accuses of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American views.
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building

By HILLEL ITALIE
Dec 24, 2025 5:29 pm - A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show's host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that President Donald Trump's name would be added to the facility.
Christians celebrate Christmas Eve service with worship, fellowship and seasonal message

Daily Herald report
Dec 24, 2025 5:02 pm - Worshippers gathered early Wednesday afternoon at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington for one of its multiple Christmas Eve services.
Authorities: Batavia man stabbed wife more than 40 times

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 24, 2025 4:15 pm - A Batavia man stabbed his wife more than 40 times and hit her with a hammer when he killed her, a Kane County prosecutor said Wednesday.
Explosion in Moscow kills 3 people. Official says Ukrainian intelligence was behind it

Dec 24, 2025 3:43 pm - An explosion in Moscow on Wednesday killed three people, including two police officers, Russian investigators said, days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away.
Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive the Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

By MELANIE LIDMAN
Dec 24, 2025 3:38 pm - Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of subdued celebrations because of the war in Gaza.
A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation

By JULIA FRANKEL
Dec 24, 2025 3:30 pm - An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that has held since Oct. 10 as each side accuses the other of violations.
Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland

By SAMYA KULLAB
Dec 24, 2025 2:43 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces.
Chicago woman in head-on crash was drunk, DuPage prosecutors say

By Russell Lissau
Dec 24, 2025 2:43 pm - A Chicago woman is facing charges after a head-on crash in Lombard that injured four people, authorities said Wednesday.

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