Nation Dec 26 Vandalism at 3 Washington state electric substations cuts power Vandalism at three electrical substations in western Washington initially cut power to about 14,000 utility customers.
World Dec 26 China sends 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan Taiwan says China's military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the self-ruled island.
Nation Dec 25 Busses from Texas drop migrants near VP Harris home on frigid Christmas Eve Texas authorities have not confirmed their involvement, but the bus drop-offs are in line with previous actions by border-state governors calling attention to the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
World Dec 24 Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson leaves at least 10 dead, 55 wounded Russian shells pummeled the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55 in the city that Moscow’s troops were forced to abandon last month.
Nation Dec 23 Meta will pay $725M to settle Facebook user privacy lawsuit Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in…
Politics Dec 22 Read the final report from the Jan. 6 committee Read the full text of the House Jan. 6 committee released its final report on Thursday. The 814-page report comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained millions of pages of documents.
Politics Dec 22 WATCH: Biden delivers Christmas address from the White House President Joe Biden will deliver a Christmas address on Thursday from the White House as travelers across much of the eastern United States are bracing for one of the most treacherous Christmas weekends in decades.
World Dec 22 Taliban's higher education minister defends ban on women from universities The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities — a decree that had triggered a global backlash.
Politics Dec 22 After federal face-off, Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the federal government over trespassing on federal lands.
World Dec 21 Afghan women weep over university ban as Taliban begin enforcement The country's Taliban rulers a day earlier ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and public universities effective immediately and until further notice.