The first signs of alarm came hours after President-elect Donald Trump announced what could prove to be one of his most consequential Cabinet picks. Less than a day after Trump named Kash Patel as his choice for FBI director, a former federal law enforcement official asked me a question: “curious if I’m on that list?”...
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Houthis fire a ballistic missile named ‘Palestine 2’ at Tel Aviv
A missile launched from Yemen struck the Israeli city of Tel Aviv early Saturday morning, marking a rare instance of a failed interception over the city, the Israel Defense Forces said. The missile landed in Tel Aviv’s southern Jaffa district after interception attempts failed after warning sirens sounded in the area, according to the IDF. No...
Most of the U.S. won’t have snow on the ground on Christmas
Well, at least the snow globes will have a white Christmas. Most of the United States will not have snow on the ground on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said in a forecast Friday, although the parts of the Rocky Mountains, Minnesota, Wisconsin and other areas close to the Canadian border could be in luck....
How lies that the Madison school shooter was transgender spread online
Only 38 minutes after a Madison, Wisconsin, teacher called 911 to report Monday’s school shooting, the lies began to spread. The first one, in a post on X, said simply: “Taking bets on another trans shooter.” The post didn’t pick up much traction. But 57 minutes later, the false claims about the shooter’s gender identity...
House approves stopgap spending bill, hours before shutdown deadline
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Party City to close all of its stores, report says
Party City on Friday announced it will close all of its stores and has initiated corporate layoffs effective immediately, according to a CNN report. CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party City has to “commence a winddown process immediately,” and that Friday would be their last day of work...
Richard Allen sentenced to 130 years in prison for Delphi murders
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Richard Allen sentenced to 130 years for killing Indiana teens
Richard Allen, the Indiana man convicted of killing two middle school girls in 2017, was sentenced to 130 years in prison on Friday, almost eight years after the children’s bodies were found near a hiking trail. Allen, 52, was convicted of murder in November after a four-week trial in the deaths of Abigail Williams, 13,...
Syria’s new leader tries to reassure the U.S. he is no jihadi
As U.S. diplomats arrived in Damascus on Friday, Syria’s de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa will likely have greeted them with a clear message: Under his rule, there will be no threat to the West. Sharaa, who has dropped his nom de guerre of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been pushing this line in meetings with Western diplomats and...
What to know about the impact and what happens next
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will shut down this weekend unless Congress comes up with a plan and acts soon. Federal funding expires when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. Saturday, and congressional Republicans are back to the drawing board after billionaire Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump blew up their original bill and then a backup plan failed...