Dec 22 Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook at Alabama funeral By Associated Press Cook was described as "smart, confident, curious, kind, principled, brave."… Continue reading
Dec 22 Kansas City Chiefs announce they will leave Arrowhead in Missouri and relocate across the border to Kansas By Dave Skretta, John Hanna, Associated Press The Chiefs have played at Arrowhead in Kansas City, Missouri, since 1972. Continue reading
Dec 22 Jim Beam to close one of its Kentucky distillery for a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The company's larger distillery in Boston, Kentucky, will continue to operate, the company said. Continue reading
Dec 22 Abrego Garcia can remain free while judge considers arguments for returning him to immigration custody By Gary Fields, Travis Loller, Associated Press A federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia can remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody. Continue reading
Dec 22 Instacart ends program where users see different prices for the same item at same store By Associated Press Instacart is ending a program where customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store. Continue reading
Dec 22 Colorado governor says Trump playing 'political games' by denying disaster declaration request By Associated Press Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests made by the state. Continue reading
Dec 22 Most Americans aren't making year-end charitable contributions, poll finds By James Pollard, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach next year’s budget targets. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump recalls nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and embassy posts By Matthew Lee, Associated Press All of them had taken up their posts in the Biden administration but had survived an initial purge in the early months of Trump’s second term that targeted mainly political appointees. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump says he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as U.S. special envoy to Greenland By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump has repeatedly called for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and would not rule out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island. Continue reading
Dec 22 1 person dies in northern California flash flooding caused by heavy rains By Noah Berger, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The National Weather Service expects more rain through the Christmas week and warns of potentially flooding, mudslides and rockslides. Continue reading