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White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

By AAMER MADHANI and REGINA GARCIA CANO
Dec 01, 2025 11:12 pm - The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September U.S. military operation that has come under bipartisan scrutiny.
Land and security are the main sticking points as Russia and Ukraine mull Trump’s peace proposal

By DASHA LITVINOVA and ISOBEL KOSHIW
Dec 01, 2025 11:11 pm - Diplomats face an uphill battle to reconcile Russian and Ukrainian “red lines” as a renewed U.S.-led push to end the war gathers steam, with Ukrainian officials attending talks in the U.S. over the weekend and Washington officials expected in Moscow early this week.
‘I think we’ve got a hit’: Metra riders love café car idea — what’s the next step?

By Marni Pyke
Dec 01, 2025 6:08 pm - Prototype café cars were a hit on Metra trains this fall. Now the agency is drafting a proposal to make them a permanent fixture on the commuter railroad.
Cyber Monday video game prices reveal weight of Trump tariffs

Spencer Soper
Dec 01, 2025 4:49 pm - Bargain-hunting gamers will likely be disappointed by meager Cyber Monday discounts, revealing how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are influencing what gets wrapped up a...
National Guard member shot in DC has shown positive signs, West Virginia governor says

By JOHN RABY
Dec 01, 2025 2:25 pm - A West Virginia National Guard member who was shot last week in a brazen daytime attack in Washington, D.C., remains in serious condition but showed positive signs by giving a thumbs-up that he could hear a nurse’s question and wiggling his toes, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Monday.
Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don't comply with government rules

By JOSH FUNK
Dec 01, 2025 2:21 pm - Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements.
Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutors

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Dec 01, 2025 11:35 am - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal.
Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew

Mariana Alfaro, Alex Horton, Noah Robertson
Dec 01, 2025 10:11 am - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has “great confidence” that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not give a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September.
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules

By MIKE CATALINI
Dec 01, 2025 9:41 am - PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified from serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor despite his administration’...
Investigators urge witnesses of the deadly shooting at a child's party in California to come forward

By SOPHIE AUSTIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Dec 01, 2025 7:59 am - Authorities in California urged witnesses of a deadly shooting at a child's birthday party to come forward as the search for a suspect stretched into another day.

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