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European Central Bank Holds Interest Rates as Eurozone Growth Shows Resilience
Finance, News

European Central Bank Holds Interest Rates as Eurozone Growth Shows Resilience

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday for the fourth meeting in a row as...


December 18, 2025
CDC drops universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns
Health

CDC drops universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially abandoned universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns on Tuesday, signing off...


December 17, 2025
New flu strain strains healthcare systems across Europe, WHO warns
Health

New flu strain strains healthcare systems across Europe, WHO warns

An intense surge in flu cases driven by a newly dominant virus strain is sweeping across Europe, placing healthcare systems...


December 17, 2025
4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force vote on ACA subsidy extension
Health, Politics

4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force vote on ACA subsidy extension

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that...


December 17, 2025
Senate passes $901 billion defense bill, pressures Hegseth over boat strike video
Finance

Senate passes $901 billion defense bill, pressures Hegseth over boat strike video

WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final passage on Wednesday to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion...


December 17, 2025
FCC leader grilled over Jimmy Kimmel controversy stands firm against Democrats
Politics

FCC leader grilled over Jimmy Kimmel controversy stands firm against Democrats

WASHINGTON — Democratic senators on Wednesday hammered the Federal Communications Commission’s leader for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off...


December 17, 2025
Warner Bros urges investors to reject Paramount offer in favor of Netflix deal
Finance

Warner Bros urges investors to reject Paramount offer in favor of Netflix deal

NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery is recommending its shareholders reject an unsolicited buyout offer from Paramount Skydance in favor of...


December 17, 2025
High Winds Batter Flooded Northwest, Injuring Children
News

High Winds Batter Flooded Northwest, Injuring Children

SEATTLE — High winds toppled trees and power lines across parts of Washington state and Idaho, critically injuring two children,...


December 17, 2025
Nick Reiner Appears in Court on Murder Charges
News

Nick Reiner Appears in Court on Murder Charges

LOS ANGELES — Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder...


December 17, 2025
Investigators Seek Earlier Video in Brown University Shooting
News

Investigators Seek Earlier Video in Brown University Shooting

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  — With the search for the Brown University shooter in its fifth day Wednesday, authorities were asking the public...


December 17, 2025