BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor filed charges Thursday against eight suspects for their alleged membership in an “extreme right-wing terrorist” group that allegedly aimed to destabilize the country’s democratic system by carrying out attacks on migrants and political opponents. Prosecutors also charged the seven alleged members and one supporter of the group, some of … Read more
President Donald Trump made a series of false statements during his prime time address from the White House on Wednesday night, many of which have been previously denied. Here’s a fact check. Inflation and the economy Inflation under Trump: Near the end of the speech, Trump falsely claimed, “Inflation will be stopped.” Inflation has not … Read more
The father and son suspected of carrying out Sunday’s Bondi Beach massacre holed up in a hotel for most of their nearly month-long stay in the Philippines in November, rarely leaving their rooms and eating fast food, a hotel employee told CNN. Sajid and Naveed Akram would only go outside the building for almost an … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Silence prevailed in the forest of a private Caribbean island until environmentalists transformed it into a love nest for the critically endangered Ancient Lesser iguana. Now, the sounds of iguanas grunting on the ground and running as they multiply are making scientists smile. “It’s something that’s ours,” said Devon … Read more
In November, a train carrying nearly 500 people came to an abrupt halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had broken several windows, and the front track was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a moving freight train. No one was hurt in either case and the damage was limited, but Poland, … Read more
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump used a pre-holiday address from the White House on Wednesday to paint his first year in office as a success story, even as Americans worry about the economy and Republicans face tough midterm elections in 2026. Here are four takeaways … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice fields of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died. He was 91 years old. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his … Read more
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died at 91. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his coverage of the Vietnam War for The … Read more
A highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea is likely to affect some people in Los Angeles County. Concentrations of norovirus, sometimes called “winter vomiting disease,” found in wastewater are increasing in the county, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health told the USA TODAY Network in an email on Tuesday, December 16. … Read more
A young woman in Florida underwent a mammoth 17-hour operation to amputate her leg, after it grew so fast she needed to use a wheelchair. Since the age of two, Jasmine Ramirez has had a condition that caused her left leg to grow much faster than the rest of her body. The condition is so … Read more