Nation and World
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White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful
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.
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Land and security are the main sticking points as Russia and Ukraine mull Trump’s peace proposal
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.
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‘I think we’ve got a hit’: Metra riders love café car idea — what’s the next step?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.
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Cyber Monday video game prices reveal weight of Trump tariffs
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...
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National Guard member shot in DC has shown positive signs, West Virginia governor says
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.
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Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don't comply with government rules
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.
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Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutors
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.
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Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew
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.
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Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules
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’...
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Investigators urge witnesses of the deadly shooting at a child's party in California to come forward
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.