Community recognizes Raines High with parade to celebrate state title win, perfect ‘Revenge Tour’ season
Read full article: Community recognizes Raines High with parade to celebrate state title win, perfect ‘Revenge Tour’ seasonThe Raines High School Vikings are still riding the high of their 3A state championship win, which capped a perfect season that the team dubbed its “Revenge Tour.”
Trump's 'A+++++' economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms
Read full article: Trump's 'A+++++' economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midtermsIdalia Bisbal moved from New York City to Allentown, Pennsylvania, hoping for a cheaper life.
Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday
Read full article: Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holidayOriginally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.
Pope Leo summons world's cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern the church
Read full article: Pope Leo summons world's cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern the churchPope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for meetings to help him govern the church, marking the unofficial start of his pontificate.
Children's author David Walliams denies inappropriate behavior after publisher drops him
Read full article: Children's author David Walliams denies inappropriate behavior after publisher drops himBritish children's author and comedian David Walliams has denied allegations of inappropriate behavior after HarperCollins decided not to publish his future books.
Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case
Read full article: Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft caseA Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to 17 years in prison.
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UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a year
Read full article: UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a yearThe U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year.
Russian strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan
Read full article: Russian strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace planA Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service.
Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest
Read full article: Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interestLuigi Mangione’s lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer’s parent company.
Trump administration restricts 2 Honduran election officials' visas over special vote count
Read full article: Trump administration restricts 2 Honduran election officials' visas over special vote countThe Trump administration has restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count.
Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities say
Read full article: Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities sayTaiwanese authorities says the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day.
Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials
Read full article: Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officialsEven though Belarus has released dozens of prisoners, those who've been freed say the authoritarian government often delivers one final act of repression by confiscating their passports before deporting them.
How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer
Read full article: How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killerMore than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath.
Jacksonville therapist says parent-child violence more common than many realize after Reiner deaths
Read full article: Jacksonville therapist says parent-child violence more common than many realize after Reiner deathsFamous filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, were found dead inside their home, and police say their son, Nick Reiner, has been accused in the killings, news footage shows. The case has renewed attention to a little-discussed form of domestic violence: children hurting their parents.
Takeaways from the US Justice Department's initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress
Read full article: Takeaways from the US Justice Department's initial release of Epstein files, mandated by CongressThe Department of Justice has published thousands of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Missing 12-year-old last seen Thursday in Argyle Forest Blvd. and Staple Mill Drive area found safe
Read full article: Missing 12-year-old last seen Thursday in Argyle Forest Blvd. and Staple Mill Drive area found safeThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the 12-year-old last seen on Thursday in the Argyle Forest Boulevard and Staple Mill Drive area was found safe.
High Pressure Keeps Rain Away, Sunshine Dominates Forecast
Read full article: High Pressure Keeps Rain Away, Sunshine Dominates ForecastTonight will be mostly clear and chilly with temperatures in the 30s and 40s.Patchy frost will be possible Saturday morning, especially over Georgia where temperatures will drop into the low to mid 30s. A Frost Advisory is in effect for Saturday morning for part of our area. Make sure to take protective measures if you have any outdoor plants.
University of Florida says it closed on Downtown land for Jacksonville graduate campus
Read full article: University of Florida says it closed on Downtown land for Jacksonville graduate campusThe University of Florida’s lead liaison for the university’s planned Downtown Jacksonville graduate campus said Dec. 19 that property transactions for the project have closed, as reported by the Jacksonville Daily Record.
A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootings
Read full article: A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootingsInvestigators are still trying to figure out much of what Claudio Neves Valente was doing in New England in the weeks before they say he opened fire in a Brown University lecture hall and later killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
Photos of Bill Clinton feature prominently in first batch of newly released Epstein files
Read full article: Photos of Bill Clinton feature prominently in first batch of newly released Epstein filesNewly released files from the Justice Department investigation into Jeffrey Epstein include several photos of former President Bill Clinton.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling
Read full article: Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court rulingElon Musk, already the world’s richest man, scored another huge windfall Friday when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018 as an incentive for its CEO to steer the automaker to new heights.
Mother of Navy sailor charged in double murder of roommates says some reported details are inaccurate
Read full article: Mother of Navy sailor charged in double murder of roommates says some reported details are inaccurateThe mother of a Navy sailor charged in the deadly shooting of his two roommates said some details reported about the case are inaccurate.
A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public
Read full article: A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files publicTwo decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell.
Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job
Read full article: Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his jobThe president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom at the White House.
Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation
Read full article: Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violationA judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights Act.
