Nation and World
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Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35
Dec 30, 2025 1:42 pm - Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 35. Schlossberg, the daughter of Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and Edwin Schlossberg, revealed that she had terminal cancer in a November essay in The New Yorker.
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Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region
Dec 30, 2025 10:34 am - 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 signif...
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China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills
Dec 30, 2025 8:54 am - China's People's Liberation Army staged a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, unleashing a live-fire show of force as part of what it called “Justice Mission 2025" to demonstrate its ability to deter any external support for the island it claims as part of its sovereign territory.
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From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact
Dec 29, 2025 8:00 pm - The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal s...
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Pipe bomb suspect admits targeting RNC, DNC headquarters, officials say
Dec 29, 2025 5:26 pm - The man charged with leaving pipe bombs outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington has admitted to planting the explosives in ...
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2 New Jersey pilots killed in a helicopter collision frequented a cafe together near the crash site
Dec 29, 2025 5:18 pm - Two men who died after their helicopters collided midair in New Jersey over the weekend both earned their private pilot licenses over a decade ago and would often have br...
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US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump warns agencies must 'adapt or die'
Dec 29, 2025 5:14 pm - GENEVA — The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes U.S. foreign assistance an...
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Trump says the US 'hit' a facility along shore where he says alleged drug boats 'load up'
Dec 29, 2025 5:10 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. o...
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US offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says
Dec 29, 2025 10:24 am - The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbor’s land by force.
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During Netanyahu visit, Trump warns Iran of further US strikes if it reconstitutes nuclear program
Dec 29, 2025 10:20 am - President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that could be in danger of stalling before a complicated second phase.