Nation and World
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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...
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Midwest hit with more extreme cold after winter storm
Dec 30, 2025 3:11 pm - Now comes even more frigid weather in the U.S. Midwest. Extreme cold with near-zero degree wind chills descended upon parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, fo...
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Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles have entered active service, Moscow says
Dec 30, 2025 3:08 pm - Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as the U.S. efforts to broker a deal to en...
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Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region
Dec 30, 2025 3:04 pm - DOHA, Qatar — Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces — a signifi...
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Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Dec 30, 2025 3:01 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza...
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Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025
Dec 30, 2025 3:01 pm - Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide-open economy.