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Former NASCAR Driver Biffle Among 7 Dead in N.C. Plane Crash
Fatalities were reported Thursday after a plane owned by former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed while landing at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:50:57 EDTFBI Raids Minnesota Business in Fraud Investigation
Federal agents raided the offices of a business in Bloomington, Minnesota, Thursday, just days after state regulators suspended a business license at the same address, citing allegations of fraud.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:38:57 EDTPolice Identify Suspect in Brown Shooting; Manhunt Ongoing
Law enforcement officials in Providence, Rhode Island, investigating last weekend's deadly shooting at Brown University have identified a suspect, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.Investigators learned of the suspect's identity late Wednesday night.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:07:13 EDTDem Candidates Tout Backing From Pro-Trans Ideology Group
Several Democratic Senate candidates are celebrating endorsements from Reproductive Freedom for All, an advocacy group that promotes gender reassignment surgery for children, taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants and defunding the police.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:30:27 EDTSen. Cotton Worries China, Russia Contribute to Open-Source Software
In a letter to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has detailed his concerns about Russia and China contributing to the open-source software ecosystem.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:11:37 EDTSteve Hilton Has Slim Lead for Calif. Governor as Dems Split Vote
Author and former television personality Steve Hilton has moved into a small lead in the primary race for California governor, in a state where the top two finishers, regardless of party, advance to the general election.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:42:26 EDTWall St Ends Higher Fueled by Tech, Cooler Inflation
Wall Street's main indexes closed higher Thursday as a soft inflation report fed expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, while chipmaker Micron's blowout forecast signaled strong AI demand.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:03:01 EDTWhite House Launches Space Supremacy Push
The White House on Thursday rolled out a sweeping new space order with an ambitious goal: The United States plans to dominate the next era of space — economically, militarily, and technologically.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:50:29 EDTDozens of Tren de Aragua Gangsters Named in DOJ Indictments
The Department of Justice announced the unsealing of multiple federal indictments charging more than 70 people linked to Tren de Aragua, a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection with violent and financial crimes across the United States and abroad.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:27:43 EDTDNC Chair Scraps 2024 Autopsy, Calls It 'Distraction'
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin has pulled the plug on a postmortem examining why the party fell short in the 2024 elections, saying it would be a "distraction" from its "core mission."
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:16:11 EDTNew N.Y. Archbishop Hicks Holds Strong Pro-Life Record
Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, as the next archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York and signals continued emphasis on both life and human dignity in the church's public witness.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:27:32 EDTTrump Order Could Reclassify Pot as Less Dangerous Drug
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:19:22 EDTSen. Cotton Seeks DOJ Review of Airwallex's China Ties
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to open a federal investigation into whether sensitive U.S. personal and corporate data processed by financial platform Airwallex may be accessible to the Chinese Communist Party.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:16:56 EDTKennedy Center to Be Renamed Trump-Kennedy Center
The board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted unanimously Thursday to rename the Washington performing arts institution to honor late President John F. Kennedy and President Donald Trump.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:48:23 EDTTrump Admin to Dramatically Ramp Up Denaturalization Cases
The Trump administration is dramatically escalating efforts to pursue denaturalization of naturalized U.S. citizens, directing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices to refer an unprecedented number of cases to the Department of Justice.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:51:03 EDTTrump Executive Order May Reclassify Pot as Less Dangerous
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:20:18 EDTAOC Says She Would 'Stomp' Vance in Presidential Election
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Wednesday brushed aside a hypothetical 2028 presidential matchup with Vice President JD Vance.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:35:16 EDTPossible Link Probed Between Brown and MIT Killings
Police are investigating whether Saturday's shooting at Brown University is connected to the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor two days later. WPRI in Rhode Island reported that senior law enforcement officials...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:36:55 EDTAmerican Jewish Committee Praises Dolan, Welcomes Hicks
The American Jewish Committee praised Cardinal Timothy Dolan on Thursday as the Archdiocese of New York announced a leadership transition, thanking him for what it called "exemplary leadership" and a "deep commitment to strong Catholic-Jewish relations."
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:09:23 EDTPolice Foil Second Suspected Terror Plot Near Bondi Beach
Australian authorities arrested seven people near Bondi Beach on Thursday after intelligence suggested a second suspected terrorist attack was being planned just days after a deadly massacre at the popular Sydney location, The New Zealand Herald reported.
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