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- WATCH: 3 rescued after car plunges into icy Illinois pond Dramatic body camera video shows the moment police officers rescued three people after their vehicle crashed into an icy pond in Glendale Heights, Illinois. The driver was arrested on a DUI charge....
- North Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, who served a record 16 years and championed education, has died at 88 years old, his daughter announced....
- The 20 best video games of 2025 <p>A family classic reborn in a wide open world, a satirical adventure through teenage life and a mystery puzzler for the ages our critics on the years best fun<br /> <a href="https://www.theguardian....
- Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous <p>Change will loosen limits on research and certain regulations but stops short of making marijuana legal</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> on Thursday ...
- Why did Donald Trump Jr turn up in a tiny British enclave looking for money? <p>Meetings in Gibraltar are the latest twist in worldwide campaign that is enriching the US presidents family </p><p>One Friday in November, armed police blocked off the road that runs beside Gibralt...
- Whats going on with Donald Trumps health? | Moira Donegan <p>The presidents appearance and schedule have sparked speculation perhaps fueled in part by his political fortunes</p><p>Is Donald Trump OK?</p><p>Recently, hes looked tired. His famous fake tan is a...
- White House says US would be lucky if Trump stayed for third term <p>Comments follow reports that US president discussed idea with constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/18/us-politics-live-ven...
- Dashed dreams and land grabs: The rise of rural protests in China <p><strong>Exclusive</strong>: Clashes over rural plots are increasing, as people whose big-city plans have evaporated return home to face local governments groaning under huge debt</p><p>Standing ins...
- Best movies of 2025 in the US: No 2 2000 Meters to Andriivka <p>Ukrainian soldiers claw their way toward an abandoned one-street town, battling Russian artillery fire, snipers and aerial attacks, in this feat of documentary film-making and frontline reporting <...
- Making Mary Poppins by Todd James Pierce review the musical brothers behind the movie magic <p>Bob and Dick Sherman take centre stage in this well-researched account of how Walt Disney created a classic</p><p>Like many kids of the VHS generation, I must have watched my taped-off-the-telly co...
- White House says US would be lucky to have Trump stay in office after current term The comments echo Trump's own hopes of a third term...
- Exclusive: State Department Blasts South African Government for Detaining, Exposing USCIS Officers <p>WASHINGTONThe State Department said South Africa will face "severe consequences" if it does not hold accountable its own authorities who detained United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
- Immigrants and activists urge Hochul to pass New York for All Act barring government cooperation with ICE Dozens of immigrants and advocates gathered outside of Gov. Kathy Hochuls Midtown office on Thursday, demanding that she push for the passage and enactment of the New York for All Act that would bar l...
- Mamdani transition: Sherif Soliman, who worked for 3 different mayors, to serve as new budget director Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has tapped a veteran of three different mayoral administrations to serve as his chief financial adviser. The incoming mayor chose Sherif Soliman, most recently CUNY senior v...
- Subway crime drops to lowest level in 16 years, Hochul says, while committing another $77 million for NYPD patrols Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that subway crime has dropped to its lowest level in 16 years while also committing another $77 million toward keeping an increased police presence on the syste...
- Officials: Suspect in Brown shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead <p>The suspect in the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/14/brown-university-shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> at <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/30/brown-university-trump-adminis...
- Trump just ordered the biggest federal shift on marijuana in decades. Here's what changes. <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">President Trump</a> said Thursday he'll sign an executive order to relax federal restrictions on <a href="https://www.ax...
- A low-key Chicago-area missionary is replacing Trump ally Cardinal Dolan in New York <p>Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as New York's new archbishop to replace Cardinal <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5053400-timothy-dolan-trump-christian-faith/" target...
- Why Oracle keeps sparking AI-bubble fears <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/12/google-oracle-meta-stock-ai" target="_blank">Oracle </a>keeps making investors nervous. Not just about the company itself, but about Big Tech's enormous be...
- Trump's Christmas message: Things are better than you think <p>A fiery President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> addressing Americans from a holiday-decked White House insisted the <a href="https://www.axi...