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Tom Hicks, the Texas Businessman Who Owned Stars, Rangers and Liverpool Teams, Dies at 79
Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman and philanthropist who owned two Dallas-area professional sports franchises and an English Premier League soccer team, died Saturday. He was 79.Spokesperson Lisa LeMaster said in statement that Hicks died peacefully in Dallas surrounded by...
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:01:08 EDTFederal Judge Temporarily Blocks Evidence Use in Dismissed Comey Case
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily barred prosecutors from using evidence seized from a key figure in the dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, as the Department of Justice weighs new charges, court documents showed.Daniel Richman, a law...
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:54:14 EDTChinese Jets Point Radar at Japanese Aircraft, Japan Says
Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two "dangerous" incidents near Japan's Okinawa islands, an account Beijing disputed."These radar illuminations are a dangerous act that went beyond what is necessary for...
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:46:08 EDTHonduran Election Still Too Close to Call
Honduras' presidential race remained too close to call on Saturday as counting entered its seventh day, with Nasry Asfura, the conservative presidential candidate backed by President Donald Trump, maintaining a razor-thin lead.With 88% of ballots tallied, Asfura of the...
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:38:20 EDTMagnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hits in Remote Wilderness Along Alaska-Canada Border
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.The U.S. Geological Survey said...
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:31:14 EDTDHS Rejects Claim ICE Ran Over Man's Leg
Federal authorities on Saturday rejected claims that agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ran over a man's leg during a Dec. 4 arrest in Vancouver, Washington, but local law enforcement has launched a traffic-related inquiry after eyewitness video surfaced,...
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 18:43:37 EDTTrump Orders DOJ, FTC Task Forces to Probe Food Price Fixing
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to create new Food Supply Chain Security Task Force units to investigate price fixing and other anti-competitive behavior across food-related...
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 18:35:17 EDTTrump Jabs at Kimmel, Teases Historic Turn as Kennedy Center Host
President Donald Trump on Saturday predicted that his upcoming turn as host of the Kennedy Center Honors broadcast will outshine past ceremonies, taking a swipe at late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel in the process.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 18:10:00 EDTHegseth Has 'No Regrets' Over Signal Use
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brushed aside mounting criticism of his use of the encrypted messaging app Signal, insisting Saturday that he has "no regrets" and framing the controversy as a media-driven distraction from what he calls a revival in U.S. military...
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 17:43:05 EDTHegseth Defends Strikes, Says Trump Can Use Force 'as He Sees Fit'
War Secretary Pete Hegseth defended strikes on alleged drug cartel boats during remarks Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, saying President Donald Trump has the power to take military action "as he sees fit" to defend the nation.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 17:22:22 EDTHegseth Warns of China's Rapid Military Expansion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday delivered a blunt assessment of China's accelerating military growth and what he called America's narrowing window to respond.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 17:20:14 EDTJudge Rejects Trump Admin's Bid to Toss Guantánamo Migrant Detention Suit
A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:58:51 EDTCalif. Officials Warn against Foraging Wild Mushrooms
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 17:08:08 EDTUS Waives $11 Million Southwest Airlines Fine
The Trump administration said Saturday it will waive an $11 million fine imposed on Southwest Airlines as part of a $140 million settlement over the carrier's meltdown in December 2022 during a busy holiday travel period.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:55:43 EDTBoeing Says Trump's Equity Stake Plan Doesn't Apply to Big US Defense Firms
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to take government equity stakes in strategic industries doesn't apply to major defense firms, the head of Boeing's defense unit said on Saturday, in contrast to previous comments by a senior government official.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:55:38 EDTMusk Denies $800 Billion SpaceX Valuation Reports
Elon Musk on Saturday dismissed media reports that SpaceX is raising funds at an $800 billion valuation, calling them inaccurate.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:49:29 EDTUS to Deport More Than 50 Iranians to Iran Next 2 Days
The U.S. government will deport more than 50 Iranians residing in the U.S. without proper documentation to Iran in the next 48 hours, the BBC reports.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:44:26 EDTVenezuela's Machado Vows to Make Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to go to Norway to pick up her Nobel Peace Prize, defying a warning from Caracas that she would be a fugitive if she did so.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:29:09 EDTWhatley Blasts Cooper on Immigration After Train Stabbing
A stabbing aboard Charlotte's Blue Line light rail that left a passenger seriously injured has sparked renewed criticism of former North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's record on cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:36:14 EDTTrump Warns Indiana: 'Vote Them Out' if State Senate Doesn't Pass Redistricting
President Donald Trump has fired his latest warning at Indiana state Senate Republicans seeking to work with Democrats in obstructing redistricting plans passed by the Indiana House on Friday."
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