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About 400 Immigrant Children Were Detained Longer Than the Recommended Limit, ICE Admits

About 400 Immigrant Children Were Detained Longer Than the Recommended Limit, ICE Admits

Trans Methodist Pastor Whose Coming-Out Sermon Went Viral Says Outpouring of Support Is Transforming Her Ministry
Trans Methodist Pastor Whose Coming-Out Sermon Went Viral Says Outpouring of Support Is Transforming Her Ministry

2 hours ago
Trump Threatens Funding for Chicago Transit After Woman Set on Fire
Trump Threatens Funding for Chicago Transit After Woman Set on Fire

by Todd Richmond | 3 hours ago
ABC Signs Jimmy Kimmel to a One-Year Contract Extension, Months After Temporary Suspension
ABC Signs Jimmy Kimmel to a One-Year Contract Extension, Months After Temporary Suspension

by David Bauder | 4 hours ago
Denver LGBTQ+ Youth Organization YouthSeen Closes Office After Burglary and Major Funding Losses
Denver LGBTQ+ Youth Organization YouthSeen Closes Office After Burglary and Major Funding Losses

6 hours ago
California Officials Warn Against Foraging Wild Mushrooms After Deadly Poisoning Outbreak
California Officials Warn Against Foraging Wild Mushrooms After Deadly Poisoning Outbreak

by Associated Press | 6 hours ago
Takeover Bid of Parent Company Means Limbo for CNN, Some Fellow Cable Networks
Takeover Bid of Parent Company Means Limbo for CNN, Some Fellow Cable Networks

by David Bauder | 6 hours ago

International

Australia's Social Media Ban Leaves a 15-Year-Old Worried About Losing Touch With Friends
Australia's Social Media Ban Leaves a 15-Year-Old Worried About Losing Touch With Friends

Australia has introduced a world-first social media ban for children under 16, starting Wednesday

by Rod McGuirk | 7 hours ago

A Symphony of Woofs: This Is What Happens When 2,397 Golden Retrievers Gather in an Argentina Park
A Symphony of Woofs: This Is What Happens When 2,397 Golden Retrievers Gather in an Argentina Park

A passerby could hear the cacophony from miles away in the Argentine capital, the unmistakable sound of 2,397 dogs barking — and breaking the unofficial world...

by Isabel Debre | 9 hours ago

EU Leader Warns of US Interference in Europe's Affairs As Russia Praises Trump's Security Vision
EU Leader Warns of US Interference in Europe's Affairs As Russia Praises Trump's Security Vision

by Lorne Cook | Dec 8
Pope Leo XIV's First Full-length Us Book, 'Peace Be With You,' to Be Released in February
Pope Leo XIV's First Full-length Us Book, 'Peace Be With You,' to Be Released in February

by Hillel Italie | Dec 7
Hegseth Defends Strikes on Alleged Cartel Boats, Says Trump Can Order Use of Force 'As He Sees Fit'
Hegseth Defends Strikes on Alleged Cartel Boats, Says Trump Can Order Use of Force 'As He Sees Fit'

by David Klepper | Dec 7

National

Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Order Blocking Development of Wind Energy
Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Order Blocking Development of Wind Energy

A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind...

by Matthew Daly and Jennifer McDermott | 7 hours ago

Florida Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a Terrorist Organization
Florida Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a Terrorist Organization

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a...

by The Associated Press | 8 hours ago

Former Trump Aides Allege Judicial Misconduct in Wisconsin Fake Elector Case
Former Trump Aides Allege Judicial Misconduct in Wisconsin Fake Elector Case

by Scott Bauer | 8 hours ago
Shohei Ohtani Is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for Record-Tying 4th Time
Shohei Ohtani Is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for Record-Tying 4th Time

by Beth Harris | 9 hours ago
Justice Department Can Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Case Records, Judge Says
Justice Department Can Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Case Records, Judge Says

by Michael R. Sisak | 9 hours ago

Politics

Iceblock App Maker Sues Trump Administration Over Its Pressure on Apple to Remove App
Iceblock App Maker Sues Trump Administration Over Its Pressure on Apple to Remove App

