The U.S. military launched retaliatory strikes on Friday against ISIS targets in Syria, according to a statement issued by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on social media. Hegseth said “Operation Hawkeye Strike” was carried out in Syria “to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites in direct response to the attack on U.S. forces that occurred […]
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Pediatricians object to Trump’s push to ban care for transgender kids : Shots
A display at the Gender Health Program of Children’s Minnesota hospital. Under a proposed rule announced Thursday, a hospital will lose all its Medicaid and Medicare funding if it continues to provide gender-affirming care for trans people under age 18. Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR hide caption toggle caption Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR Dr. Kade Goepferd watched the Trump administration’s […]
Trump announces new deal with pharma companies to cut drug prices | Health News
United States President Donald Trump announced new agreements aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. On Friday, alongside leaders from Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, and Merck, among other leading pharma giants, the president announced deals that would cut prices on their medications to match that of the developed nation with the lowest price. Recommended Stories […]
Riots Flare Up in Bangladesh After a Student Protest Leader Is Killed
new video loaded: Riots Flare Up in Bangladesh After a Student Protest Leader Is Killed Violent unrest spilled onto the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, following the killing of of a prominent student leader who was shot over the weekend. The offices of two leading newspapers were set on fire. By Axel Boada December 19, 2025 […]
Knife attacker kills three after smoke bombing Taipei metro
At least three people have been killed and nine others injured as a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in the Taiwanese capital Taipei. The 27-year-old suspect set off smoke bombs at Taipei’s main metro station on Friday, before running to another station in a busy shopping district, stabbing people along the way, Taiwanese Premier […]
Video NASCAR legend and family killed in fiery plane crash
NASCAR legend and family killed in fiery plane crash Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle died when a small plane crashed and caught fire during landing at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina on Thursday, family and officials say. December 19, 2025 Source link
He's the first African musician to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the “Black President” for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor. (Image credit: Leni Sinclair/Getty Images) Source link
Tragedy in Gaza as winter storm turns family’s shelter into rubble | Israel-Palestine conflict
Gaza City – The rain came pouring down on Osama al-Hussari’s home, the storm that hit Gaza City earlier this week refusing to relent. Inside the 57-year-old’s home in the Shati refugee camp were not just his wife Rawiya and their 10 children, but also extended family members, including his brother’s children – making up […]
Europe Agrees on Loan to Ukraine Without Using Russian Funds
new video loaded: Europe Agrees on Loan to Ukraine Without Using Russian Funds transcript Back transcript Europe Agrees on Loan to Ukraine Without Using Russian Funds European leaders agreed on Friday to provide Ukraine with a $105 billion loan but failed to reach a consensus on using Russian government assets frozen in Europe to back […]
Ukraine attacks Russian ‘shadow’ tanker off Libyan coast | Ukraine
Ukraine says it has attacked a Russian “shadow fleet” tanker with aerial drones 1,250 miles (2,000km) from its borders, in the first such strike in the Mediterranean Sea since Moscow’s full-scale invasion nearly four years ago. Friday’s strike off the coast of Libya, which reportedly caused critical damage, took place on the day of Vladimir […]