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- Today in History: December 20, US troops sent into Panama to remove Manuel Noriega from power
- Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue
- International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration
- Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty
- A teenager kills a 7-year-old student and injures 4 others in a school knife attack in Croatia
- Amazon workers are striking at multiple delivery hubs. Here’s what you should know
- Campbell home care company owner sentenced to prison, failed to pay $1 million in employment taxes
- It’s a sweet time of the year
- Wreaths Across America two point zero
- December: A busy month of transition and celebrations
- Disneyland 2025: The top Disney events and festivals to plan for
- It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel
- News Briefs
- Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties
- Polarizing brain-rot enshittification
- New decisions boost California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, but major hurdles remain
- Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they’re hoping to work with him
- Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
- Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
- Senate set to approve 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally
- White House starts scrapping pending regulations, including student debt cancellation
- Transgender people working in US government see peril under Trump
- Alabama profits off prisoners safe enough to work at McDonald’s, deems them too dangerous for parole
- Judges topple gun restrictions as courts chart an uncertain path forward
- For thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn’t feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they’re leaving
- Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
- Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest
- Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount and new election threat looms
- Trump adds Europe to list of US trade partners he’s threatening with tariffs
- Flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
- Keep your betta thriving with these top-rated fish tanks
- Bread-baking tips for beginners, from a former opera singer turned award-winning cookbook author
- How to avoid financial stress during the holiday season
- Obamacare sign-ups lag after Trump election, legal challenges
- Keep your view clear with these anti-fog ski goggles
- Hanukkah Recipe: Classic latkes with sweet or savory garnishes
- The best Christmas movies for every mood
- Tech review: Last minute gift ideas with something for everyone
- At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack
- Sound Advice: Last-minute stocking stuffer ideas and CD player bargain
- All Netflix wants for Christmas is no streaming problems for its first NFL games
- Big Lots conducts going-out-of-business sales after sale of company falls through
- Party City closing all stores nationwide, report says
- What’s next for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO?
- JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud
- Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
- Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
- A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions
