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A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 20 miles off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal city of Yilan on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage. https://cnn.it/49t9PAl

Vance defended the administration’s vile immigration policies in a way that fundamentally degraded his own family: people he is bound by vows—which should be sacred to a Christian—to love and protect. trib.al/g43mrDD

I’ve spoken to hundreds of peers as the final ‘hereds’ await their fate. Their answers provided pause for thought over Labour’s promise to abolish them | ✍️ Eleanor Doughty

AI fakes are everywhere now and they’re getting super hard to tell apart from the real thing. What’s coming in the new year:

Trump’s decimation of FOIA offices across the federal government is unacceptable. Americans deserve access to the records of the government they fund. Use our new action center tool to tell Congress to keep FOIA offices open.

New details of White House deliberations reveal how aides with overlapping agendas drove the U.S. toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.

⚡️Ukraine denies Russia's claims of capturing key front-line cities ahead of Zelensky-Trump meeting. Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast and Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast are not under Russian control, Ukraine's General Staff said, dismissing the Kremlin's claims as "the weapon of disinformation."

Rusia: Justicia condena a líder de un partido de extrema izquierda a seis años de prisión elcomercio.pe/mundo/e…

Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities. n.pr/4pWshr5

Here’s the link to our interview with John E. Jones III who spent 20 years as a federal judge: buff.ly/q43Mo2r

How can you find otherwise? Jones asks. For example, the president has issued countless pardons to people who were justifiably convicted or who pleaded guilty. “The president believes the law is whatever he says it is at any given moment.” #politics #analysis #interview

The president’s first year of his second term showcases he “simply lacks respect for our system of justice," according to John E. Jones III – a former federal judge (appointed by George W. Bush) who breaks down what Trump’s presidency means for the rule of law.

GOP redistricting could backfire as urban, immigrant areas turn back to Democrats | via @timhenderson.bsky.social #ksleg

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

Police say a 21-year-old Ogden man made violent, antisemitic threats online in the days before Christmas. A search of his home uncovered six pipe bombs, materials to make more and rifles and ammunition, according to charging documents. He now faces 11 felony counts.

A powerful winter storm is impacting parts of the U.S. with major snowfall, ice, and below zero wind chills. The conditions are disrupting holiday travel and could last through next week. n.pr/4jgdW6h

The Times Square ball is set to drop twice at the New Year’s Eve celebration. Here's why.

The police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl who was found unconscious in the Bronx the morning after Christmas.

⚡️Update: Zelensky holds call with European, NATO leaders ahead of Trump talks. "All participants in the discussions...agreed that security guarantees for Ukraine are crucial," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on social media after the call. "These guarantees must be concrete and reliable."

For the first time in two decades, it might rain on the Rose Parade

The issue wasn’t just that the speaker claimed not to know anything about his own government, but that he insisted on answering questions anyway. trib.al/nt6APOO

Rising demand for seasoned casks is breathing new life into vineyards and cooperages across Jerez

Weather Alert Day Sunday for Reduced Visibility from Snow and Wind

Column: Who will President Trump choose to succeed Jerome H. Powell as the chair of the Federal Reserve? Powell has stressed the importance of the Fed’s independence. But in truth, it is not clear that it was ever as insulated from politics as it claims to be.

A 2024 ProPublica investigation, built on court and medical records, revealed how Weiner subjected patients who didn’t have cancer to chemotherapy and was believed to have hastened the deaths of more than a half dozen people. By @davidmcswane.bsky.social

The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.

A new comment from the president's son led to extensive mockery over the weekend.

An intermunicipal bus in Guatemala veered off a road and fell into a deep ravine, killing 15 passengers and injuring at least 15 others.

“The biggest threat to both faith and democracy is the rise of Christian nationalism,” said Justin Douglas, a minister running for a House seat in southern Pennsylvania. religionnews.com/2025/12/15/w...

A concerted lobbying push by a cannabis CEO, a Florida sheriff and a Mar-a-Lago member helped persuade the president. on.wsj.com/4jgq9YJ

Bus crash leaves 15 dead, at least 15 injured in Guatemala, officials say

It’s no shock that this was one of the most widely discussed articles of the year.

Yes, that was a tornado in Los Angeles on Christmas

From excruciating start to embarrassing end, It was The Year of The Trump.

Venezuela agradece a Rusia por su apoyo ante las “acciones belicistas” de Estados Unidos elcomercio.pe/mundo/v…

A storm system finally brought snowfall to Salt Lake City after a historic snowless streak on Saturday. It also brought much-needed snow to the state's mountains, boosting ski conditions resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood canyons.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that while she is "mindful" of the Irish-US relationship, her party may boycott next year's St Patrick's Day visit again if the situation in Gaza does not improve. jrnl.ie/6911657t

Leqaa Kordia has been held in ICE detention for nearly ten months.

After revealing that she is pregnant with her second child, Karoline Leavitt is already being bombarded with questions about who her replacement will be.

Atlanta police officer found dead inside home near Piedmont Park, Atlanta police say

California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing of $4 billion for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project. https://to.pbs.org/49v2W1u

Canada pledged aid to Ukraine hours after a deadly Russian attack on Kyiv that killed one and wounded 27, including two children.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com So much went wrong this year, our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes. But “measured by child mortality, education, nutrition or women’s rights, we humans are probably in the best decade in the past 300,000 years.”

Videographer Chris Owen's unexpected encounter with a barking deer a decade ago sparked his interest in documenting Hong Kong's wild species. Since then, he has captured at least 10 mammal species on camera, including the rare Chinese pangolin. In full: buff.ly/JI6BVCR

On this, the scientists agree: Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” is an iconic piece of art. Its mesmerizing whirls and swirls capture the imagination. But do the flowing brushstrokes evoke the real physical phenomenon of turbulence?

The midterms are the last chance for Democrats to hold Trump accountable at the national level before he leaves office (unless he attempts to follow through on his musings to seek an unconstitutional third term).

A popular rising star in the Democratic party on Saturday sounded the alarm about Donald Trump, saying "something is seriously wrong with him" after a recent move.

China has invested billions of dollars in building ports around the globe, giving Beijing a strategic advantage as trade tensions rise, and sparking security concerns for the rest of the world. (from the archive)