The maker of an iPhone app that flagged sightings of U.S. immigration agents has sued the Trump administration for free speech violations

by Matt O'Brien | 9 hours ago

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Texas Book Ban Appeal in Case Watched by Free Speech Groups
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Texas Book Ban Appeal in Case Watched by Free Speech Groups

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free speech case

by Jim Vertuno | 10 hours ago

Judge Orders the Release of an Immigrant With Ties to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
Judge Orders the Release of an Immigrant With Ties to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

by Holly Ramer | 11 hours ago
Trump's Former Lawyer Alina Habba Resigns As Top Federal Prosecutor in New Jersey
Trump's Former Lawyer Alina Habba Resigns As Top Federal Prosecutor in New Jersey

by Jake Offenhartz and Alanna Durkin Richer | Dec 8
Trump Administration Officials Accused of Deadnaming Former HHS Admiral Rachel Levine on Official Portrait
Trump Administration Officials Accused of Deadnaming Former HHS Admiral Rachel Levine on Official Portrait

Dec 8

Business

What to Know About Paramount's Hostile Bid for Warner Bros.
What to Know About Paramount's Hostile Bid for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Discovery's friendly agreement to sell itself to Netflix just got upended by a hostile actor -- Paramount, which made Warner shareholders a higher...

by Mae Anderson | 10 hours ago

Grindr Unwrapped 2025: What 135 Billion Chats Reveal About Global Queer Culture
Grindr Unwrapped 2025: What 135 Billion Chats Reveal About Global Queer Culture

Grindr’s fifth annual “Grindr Unwrapped” report for 2025 uses data from over 135 billion chats and more than 15 million monthly users to map how queer people...

Dec 8

Tryst Hospitality Acquires Provincetown’s Iconic Crown & Anchor, Pledges to Preserve Queer Landmark
Tryst Hospitality Acquires Provincetown’s Iconic Crown & Anchor, Pledges to Preserve Queer Landmark

Dec 8
Coldplay, U2 and Ed Sheeran Top Pollstar's Most Popular Touring Artists of the New Millennium
Coldplay, U2 and Ed Sheeran Top Pollstar's Most Popular Touring Artists of the New Millennium

by Maria Sherman | Dec 8
Paramount Goes Hostile in Bid for Warner Bros., Challenging a $72 Billion Offer by Netflix
Paramount Goes Hostile in Bid for Warner Bros., Challenging a $72 Billion Offer by Netflix

by Michelle Chapman | Dec 8

Health

From Tumblr Microlabel to LGBTQ+ Talking Point: How “Berrisexuality” Entered the Conversation
From Tumblr Microlabel to LGBTQ+ Talking Point: How “Berrisexuality” Entered the Conversation

An emerging internet-born term, “berrisexuality,” is gaining attention in LGBTQ+ online spaces as a microlabel describing people primarily attracted to...

Dec 8

Eric Dane's Emotional Memoir, Including His Life With ALS, to Be Published in 2026
Eric Dane's Emotional Memoir, Including His Life With ALS, to Be Published in 2026

Eric Dane, known for his roles in “Grey's Anatomy” and “Euphoria,” has announced a memoir titled “Book of Days.”

by Hillel Italie | Dec 8

Swing District Republicans Brace for Political Fallout If Health Care Subsidies Expire
Swing District Republicans Brace for Political Fallout If Health Care Subsidies Expire

by Marc Levy and Kevin Freking | Dec 8
If You Want That Tattoo Erased It's Going to Hurt and It's Going to Cost You
If You Want That Tattoo Erased It's Going to Hurt and It's Going to Cost You

by Corey Williams | Dec 8
Nordic People Know How to Beat the Winter Blues. Here's How to Find Light in the Darkest Months
Nordic People Know How to Beat the Winter Blues. Here's How to Find Light in the Darkest Months

by Stefanie Dazio | Dec 7