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Suspect in DC shooting of 2 National Guard members formally charged with murder

A makeshift memorial of flowers and American flags stands outside the Farragut West Metro station on Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members, killing one, in Washington, D.C., has been formally charged with murder.Lakanwal, of Bellingham, Washington, appeared before a judge remotely on Tuesday from his hospital bed, where he is recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered when another National Guard […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

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College student mysteriously dies after football tailgate in Texas, family says

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Police are investigating the mysterious death of a Texas A&M student who died after a football tailgate this weekend, according to authorities and her family.Austin police said they responded to a report of an unresponsive individual at an apartment complex around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. Brianna Aguilera was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:57 a.m., police said."At this time, the incident is not being investigated as a homicide, and there […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

Music News

Blondie highlights cause that was important to drummer Clem Burke

Drummer Clem Burke of Blondie performs onstage at 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 21, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)Blondie recently paid tribute to their late drummer Clem Burke on what would have been his 71st birthday, and they are continuing their tribute by telling fans about a cause that was important to him.“In honor of Clem’s birthday this past week, we are highlighting the Clem Burke Drumming Project, which explores […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

National News

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez freed from prison after Trump pardons drug trafficking conviction

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado addresses the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2021 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz - Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted in 2024 of trafficking drugs into the United States, has been freed from prison after he was granted a pardon by President Donald Trump, officials said.The 57-year-old Hernandez was released from a federal prison in West Virginia, where he had been serving a 45-year sentence, according […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

National News

Bitcoin sell-off halts Trump family’s crypto windfall

Pete Marovich/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump and his family have boasted of going "all in" on cryptocurrencies -- but a recent downturn in bitcoin has pummeled digital asset investors, including the Trumps, who by one estimate have had roughly a billion dollars of their net worth erased in just a matter of weeks.Bitcoin dropped as much as 8% in trading on Monday, at one point falling below $85,000 -- shedding 30% from its all-time high in early October, when bitcoin was […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

National News

Cleveland Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz to stand trial next year amid sports betting scandal

 Luis L. Ortiz #45 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on June 21, 2025, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Scott Marshall/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Emmanuel Clase and his Cleveland Guardians teammate Luis Ortiz will stand trial May 4 on charges they allegedly rigged their pitches so sports bettors could profit.Judge Kiyo Matsumoto scheduled the trial date on Tuesday during a brief status conference. The judge said the trial could last about two weeks.At this point, […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

Music News

Aerosmith and Yungblud tease new version of ‘One More Time’ track ‘Wild Woman’

Yungblud, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry perform during a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)Aerosmith and Yungblud are ready to give fans some more music.After releasing the collaborative EP One More Time on Nov. 21, Aerosmith has revealed they're releasing a new take on one of the EP’s tracks, “Wild Woman,” featuring a guest singer.“A “Wild Woman” feature coming soon,” […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

National News

‘I knew it was him immediately,’ officer who found Luigi Mangione testifies at evidence hearing

Luigi Mangione appears for the second day of a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 02, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A police officer who responded last Dec. 9 to a McDonald's where witnesses said they may have spotted the man accused of killing a health care CEO testified Tuesday that he knew right away it was the suspect."I knew it was him immediately," Altoona, Pennsylvania, […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

National News

Afghan national arrested over alleged bomb threat in Texas: DHS

Mohammad Alokozay is shown in this Nov. 25 2025, booking photo. Tarrant County Corrections Center(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- Homeland Security said investigators arrested an Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about "building a bomb" and threatened to blow up a building in Fort Worth, Texas.Mohammad Dawood Alokozay's arrest took place on Nov. 25, Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary with DHS, said in a social media post Saturday.Alokozay was arrested on state terror charges and is being held […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

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