Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University

26 décembre 2025 à 02:01

A post on social media revealed that defense attorney Scott Danks said grand jurors did not indict his client, Jacob Lee Bard, for the Dec. 9 shooting at Kentucky State University.

Law enforcement and emergency vehicles respond to a shooting at Whitney Moore Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University's campus.

Mugshot of Jacob Lee Bard following his arrest in connection with a shooting at Kentucky State University.

The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 22:01

Dec. 19 - 25, 2025

Russian opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison

The Guardian

Par :Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 20:31

Sergei Udaltsov, Putin critic affiliated with the Communist party, convicted of justifying terrorism

A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of Vladimir Putin of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.

Sergei Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front movement that opposes Putin and is affiliated with the Communist party, was arrested last year.

Arkansas Powerball lottery player wins $1.817bn jackpot on Christmas Eve

The Guardian

Par :Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 15:20

It was the second-largest lottery windfall in US history, with a lump-sum cash payment option of $834.9m

A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817bn jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.

Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previously expected, making it the second-largest in US history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to www.powerball.com. The jackpot had a lump sum cash payment option of $834.9m.

Hawaii completes shocking Hawaii Bowl comeback over Cal with last-second TD by backup QB — on his first play of the game

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 14:39

The backup QB, who has the same name as a new Mets pitcher, entered the game after starter Micah Alejado took a hard hit on the previous play.

Hawai'i starting QB Micah Alejado (12) holds up the trophy after the team's Hawai'i Bowl win over Cal on Dec. 24, 2025.

3 Palestinians accused of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 14:34

Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said.

A burned Christmas tree frame with charred debris and scattered ornaments in front of a building.

Palestinian parishioners checking a recently installed Christmas tree at the Holy Redeemer Latin Church in Jenin, West Bank.

Collage of a burning building at night and a burnt Christmas tree frame.

Former PM’s son returns from exile as frontrunner to lead Bangladesh in new year

The Independent

Par :Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 13:17

Tarique Rahman returns after 17 years in self-imposed exile to lead his party in February’s elections

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces bravery award for heroes of Bondi antisemitic attack

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 12:37

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans Thursday for a national bravery award to recognize civilians and first responders who confronted “the worst of evil” during an antisemitic terror attack that left 15 dead and has cast a heavy shadow over the nation’s holiday season.

Australian prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Ahmed al Ahmed at St George Hospital in Sydney, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

Albanese said he plans to establish a special honors system for those who placed themselves in harm's way to help during the attack on a beachside Hanukkah celebration

Map showing the scene of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, 2025.

People pay respects at Bondi Pavilion to victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Powerful holiday storm lashes California, brings flash floods as state of emergency declared in six counties amid evacuations

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 09:24

Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warned about flash flooding and mudslides.

A car drives over mud along California State Route 138 after flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, outside of Wrightwood, Calif.

A California Highway Patrol officer drives along California State Route 138 through mud Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, near Wrightwood, Calif.

Miguel Lopez sweeps water from Marlene's Beachcomber on the Santa Monica pier Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025

A car sits buried in mud after flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif.

Part of California State Route 138 washes away from flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, outside of Wrightwood, Calif.

North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

25 décembre 2025 à 08:57

The North has indicated it plans to arm the submarine with nuclear weapons, calling it a “strategic guided missile submarine” or a “strategic nuclear attack submarine.”

Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear-powered submarine under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

Kim visited a shipyard to inspect the construction of what the North describes as an 8,700-ton-class nuclear-propelled submarine

The North has indicated it plans to arm the submarine with nuclear weapons, calling it a “strategic guided missile submarine” or a “strategic nuclear attack submarine.”

A long-range surface-to-air missile is test-fired near the East Sea, December 24, 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the construction site of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine capable of launching surface-to-air missiles

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

24 décembre 2025 à 22:10

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

24 décembre 2025 à 20:14

The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress

Photos of Christmas celebrations around the world

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

24 décembre 2025 à 17:16

From Bethlehem to Beijing, people around the world are celebrating the Christmas season. A polar bear mascot boards an elevator during holiday revelry. Swimmers plunge into frigid waters off Northern Ireland for a charity event. Singers fill a stadium in Indonesia.

