NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion Tuesday to give 25 million American children under 10 an incentive to claim new child investment accounts created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spend legislation. The historic gift has few precedents, with few single charitable pledges in the past 25 years exceeding … Read more
Russia and Ukraine have increasingly turned to small drones controlled by fiber optic cables. These drones leave their fiber optic cables strewn across the battlefield. A Ukrainian special operator said they were forcing soldiers to move cautiously. Small, inaccessible drones controlled by fiber-optic cables have become so integral to combat operations in Russia and Ukraine … Read more
SAN JOSE, California. – San Jose police on Monday announced an arrest after the triple shooting at Valley Fair Mall the day after Thanksgiving. On social media, police wrote: “Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. Last night SJPD located and arrested the suspect responsible for the triple shooting at Valley Fair Mall” on Friday. The … Read more
Oracle co-founder and largest shareholder Larry Ellison, the world’s third-richest man, recently amassed a number of expensive properties in Palm Beach County. The latest is the Lion Country Safari. The family that founded Florida’s largest drive-through safari has sold its 600-acre Loxahatchee estate for $30 million to an Ellison entity with the same address as … Read more
If there’s a Generation Zer on your holiday gift list this year, it might be best to ditch one of the essential gifts for young people: a wallet. About 4.4 billion people, or about half of the world’s people, use digital wallets, and that number will grow by 35 percent by 2030, according to technology … Read more
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Moving between damp basements and muddy ditches to avoid constant Russian attacks in the nearly 4-year war, exhausted Ukrainian soldiers say their motivation is fueled by the fact that they are fighting for a higher cause: defending their homeland. But as negotiators try to hammer out a peace deal, troops … Read more
The latest mass killing in the United States took place on Saturday night, when three children, ages 8, 9 and 14, and a 21-year-old adult were killed in a shooting at a child’s birthday party in California. Eleven people were also injured at a banquet hall in Stockton. This is the 17th mass killing in … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a briefing at the U.S. Capitol with congressional leaders and Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding military strikes against suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean, November 5, 2025. Tom Williams via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday shifted the blame for the killing of survivors of … Read more
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro repeated calls for peace and pledged “absolute loyalty” to his people at a rally attended by thousands in Caracas, as tensions rise over potential US military action. Monday’s rally came as US President Donald Trump met with his national security team at the White House to discuss “next steps” on Venezuela, … Read more
In the Jackson area, seven restaurants and food service establishments received failing health inspection marks in November, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. As of Dec. 1, four of the seven facilities have completed follow-up inspections and rectified the failing grade. Below are the restaurants and food facilities in District V, which includes … Read more