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Gunmen Kill 16 in Shooting at Jewish Festival at Australian Beach
Two gunmen shot dead at least 16 people on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested. The suspect was in critical condition,...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:30:52 EDTPoll: Party Label Drives Voters More Than Policy
New survey results showed party authorship of legislation means a great deal to Republican and Democrat voters. That's the takeaway from a new Politico polling experiment that tested whether Americans react more to the substance of policies or to which party claims credit.
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:33:02 EDTSyria Arrests Five Suspects Over Shooting of US, Syrian Troops in Palmyra
Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of U.S. and Syrian troops in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, the country's interior ministry said on Sunday....
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:56:01 EDTChinese Billionaires Use Surrogates for US-Born Babies
Chinese elites and billionaires reportedly are turning to surrogates to quietly have large numbers of U.S.-born babies.
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:31:10 EDTTrump Admits GOP Could Lose House in Midterms
President Donald Trump reportedly admitted Republicans could lose control of the House in next year's midterms, citing history and some of his economic policies not yet taking full effect.
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:32:35 EDTNo Contact With Iran Nobel Winner Since Arrest: Supporters
There has been no contact with Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi since her arrest at the end of last week, her supporters said Sunday, urging the Islamic republic to release the campaigner and dozens of others arrested alongside her.Mohammadi, who won the...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:25:19 EDTReport: Police Arrest Suspect in Brown University Shooting
A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspect.
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:46:20 EDTTokyo Gas to Steer More than Half of Overseas Investments to US in Next 3 Years, CEO Says
Tokyo Gas, Japan's top city gas provider, plans to direct more than half of the 350 billion yen ($2.3 billion) it has earmarked for overseas investments over the next three years to the U.S. to drive growth, CEO Shinichi Sasayama said.In October, Tokyo Gas unveiled a plan...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:15:20 EDTJimmy Lai's Supporters Queue in Hong Kong Overnight for Verdict
Supporters of Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai queued outside a Hong Kong court overnight before Monday's verdict in his landmark trial as international calls have grown to release the China critic who has already spent five years in jail.Lai, 78, the millionaire...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:03:02 EDTHouse Oversight: D.C. Police Chief Downplayed Crime Data
The Washington, D.C., police chief "propagated an ecosystem of fear, retaliation, and toxicity" to downplay crime statistics in the city, according to a bombshell report by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.T
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:51:19 EDTHamas Confirms Death of a Terrorist Commander in Gaza
Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of a top commander in Gaza, a day after Israel said it had killed Raed Saad in a strike outside Gaza City.The Hamas statement described Saad as the commander of its military manufacturing unit. Israel had described him as an architect of...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:41:53 EDTSen. Warner: China Continues Massive Hack on US Telecom
The Chinese continue to hack U.S. telecom networks in a cyberattack that allows it to access the communications of almost every American, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said.Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told a Defense Writers Group event that...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:43:54 EDTReport: Netanyahu, Mossad Warned Australia of Antisemitic Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had warned Australia's prime minister that the country's policies were fueling antisemitism, following a deadly shooting at a Jewish holiday event in Sydney.At least 12 people were killed and nearly 30 others...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:10:55 EDTStudy: China Leads in Nearly 90% of Critical Technologies
China is leading research in nearly 90% of crucial technologies that "significantly enhance, or pose risks to, a country's national interests," according to a technology tracker run by an independent think tank.
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:52:20 EDTIsraeli Supreme Court Rules Against Government's Dismissal of Attorney General
Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Sunday against a government push to oust the attorney general, who has sparred with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist-religious coalition over the legality of its policies, court documents showed.In March, the cabinet held a...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:26:13 EDTInvestors Eager for Delayed Data to Shed Light on Economy
A host of delayed employment, inflation and other data in the coming week will give a long-anticipated view of the U.S. economy that could help guide markets into year-end. U.S. stocks pulled back to end the week, after the benchmark S&P 500 had ended on Thursday at a...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:03:05 EDTMS Now's Rachel Maddow Returns to Catholic Church
Progressive TV anchor Rachel Maddow credits Popes Francis and Leo XIV for leading her back to the Catholic Church.
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:58:48 EDTAs Gerrymandering Battles Sweep Country, Supporters Say Partisan Dominance Is 'Fair'
When Indiana adopted new U.S. House districts four years ago, Republican legislative leaders lauded them as "fair maps" that reflected the state's communities.But when Gov. Mike Braun recently tried to redraw the lines to help Republicans gain more power, he implored...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:23:40 EDTArctic Air Mass Pushes to the South, Midwest Also Bracing for Dangerous Wind Chills
A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the northern U.S. on Saturday, while residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.The catastrophic flooding...
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:53:52 EDTSyria Forecasts Gas Output to Reach 15 Million Cubic Meters by End-2026
Syria expects its natural gas production to rise to 15 million cubic meters by the end of 2026, up from about 7 million currently, Energy Minister Mohamed al-Bashir said on Sunday, as the war-torn country works to boost domestic energy supplies.Syria has faced chronic power...
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