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US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield

By BEN FINLEY
Dec 19, 2025 4:12 pm - The U.S. military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone, ending an exercise made obsolete by simulators that mimic battlefield injuries.
Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is located

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Dec 19, 2025 4:04 pm - Pope Leo XIV on Friday named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, currently pastor of a predominantly Hispanic church in the Queens borough of New York City, as bishop of ...
Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Dec 19, 2025 3:11 pm - The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had tried to keep the files sealed.
States faces a choice on whether to embrace Trump’s tax cuts on tips, overtime and more

By DAVID A. LIEB
Dec 19, 2025 11:15 am - To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year.
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Dec 19, 2025 8:06 am - A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
Putin tells his annual news conference that the Kremlin's military goals will be achieved in Ukraine

By HARRIET MORRIS
Dec 19, 2025 8:01 am - President Vladimir Putin emphasized Friday that Moscow’s troops were advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine and voiced confidence the Kremlin would achieve its goals militarily if Kyiv doesn't agree to Russia's conditions in peace talks.
Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted but Palestinians there still face starvation, experts say

By SAM MEDNICK
Dec 19, 2025 7:41 am - The spread of famine has been averted in the Gaza Strip, but the situation remains critical with the entire Palestinian territory still facing starvation, the world's leading authority on food crises said Friday.
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash

By ALLEN G. BREED and GARY D. ROBERTSON
Dec 18, 2025 9:44 pm - A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, authorities said.
Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination

By CLAIRE SAVAGE
Dec 18, 2025 9:36 pm - The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work.
Fast, harsh, alone: Trump beams into prime time with uncertain results

By Isaac Arnsdorf
Dec 18, 2025 8:50 pm - President Donald Trump crammed his usual 90-minute rally routine into 18 minutes of prime-time broadcast television on Wednesday, perplexing “Survivor” finale viewers and his own allies alike.

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