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US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, rights activists say

8:56 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region

FILE - A mega-prison known as Detention Center Against Terrorism (CECOT) stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

Judge rules Trump administration must allow court challenges for Venezuelan migrants sent to prison

8:38 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration must give legal due process to Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador, either by providing court hearings or returning them to the U.S. Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to come up with a plan within two weeks

At least 2 dead after Mexican naval plane on medical transport mission crashes off Galveston, Texas, officials say

7:27 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

At least 2 dead after Mexican naval plane on medical transport mission crashes off Galveston, Texas, officials say

FILE - Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

FCC bans new Chinese-made drones, citing security risks

7:17 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

The Federal Communications Commission says it will ban new foreign-made drones, a move that will keep new Chinese-made drones out of the U.S. market

Judge accepts guilty pleas from Colorado funeral home owners who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses

6:48 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Judge accepts guilty pleas from Colorado funeral home owners who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses

This undated photo provided by the Canadian Prime Minister's Office shows Mark Wiseman Canadian businessman, financier, and diplomat. (PMO/Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Prime Minister Carney names financier Mark Wiseman as the next ambassador to Washington

6:08 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that financier Mark Wiseman will be Canada's next ambassador to the U.S. Wiseman will assume the role on February 15 and will be involved in negotiations regarding the review of their free trade agreement

FILE - The archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, raises his hand while addressing a crowd during a panel on immigration at Georgetown University in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao,File)

White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement

6:01 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Florida's Catholic bishops have appealed to President Donald Trump to pause immigration enforcement during the Christmas holidays

FILE - The company logo is shown on the grille of an unsold 2026 AMG S63 Performance model on the lot of a Mercedes Benz dealership Nov. 2, 2025, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay $149.6 million to settle multistate emissions allegations

5:14 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimler AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests

A Waymo vehicle sits idling at an intersection with no operating traffic lights due to power outages, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage

4:13 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Waymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day

President Donald Trump departs after speaking at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship' as part of a 'Golden Fleet'

3:45 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.”

FILE - Jeanette Vizguerra, center, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in a church to avoid immigration authorities for the past three months, pauses as she speaks after leaving the church early May 12, 2017, in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra released from detention, advocates say

2:38 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

A prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist has been released after spending nine months in immigration detention

A security guard walks past a flag at half-staff on the main green of Brown University in Providence, RI, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, (AP Photo/ Mark Stockwell)

Brown University police chief placed on leave after fatal shooting, feds launch investigation

2:16 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Brown University has placed its campus police chief on leave as it reviews security policies following a tragic shooting

Two men walk past a business in downtown Lexington, Neb., Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Takeaways from AP's report on a beef plant closure that threatens to unravel a small Nebraska town

12:57 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000

Crystina Page, back, hugs Angelika Stedman outside the El Paso County Courthouse in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, before speaking to the press ahead of the court hearing for Return to Nature funeral home owners Jon and Carie Hallford. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP)

Judge accepts plea deals from Colorado funeral home owners who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses

11:40 AM on Monday, December 22, 2025

A state judge has accepted plea agreements for the owners of a Colorado funeral home for the abuse of 191 corpses, over the objections of relatives of the victims

Steam rises from chimneys during the night shift at the Tyson Foods' beef plant in Lexington, Neb., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

10:45 AM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000

Dekoda Cruz walks through flood water while helping a friend who's tire shop flooded during heavy rains on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Redding, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Flash flooding in northern California leads to soaked roads, water rescues and 1 death

7:39 AM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Heavy rain and flash flooding have soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues and at least one confirmed death

FILE - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks to reporters at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Trump's appointment of envoy to Greenland sparks new tension with Denmark

3:50 AM on Monday, December 22, 2025

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland are insisting that the U.S. won’t take over Greenland after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory

Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, right, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, shake hands during an event announcing the team will leave Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. for a new stadium that will be built across the Kansas-Missouri state line and be ready for the start of the 2031 season, during an event Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Chiefs announce they will leave Arrowhead and relocate across the Kansas-Missouri border

1:51 AM on Monday, December 22, 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs have announced they will leave their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new, domed stadium that will be built across the Kansas-Missouri state line and be ready for the start of the 2031 season

US stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week

12:37 AM on Monday, December 22, 2025

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street at the start of what’s expected to be a relatively calm holiday week

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5:35 PM on Sunday, December 21, 2025

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