Washington, Rep. Joyce Beatty filed suit Monday to remove President Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center after the board, chaired by Trump, voted on Dec. 18 to add his name and workers affixed letters the next day. Beatty's complaint argues only Congress may rename the federally established...
Providence, R.I. — Brown University placed its vice president for public safety, Rodney Chatman, on administrative leave this week after a December 13 campus shooting that killed two students and injured nine others. University President Christina Paxson named former Providence police chief Hugh T. Clements as interim leader and announced...
Washington DC, President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that he stopped a potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan, saying eight aircraft were shot down during a four-day conflict following India's Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people. Trump said he used trade tariffs and diplomatic pressure...
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the U.S. Navy will begin construction of two 'Trump-class' warships and that South Korea's Hanwha will collaborate on new frigates. Trump described the ships as larger than Iowa-class vessels, with 30,000–40,000-ton displacement and advanced weapons including hypersonics, railguns, and lasers. He said...
United States — Transportation agencies and travel organizations report record holiday movement as millions head for seasonal trips this week. AAA estimates 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles between Dec. 20 and Jan. 1, with major state tallies including 7.5 million in Florida, 2.8 million in Tennessee...
GALVESTON, Texas — A Mexican Navy medical aircraft crashed into Galveston Bay Monday while approaching Scholes International Airport, officials said. Eight people were aboard, including military crew, medical personnel and a young patient being transported for burn care, U.S. and Mexican authorities reported. Local responders, the U.S. Coast Guard, Texas...
Washington — The US Department of Justice released thousands of documents tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act requiring disclosure by Dec. 19. The DOJ posted at least 8,000 documents and 11,000 links Dec. 22–23, including videos and an email dated Jan....
Orlando, Florida — Powerball officials said Monday that no ticket matched all numbers in the Dec. 22 drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $1.7 billion for the Dec. 24 Christmas Eve drawing, with a cash option of about $781.3 million. State lotteries reported multiple secondary winners across Florida, Maryland,...
PORTLAND, Ore. Twenty-one states and D.C. filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 22 seeking to force CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought to request operating funds from the Federal Reserve. The plaintiffs say Vought refused in November to petition the Fed, a move they argue would leave the agency without funds...
Los Angeles — Vince Zampella, co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and head of Respawn Entertainment, died after a single-vehicle crash on Angeles Crest Highway on Sunday, authorities and his employer confirmed. The California Highway Patrol reported the vehicle veered off the roadway around 12:45 p.m., struck a concrete...
