December 23, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
The president said development of the vessels would help maintain military superiority and improve the industrial base, but analysts suggested they were the wrong approach to current threats.
The agency greenlit an oral version of the obesity drug Wegovy.
Several veteran correspondents questioned how Ms. Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, had handled the segment, after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom.
Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ship seizures were meant to force Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro from power.
A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.
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The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.
The plane was carrying four civilians and four crew members when it crashed into Galveston Bay, the Mexican Navy said. Two people on board survived and another was missing.
At a funeral in Alabama, the Brown University student was mourned as a gifted musician and protective sister who was committed to her faith.
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Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from an architect hired to oversee the ballroom design and people invited to a donor dinner with the president.
The request, addressed to the top federal judge in Miami, sought to block a U.S. attorney from pursuing a politically charged inquiry before Judge Aileen Cannon, who has repeatedly decided in President Trump’s favor.
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A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting.
The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show.
After years of planning for cars that would let drivers take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road, China’s regulators have become more cautious.
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City officials have called for a hearing investigating Waymo after the company’s self-driving taxis suffered widespread problems during a power outage.
The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google built out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence.
The 29-year-old woman who created the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” community on Reddit isn’t dating (or sexting) her A.I. boyfriend anymore. She found something more fulfilling.
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Linda Sun was accused by federal prosecutors of selling her allegiance and being rewarded handsomely for influence peddling.
Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist senator from Vermont, has supported New York City’s mayor-elect since the Democratic primary.
Ronald Hicks, the next head of the New York archdiocese, is likely to set a different tone from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a conservative.
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Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.
This year, “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes” pays homage to the legacy of the group, but its future seems to be more about sisterhood than dancing.
