Day: December 27, 2025

New Yorker Columnist Susan Glasser warned that President Donald Trump’s poisonous combo of strength obsession and failing health was likely going to push him to more and more extreme behavior as he rages against his fading vigor. Speaking with former Bulwark editor-in-chief Charlie Sykes on his Saturday year-in-review podcast, Glasser said the sign…

The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump’s name appeared on the building.

Drummer Chuck Redd said he cancelled his annual show after Trump’s name was added to the venue.

Regional blocs join nations in condemning Israel’s move to formally recognise breakaway Somali region as independent.

Attorney Gloria Allred on Friday speculated on why the friendship between President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ended, and what the files released by the Justice Department (DOJ) could reveal about the falling out. “Well, I‘ve heard different explanations from the White House about why he dropped him,” Allred told CNN’s Phil Mattingly.…

Newport News’ major upcoming music festival is set to be one of the city’s largest investments in tourism. Here’s what we know so far. City Council approved a roughly $3 million grant from a year-end surplus this month to help launch the event over Memorial Day weekend next year. Newport News is partnering with local nonprofit Port Warwick Foundation and promoter Global Music Touring, which …

Justin, from Pittsburgh, called “The Ramsey Show” and said he is considering marriage while confronting a significant financial gap between himself and his partner. The 28-year-old told the hosts that his girlfriend of two years had graduated from veterinary school and would bring about $350,000 in student loan debt into the marriage. Co-host George Kamel asked Justin how much debt he would bring into the relationship, and Justin replied that he…

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – California has dropped a lawsuit challenging the decision by the administration of President Donald Trump to cancel more than $4 billion in federal grants for the state’s high-speed rail project, the state said late on Friday. The California High-Speed Rail Authority, which filed the lawsuit in July, said the decision to abandon it reflected the

The victim was sitting with her family under a covered porch several blocks away when she was hit by a bullet, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Kash Patel is leading the FBI with a focus on raising his star profile, according to his agents. The 45-year-old FBI director—who had no prior experience at the agency before bagging the top job—is said to demand a heads-up for any “noteworthy arrests” so he can be on the scene and get screen time. A source told Axios that, alongside Patel focusing on making it on the news, agents are instructed that if the director does show up—which isn’t a…