Nation Dec 18 Trump's handpicked board votes to rename performing arts center the 'Trump Kennedy Center' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the vote on social media, attributing it to the “unbelievable work" Trump has done on the center since he returned to office in January.
Science Dec 18 Winter solstice is nearly upon the Northern Hemisphere. Here's what to know about the shortest day of the year Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter. It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the longest day of the year and summer will…
Politics Dec 18 Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI The combined company says it plans to find a site and begin construction next year on the “world’s first utility-scale fusion power plant,” with aims to provide the electricity needed for artificial intelligence.
Nation Dec 17 U.S. says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific, marking 26th known strike The U.S. military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels.
Nation Dec 17 U.S. government admits negligence in DC midair collision that killed 67 people The government admitted Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation's capital, killing 67 people.
World Dec 17 Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail, Putin warns Speaking at an annual meeting with top military officers, Putin said Moscow would prefer to achieve its goals and “eliminate the root causes of the conflict” by diplomatic means, but he added that “if the opposing side and its foreign…
Politics Dec 17 WATCH: 'We want it back': Trump demands Venezuela return 'land, oil rights' to U.S. Under Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan government seized assets from some American oil companies after the country nationalized oil fields in 2007. Trump on Wednesday stated that his intention is “getting land, oil rights, whatever we…
Nation Dec 17 MIT professor's fatal shooting has police still searching for a suspect Police intensified their search Wednesday for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was shot at his home earlier in the week.
Nation Dec 16 An MIT professor was shot at home. Authorities say no suspect is in custody Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, died at a local hospital on Tuesday morning after the Monday night shooting in Brookline, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Nation Dec 16 A look at the 10 largest U.S. lottery jackpots ever won The U.S. has seen more than a dozen lottery jackpot prizes exceed $1 billion since 2016.