Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean,…
Precisely 85 years ago, one of the most fearsome heavyweight boxers in history stunk out the joint. Joe Louis was in the midst of his “Bum of the Month club”: a staggering run of 13 world title defences in 29 months against an assortment of stiffs, wild men and colourful characters. And when he arrived in Boston on…
BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday reiterated its demand that Japan retract Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan, more than a month after Takaichi said an attack on the democratically governed island could be deemed an existential threat to Japan. “On key issues, Japan is still ‘squeezing toothpaste’ and ‘burying nails,’ attempting…
One person is dead and two were sent to the hospital following a DUI crash in Fresno County. The crash happened around 1:30 Sunday morning at the intersection of Cherry and American Avenues. Officers say a 20-year-old in a Chevy was speeding through an intersection when he hit a Nissan with a rideshare driver and…
Police ‘put their lives on the line’, says New South Wales premier The New South Wales premier has rejected criticism of the police response to the attack on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, saying officers acted with “bravery and integrity”. Some witnesses have suggested police were too slow to disarm the two gunmen, who…
When 26-year-old Nour AbuShammala stepped back into her family’s apartment in Gaza City in October the rooms were gutted, the walls were damaged by bombing, and there was no water or electricity, but it was still home. Since the outbreak of war in October 2023 she has been forced to flee six times. This is…
Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks to people gathering at a flower memorial by the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on Tuesday, following Sunday’s shooting in Sydney, Australia. Mark Baker/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Baker/AP MELBOURNE, Australia — A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was…
Supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan staged a sit-in outside his jail in November 2025, saying he is being denied prison visits from lawyers and family. But claims online that one of Khan’s allies was beaten by police during the recent protest are baseless. The clip shared in the posts depicts a scuffle…
Powerball’s jackpot rose to an estimated $1.25 billion after no tickets came up winners of Monday night’s grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion. The winning numbers for that drawing were 23, 35, 59, 63 and 68 with a Powerball of 2. The latest pot of gold would be the sixth-largest in Powerball’s history and the…
On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, churning out strands of bright silver tinsel along its 35-foot (10-meter) length. Latino is the CEO of Lee Display, a Fairfield,…