Libya’s military chief, 7 others killed in a plane crash in Turkey

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

24 décembre 2025 à 15:46

A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief, four other officers, and three crew members crashed on Tuesday after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, killing everyone on board.

Turkish soldiers and search and rescue personnel at the crash site of a Libya-bound business jet.

Soldiers patrol as search and rescue operations continue at the wreckage site following a business jet crash near Ankara.

Soldiers patrol as search and rescue operations continue at the wreckage site following a plane crash.

Libyan Chief of Staff Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad speaking at a podium with multiple microphones.

Rescuers in orange suits and hard hats inside an all-terrain vehicle during search and rescue operations.

Delegates from Libya inspecting the crash site after a plane carrying Libyan Army Chief Mohammed Al-Haddad crashed near Ankara.

See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

24 décembre 2025 à 15:17

Dec. 17–23, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks immediate release from prison in appeals argument

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

24 décembre 2025 à 05:43

The lawyers said that Combs was treated harshly at sentencing by a federal judge who let evidence surrounding charges he was acquitted of unjustly influence the punishment.

Sean P. Diddy Combs and Cassie Ventura at "The Perfect Match" premiere.

Illustration of Sean "Diddy" Combs sitting beside Brian Steel, listening to lawyer Alexandra Shapiro argue in a courtroom.

Heat guard Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting charges in latest turn

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

24 décembre 2025 à 04:17

In a motion to dismiss made public on Tuesday, Rozier’s lawyers argued that the government’s theory of the case — that he prevented sportsbooks from making informed decisions about accepting certain bets — runs afoul of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the federal wire fraud statute.

Terry Rozier, a Miami Heat guard, departs the Brooklyn Federal courthouse.

A phone displaying the NBA logo next to $100 bills, playing cards, and dice on a green felt table.

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier during an NBA game.

Trump administration to send 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

24 décembre 2025 à 03:09

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, praised President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for coordinating the deployment and predicted the Guard’s presence would have a positive impact.

Members of the U.S. National Guard patrol the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington Monument in the background, in Washington, D.C.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry records a social media video outside the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the White House.

Former US senator reveals terminal cancer diagnosis in frank statement

The Independent

Par :Associated Press

23 décembre 2025 à 22:55

Ben Sasse, a former U.S. Senator for Nebraska, has announced he has been diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer.

Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

23 décembre 2025 à 08:57

The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the 46th drawing passed without a big winner.

Since Sept. 6, there have been 46 straight drawings without a big winner.

Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

23 décembre 2025 à 06:07

Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for a product that needs years of aging before it is ready.

The Jim Beam visitors center at its central distillery in Clermont, Ky.

Shelves display bottles of bourbons for sale at a Pennsylvania fine wine and spirits store

At least 2 people killed in Mexican Navy plane crash in Texas — 1-year-old medical patient was aboard

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

23 décembre 2025 à 02:44

Mexican Navy plane crashes near Galveston, killing at least 2.

Emergency personnel moving a victim on a stretcher towards an ambulance after a plane crash.

Galveston Police officers watching Galveston Bay in heavy fog for a small plane crash.

3 inmates, including murder suspect, escape from a Georgia jail

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

22 décembre 2025 à 23:53

Three inmates — including one who was being held on a murder charge — have escaped from a county jail just east of Atlanta, authorities said.

The DeKalb County Jail on 4425 Memorial Drive in Decatur, Georgia.

Kansas assistant coach Joe Dooley suspended after DUI arrest

New York Post

Par :Associated Press

22 décembre 2025 à 13:30

Kansas has suspended men's basketball assistant coach Joe Dooley after he was arrested late Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence and failure to stop at an accident, the school said in a statement Sunday.

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