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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest

By MICHAEL R. SISAK
Dec 20, 2025 8:23 pm - Luigi Mangione’s lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer’s parent company.
WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAIMIE DING
Dec 20, 2025 8:17 pm - World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105.
Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms

By STEVEN SLOAN
Dec 20, 2025 8:08 pm - When Idalia Bisbal moved to this Pennsylvania city synonymous with America's working class, she hoped for a cheaper, easier life than the one she was leaving behind in her hometown of New York City.About three years later, she is deeply disappointed.
Four ICE detainee deaths in four days spark alarm as arrests grow

By Marianne LeVine and Douglas MacMillan
Dec 20, 2025 7:04 pm - Four people in immigration detention have died over a four-day period this month, increasing concern among advocates and some members of Congress over detention conditions.One death took place Dec. 12, another two took place on Dec. 14 and the fourth on Dec. 15, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement news releases.
Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

By MARCIA DUNN
Dec 20, 2025 5:12 pm - A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.
Epstein files include child porn complaint a decade before federal investigation

By Maegan Vazquez
Dec 20, 2025 4:56 pm - Justice Department files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released Friday, included a 1996 complaint to the FBI about the disgraced financier allegedly possessing and distributing “child pornography” about a decade before a federal investigation was launched into his predatory behavior with minors and young women.
Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Dec 20, 2025 4:33 pm - Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the acts of kindness of a fourth-century Christian saint? And have you heard about the modern-day Japanese tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas?
US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela, American officials say

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Dec 20, 2025 3:05 pm - U.S. forces on Saturday stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Russian strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan

Dec 20, 2025 2:57 pm - A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine’s emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war.
Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon

By Joyce Sohyun Lee
Dec 19, 2025 7:22 pm - The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era policy that prohibited the use of antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula, according to a Dec. 2 document reviewed by The Washington Post. The previously unreported memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies during “one of the most dangerous security environments in its history.”

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