Turkish police on Thursday said they arrested 115 ISIS suspects allegedly tied to plots related to Christmas and New Year celebrations. The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office said the "ISIS Armed Terrorist Organization was planning to carry out actions targeting our country, especially non-Muslim individuals, within the scope of the upcoming Christmas and New Year events,” according...
Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, offered his first Christmas sermon as pontiff on Thursday, praying for peace from wars and freedom from economic distress. A crowd of 26,000 gathered to hear the words of the pontiff during the annual “Urbi et Orbi” address from the Central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. “If he...
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday endorsed his son Flavio Bolsonaro for the 2026 presidential election from a hospital bed in Brasilia after undergoing treatment for a hernia. “With the commitment of not allowing the popular will to be silenced, I make the decision to nominate Flavio Bolsonaro as a pre-candidate for the presidency...
Emergency crews are on the scene after an explosion and fire at a nursing home outside Philadelphia, local and state officials said Tuesday. WPVI in Philadelphia reported that the explosion occurred around 2:15 p.m. EST at Silver Lake Healthcare Center, located roughly 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia in Bristol Township, Pa. Ruth Miller, a spokesperson...
Vice President Vance on Monday joined Navy SEALs in a beach workout that he said left him feeling like he “got hit by a freight train,” in a post that quickly drew backlash. Vance, a former Marine who served as a military journalist in Iraq, participated in an exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in...
Denmark's government has responded to President Trump's naming of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) as the new special envoy to Greenland. It isn't happy. “President Trump's announcement about the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland - and in particular its statements about the purpose hereby - is completely unacceptable,” Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke...
The Justice Department on Tuesday said a postcard depicting Jeffrey Epstein indicating President Trump loved “young” girls was a “fake,” saying the document had been flagged for the FBI at the time. The writer portends to be Epstein writing to Larry Nassar — the former sports doctor convicted of serially sexually abusing underage female gymnasts — while they...
President Trump joked Tuesday about hosting the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration annually once he leaves the White House. Trump hosted the world-renowned event weeks ago. The telecast is set to air Tuesday night on CBS and Paramount+. “At the request of the Board, and just about everybody else in America, I am hosting the...
Democrats are vying to flip a seat in a deep-red state House district in South Carolina after the lawmaker who held it, Republican RJ May, resigned after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography. Democrat J. Chuck Hightower is running against Republican John Lastinger in the Lexington County district. Follow live results from Decision Desk HQ...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday named former BlackRock financier Mark Wiseman to serve as the next ambassador to the U.S. Wiseman also previously served as president and CEO of the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and chairman of the board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation. He is currently on Carney’s Council on...
An observational study found people who ate 50 grams or more of high-fat cheese enjoyed a lower risk of dementia compared with people eating less than 15 grams.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was previously listed as a successor executor in convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s will, deepening his connection to the late millionaire. The Justice Department's release of thousands of documents linked to Epstein featured a 2014 will, in which Summers was named as the fourth in line to gain authority over...
As measles cases continue to spread across the country, a new survey shows a “small but significant drop” in the proportion of the public that would recommend someone in their household get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. According to the poll, released Monday from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (AAPC) at the University of Pennsylvania, about 86 percent of people would recommend that someone in their...
The Justice Department early Tuesday released its third installment of files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including some documents that mention President Trump. Survivors of the late sex offender and bipartisan lawmakers have blasted the administration's handling of the release in recent days. Trump on Monday, while speaking to reporters, doubled...
