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Trump says the U.S. needs Greenland for "national security."
JD Vance responded to Nick Fuentes' use of racial slur against wife Usha.
It's time to have The Talk with your adult kids. It's not about sex.
Nicole Fallerthere, totally feeling the holiday spirit this Tuesday thanks to thesecaroling TSA agents. We're talking about what's happening between the U.S. and Venezuela, how to avoid getting sick for the holidays and whether snow is on the way with Santa. ❄️
Immigrants are entitled to return to court to contest their deportation, judge rules
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said on Mondaythe federal government denied due processto a group of Venezuelan immigrants who were deported over alleged ties to criminal gangs earlier this year to an infamous anti-terrorism prison, called CECOT.
The maximum-security facility is known for its harsh conditions and has served as a symbol in President Donald Trump's controversial immigration crackdown. Meanwhile,CBS pulled a "60 Minutes" segmenthours before it was set to air on Sunday about CECOT.
More news involving Venezuela:The U.S. is chasing an oil tankerthat refused to let members of the Coast Guard aboard in the Caribbean Sea over the weekend.
More news to know now
Clinton on Epstein: Former President Bill Clinton's spokesperson called for the Justice Department to release all of its documents about the investigation of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, to avoid insinuating wrongdoing against people "who have been repeatedly cleared."
Everyone's home for the holidays — and so are the germs. Flu sickness is growing, according to CDC data. Influenza A is trending "high" nationally, according to WasteWaterSCAN, and worse in some areas than others, hitting the Northeast and Midwest the most. Here's how to not get sick before the holidays.
Trump declared new federal holidays. He once said U.S. has "too many," but now Trump declared Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 as federal holidays, extending the existing federal holiday on Christmas Day into an extra-long weekend. Here's how you can turn 18 PTO days into 55 days off in 2026.
Remembrance
Betty Reid Soskin, once the nation's oldest park ranger, dies at 104
Betty Reid Soskin, who was the National Park Service's oldest ranger when she retired a few years ago, has died at the age of 104. Born in Detroit in 1921, Soskin was the great-granddaughter of a former Louisiana slave. Soskin's Cajun-Creole family moved to California six years later, where she grew up in Richmond and worked as a file clerk in a segregated shipyard union hall supporting U.S. efforts in World War II.Decades of discrimination would steel her character and resolve.
Happy Holidays ☃️
Are we getting a white Christmas?
After rounds of flooding in Washington state, another atmospheric river will likely bring more rain to the West Coast during Christmas week. Many places across the country, however, are set to experience an unusually warm holiday.Track conditions across the country as you plan for travel.
Before you go
Pittsburgh Steelers must continue without their top receiver, DK Metcalf.
Bee venom for skincare?
Timothée Chalamet told USA TODAY "the joke" behind viral "Marty Supreme" stunts.
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