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December 5, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

False report of 5.9 magnitude earthquake alarms Nevadans

December 5, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Americans say they are drinking less alcohol than ever before. But new data shows the number of drinks U.S. adults have per week has in fact not changed by much for decades. The data from drin...

December 5, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has selected a new architect to oversee his $300 million White House ballroom project, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.

December 5, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — Amazon.com said Thursday the e-commerce giant is in discussions with the U.S. Postal Service about its future relationship and considering its options before its current con...

December 5, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Congressional lawmakers on Thursday voted to repeal a Biden-era policy that limited the amount of land in an Alaska wildlife refuge that could be leased for oil and gas development.

December 5, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

The letter highlights mounting concerns from project developers over stepped-up scrutiny of solar permits by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Interior Department at a time of rising energy...

December 5, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Vaccine advisers to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday delayed a vote until Friday that could scrap the U.S. recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for all children, a move that would be th...

December 5, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — The New York Times accused the Pentagon in a lawsuit Thursday of infringing on the constitutional rights of journalists by imposing a set of new restrictions on reporting ab...

December 5, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington on Thursday agreed to allow National Guard troops stationed by President Donald Trump in the city since August to remain for now, block...

December 5, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018, in a “reckless” display of power t...

December 5, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

LONDON — Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia said Thursday that they were boycotting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest because Israel would continue to be allowed in the...

December 4, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — From buy-in-bulk retailer Costco to canned-tuna company Bumble Bee Foods, some businesses are racing to get in line for tariff refunds, anticipating that the Supreme Court w...

December 4, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

NEW ORLEANS/WASHINGTON — U.S. immigration officials began an operation in New Orleans to arrest immigrants in the U.S. illegally, federal officials said on Wednesday, making it the lates...

December 4, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed slashing fuel economy standards that former President Joe Biden had finalized last year, in a push to make it easier for automak...

December 4, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon investigation has faulted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using Signal on his personal device to transmit sensitive information about planned strikes in Y...

December 4, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A drunk raccoon passed out in the bathroom of a Virginia liquor store