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Ill. Mayor Confronts Border Chief Bovino Amid Operation
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss got into a tense conversation with Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino on Wednesday as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on illegal immigration in the Chicago suburbs.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:02:11 EDTRep. Stefanik: Brown President Needs to Testify to Congress
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., called for Brown University's president to testify before Congress and answer questions regarding last weekend's on-campus fatal shooting of two students.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:11:54 EDTBrian Walshe Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of His Wife, Whose Body Was Never Found
A Boston-area man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the grisly murder of his wife, who disappeared nearly three years ago and whose body has never been found. Brian Walshe was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the killing of Ana Walshe.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:42:49 EDTCardinal Dolan Welcomes Successor Bishop Hicks
The new leader of the Roman Catholic Church's New York Archdiocese offered a greeting in Spanish on Thursday, when he implored the U.S. to be a "country that upholds human dignity" while also protecting its borders and keeping its laws.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:16:20 EDTTrump Media, TAE Technologies to Combine in $6B Deal
Trump Media & Technology and fusion power company TAE Technologies have agreed to combine in an all-stock deal valued at more than $6 billion, the companies said on Thursday. Shareholders of each company will own about 50% of the combined entity after the closing of the deal...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:03:24 EDTJobless Claims Fall by 13,000 as Layoffs Remain Low
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 last week, remaining in the same historically healthy range of the past few years even as concerns grow about the health of the labor market.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:47:14 EDTInflation Cools to 2.7% in Surprise November Drop
U.S. inflation decelerated unexpectedly last month, the government said in a report that was delayed by the government shutdown.The Labor Department reported Thursday that its consumer price index was up 2.7% in November from a year earlier.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:40:29 EDTPolice Seek Older Video of Brown Shooter Before Attack
With the search for the Brown University shooter in its fifth day Wednesday, authorities were asking the public to review any security or phone footage from the week before the attack in the hopes it might help investigators identify the person, believing the attacker may...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:31:18 EDTModerna Secures Up to $54.3M Funding for Bird Flu Vaccine From Global Coalition
Moderna will get up to $54.3 million in funding from a global coalition to support late-stage development of its experimental bird flu vaccine, the U.S. drugmaker said on Thursday. The vaccine, mRNA-1018, would be the first mRNA-based bird flu vaccine to enter a pivotal...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:32:43 EDTBritish PM Starmer: Antisemitism Is a 'Poison'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the "poison" of antisemitism must be defeated by people of all faiths.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:49:04 EDTLilly Pill Maintains Weight Loss After Switching From Injectables in Trial
Eli Lilly's oral pill, orforglipron, helped maintain weight loss in patients switching from injectable versions of GLP-1 drugs, the company said on Thursday, in a boost to deliver a more convenient obesity treatment option. An oral weight-loss pill would help Lilly further...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:13:18 EDTTaiwan Rattled by 5.1 Magnitude Quake, No Immediate Reports of Damage
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 18 km (11 miles) off eastern Taiwan's Hualien city on Thursday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake briefly shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:12:46 EDTExperts See Possible '26 Relief on Health Insurance Costs
Americans facing skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums could still get a break from expanded government subsidies in 2026 through retroactive legislation and possibly a special enrollment period, investors, analysts and industry experts say. President Donald Trump...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:57:27 EDTUPS Company Deploys AI to Spot Fakes Amid Surge in Holiday Returns
Nearly one in every 10 retail items that are returned for a refund in the U.S. is fraudulent, according to a UPS-owned reverse logistics company that says it plans to combat the $76.5 billion problem for the country's retailers with artificial intelligence.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:39:52 EDTPope Leo Decries Leaders Who Invoke Religion for Violence and Nationalism
Pope Leo on Thursday decried political leaders who invoke religious beliefs to justify conflicts or nationalist policies, calling that a form of blasphemy, or a serious sin that disrespects or insults God.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:33:33 EDTKremlin: Russia Preparing for Contacts With US on Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about U.S. talks with European powers and Ukraine on a possible peace settlement to end the Ukraine conflict. Politico reported that U.S. and Russian officials are...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:15:39 EDTUS Announces Over $10B Arms Sales Package for Taiwan
The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:21:44 EDTIsrael Strikes Lebanon as Deadline Looms to Disarm Hezbollah
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon on Thursday as a deadline looms to disarm the militant Hezbollah group along the tense frontier. The strikes came a day before a meeting of the committee monitoring the enforcement of a...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:06:58 EDTAustralia PM Vows to Stamp Out Hatred as Nation Mourns Youngest Bondi Victim
Australia's prime minister vowed Thursday to stamp out extremism as the nation mourned the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, a 10-year-old girl remembered as "our little ray of sunshine."
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:06:29 EDTPope Names Fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as New Archbishop of New York
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration and its immigration crackdown.
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