US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
Read full article: US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deathsThe Trump administration has launched military strikes in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter almost a week ago.
Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says
Read full article: Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave saysA local Gaza hospital says Israeli troops have fired over the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least five Palestinians, including a baby.
US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies
Read full article: US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babiesThe Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa.
It’s been 70 years since Jacksonville’s first and deadliest air disaster involving a commercial airline
Read full article: It’s been 70 years since Jacksonville’s first and deadliest air disaster involving a commercial airline70 years ago, Jacksonville experienced its first commercial airline disaster that claimed the lives of 17 people.
UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in Yemen
Read full article: UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in YemenIt’s been a grim week at the end of a tough year for the United Nations: Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack in Sudan.
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
Read full article: Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companiesU.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now charge Medicaid what they charge in other developed countries.
Jacksonville man sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug conspiracy, role in 2023 drive-by shooting on I-95
Read full article: Jacksonville man sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug conspiracy, role in 2023 drive-by shooting on I-95A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 14 years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty in August to conspiring to distribute marijuana and to charges tied to a drive‑by shooting on I-95, the Department of Justice said.
Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House
Read full article: Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to HouseRep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.
Rep. Elise Stefanik says she's suspending her campaign for New York governor, won't seek reelection
Read full article: Rep. Elise Stefanik says she's suspending her campaign for New York governor, won't seek reelectionRep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls TSA 'unconstitutional' after pat-down
Read full article: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls TSA 'unconstitutional' after pat-downU.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter says she had an "absurdly invasive" pat-down at an airport security checkpoint on Thursday.
A little-known diversity visa program is paused after the Brown University shooting
Read full article: A little-known diversity visa program is paused after the Brown University shootingThe Portuguese suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings came to the U.S. through the diversity immigrant visa program.
Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in Colorado
Read full article: Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in ColoradoThe National Weather Service has issued a rare warning for part of the Colorado Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions have boosted the threat of wildfire.
Split Happens Ep. 6: Why courtroom etiquette matters more than you think
Read full article: Split Happens Ep. 6: Why courtroom etiquette matters more than you thinkIn Split Happens, Episode 6, host Katie Garner sits down with board-certified marital and family law attorney Jay Henderlite of Sasso Guerrero & Henderlite to unpack a topic many people overlook until it’s too late: courtroom etiquette.
US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield
Read full article: US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefieldThe U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone.
Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration
Read full article: Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administrationThe Supreme Court is siding with immigration judges and rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case that could have wider implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary students ‘safely transported’ to Ed White High School after power outage, DCPS says
Read full article: Thomas Jefferson Elementary students ‘safely transported’ to Ed White High School after power outage, DCPS saysThomas Jefferson Elementary students were “safely transported” to Ed White High School after a power outage disrupted school activities on Friday afternoon, according to Duval County Public Schools.
Visiting the Trevi Fountain now will cost more than just a coin toss with a 2-euro tourist fee
Read full article: Visiting the Trevi Fountain now will cost more than just a coin toss with a 2-euro tourist feeTourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss over their shoulder.
Parents, beware: AI toys may talk about adult topics and encourage addictive play this holiday season
Read full article: Parents, beware: AI toys may talk about adult topics and encourage addictive play this holiday seasonAs the holidays approach, many parents are excited to give their children the latest AI-powered toys. But a new report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund sounds a cautionary note.
Federal judge weighs Trump's claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack
Read full article: Federal judge weighs Trump's claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attackAttorneys for President Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.
Texas judge orders Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce records unsealed amid heated Senate primary
Read full article: Texas judge orders Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce records unsealed amid heated Senate primaryCourt documents detailing the divorce of Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife have been made public following a judge's order.
Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push
Read full article: Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation pushA U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals.
A grandmother says a ‘doctor’ made her believe she could increase her life savings for her grandson. It was an AI scam
Read full article: A grandmother says a ‘doctor’ made her believe she could increase her life savings for her grandson. It was an AI scamA local grandmother is asking for the community’s help to recover her life savings after she said she fell victim to an online scam.
Hanania Automotive adds Palm Coast dealership, continuing Northeast Florida growth
Read full article: Hanania Automotive adds Palm Coast dealership, continuing Northeast Florida growthJacksonville-based Hanania Automotive Group has expanded into Flagler County with the purchase of Flagler Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Palm Coast, marking another milestone in the company’s growth across Northeast Florida.
Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bid
Read full article: Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bidErika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and current CEO of the conservative youth group, endorsed the potential presidential bid of Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 election.
