A spotty wintry mix, or perhaps just a little rain, is possible Monday night into Tuesday morning. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/12/21/dc-weather-live-updates-winter-solstice-christmas/ Author : Molly Robey Publish date : 2025-12-21 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Minnesota’s sprawling fraud crisis has garnered national headlines in recent weeks, but several critics say the problem festered for years, aided by local media that appeared uninterested in holding people in power accountable. "In newsrooms, they’re told, ‘We can’t run that because we’re going to be accused of being racist,’" Townhall columnist Dustin Grage recently told Fox News Digital about news outlets in Minnesota essentially enabling the fraud by not calling out shocking taxpayer waste occurring primarily within the local Somali community.The outlet that is considered by many the top news source in the region, the Minnesota Star Tribune, has faced criticism
Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/world/australia/bondi-massacre-jewish-australians.html Author : Victoria Kim and Matthew Abbott Publish date : 2025-12-21 09:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
This holiday season, Washington is a complete afterthought. Which made Saturday’s game in Landover a party for Philadelphia Eagles supporters. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/12/20/commanders-daniels-2026-turnaround/ Author : Barry Svrluga Publish date : 2025-12-21 04:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Oregon defeated James Madison 51-34 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. The score looked like it would be more lopsided during the first three quarters, as Oregon held a 48-13 lead over JMU halfway through the third quarter. JMU managed to lessen the deficit toward the end by outscoring the Ducks 20-3 in the final quarter and a half.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe Ducks (12-1) advanced to face Texas Tech in a quarterfinal game at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1. Oregon won a playoff game for the first time since 2014, when the
She was a great-grandmother, and I was a millennial. We could have talked forever. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/opinion/friendship-old-age.html Author : Rachel Feintzeig Publish date : 2025-12-21 06:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
It is not clear on what authority the administration could withhold Smithsonian funds, as President Trump tries to purge “woke” content from cultural institutions. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2025/12/20/trump-smithsonian-funding-withhold-content-review/ Author : Kelsey Ables Publish date : 2025-12-21 00:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love left the Packers’ game Saturday night against Chicago after he was hit hard in the second quarter, and was ruled out after halftime.The Bears would go on to win the game in overtime on a 46-yard touchdown catch by DJ Moore. Love's injury occurred in the second quarter when he took a helmet-to-helmet hit from Bears defensive lineman Austin Booker on a sack. Booker was flagged for roughing the passer.Love was down after the play and was unable to get up on his own.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe quarterback eventually jogged off the
Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that now make it a major enemy in the eyes of the Trump administration. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/us/politics/venezuela-united-states-history.html Author : Michael Crowley Publish date : 2025-12-21 02:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Filling stew recipes to keep you warm this winter, including boeuf bourguignon, Caribbean-style seafood stew, and chickpea and farro stew. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/12/20/stew-recipes-bourguignon-chickpea/ Author : Aaron Hutcherson Publish date : 2025-12-20 15:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome.A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a walk located the snake hiding inside an areca palm next to a home and contacted a local snake wrangler.The snake’s removal came after neighbors grew increasingly concerned about its proximity to homes, pets and children as the holidays approached.Video from the scene captured stunned reactions from nearby residents as the python was pulled from the palm tree."Oh gosh, oh my gosh," an unidentified woman can be heard gasping
At least 125,000 customers out of 414,000 lost power on Saturday. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/san-francisco-electricity-out.html Author : Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon Publish date : 2025-12-21 01:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Media and cultural institutions face a dilemma: Whether to affix President Donald Trump’s name to Washington’s best-known performing arts center. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/20/trump-kennedy-center-name-change/ Author : Scott Nover Publish date : 2025-12-20 11:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pushing back against claims from Senate Democrats that 2025 has become the deadliest year in decades for immigrants held in federal custody. In a post to X on Saturday, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin slammed allegations made by the Senate Judiciary Democrats’ account, which claimed "30 immigrants have died in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office, making 2025 the deadliest year in ICE detention since the early 2000s."McLaughlin swiftly fired back, accusing Senate Democrats of "trying to twist data to smear ICE law enforcement.""There has been NO spike in deaths.
Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/world/americas/us-venezuela-caribbean-gps-flight-hazard.html Author : Riley Mellen and Anatoly Kurmanaev Publish date : 2025-12-20 21:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
His books on Reagan “have never been transcended,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/12/19/lou-cannon-dead-reagan/ Author : Adam Bernstein Publish date : 2025-12-20 20:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies were caught on camera rescuing two paragliders from drowning on Friday after they fell in the fog-covered ocean near Malibu.Bodycan footage from one of the deputies showed them racing into action after responding to a call of two victims in distress, with authorities yelling to the paragliders to "Hang on!""Without hesitation and fully aware of the danger, LA County Sheriff's Department Deputies Matkin and Grigoryan removed their department-issued gear and jumped in the water," the sheriff's department said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. The deputies swam out roughly 75 feet to a man
The vessel, which was flying a Panamanian flag, was not on a list of tankers under U.S. sanctions. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/us-coast-guard-venezuela-oil-tanker.html Author : Nicholas Nehamas and Anatoly Kurmanaev Publish date : 2025-12-20 20:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the action, the second to be interdicted by U.S. forces as Trump’s “complete blockade” of oil from Venezuela. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/20/venezuela-boats-coast-guard/ Author : Tara Copp Publish date : 2025-12-20 18:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Special Reaction Team (MSRT) assisted by the U.S. Navy has seized a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Saturday, a U.S. official confirms to Fox News. The operation involved a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Special Reaction Team assisted by the U.S. Navy, marking the latest enforcement action tied to President Donald Trump’s announced blockade of sanctioned oil tankers.BONDI SHARES HEART-POUNDING FOOTAGE OF US SEIZING VENEZUELAN OIL TANKER IN RARE ACTION LAST SEEN IN 2014The seizure comes days after President Donald Trump announced a "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving
The Syrian government did not comment directly on the extensive American strikes targeting the Islamic State on Friday, but said it was intensifying its own efforts to fight the group. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/world/middleeast/us-strikes-syria-aftermath.html Author : Abdi Latif Dahir and Eric Schmitt Publish date : 2025-12-20 17:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Justice Department’s first release of Epstein files is heavy on photos of Bill Clinton, light on mentions of President Donald Trump and mostly lacking revelations. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/20/epstein-files-takeaways-trump-clinton/ Author : Meryl Kornfield Publish date : 2025-12-20 17:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
For problems ranging from dealing with long immigration lines to dead phones, a simple, lightweight item might be the most overlooked airport essential, according to travel experts.It's not a charger, neck pillow or noise-canceling headphones — just a simple pen with blue or black ink.Travelers who assume pens will be available at the airport risk unnecessary delays and frustration because many destinations still require paper immigration and customs forms and writing utensils can be in short supply, Travel + Leisure recently reported.WANT TO AVOID GETTING SICK ON A PLANE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON? MEDICAL EXPERT REVEALS BEST SEATOne travel expert learned
The Lebanese militant group has resisted calls to lay down all its arms, risking a return to war with Israel. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/world/middleeast/hezbollah-lebanon-israel.html Author : Aaron Boxerman, Euan Ward, Natan Odenheimer and Hwaida Saad Publish date : 2025-12-20 15:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
New York’s incoming mayor has elevated normal bureaucrats alongside left-wing zealots. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/20/zohranm-mamdani-new-york-staffing/ Author : Editorial Board Publish date : 2025-12-20 12:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.