Rep. Nancy Pelosi underwent “successful” hip replacement surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Germany on Saturday morning and is now in recovery, according to her spokesman, Ian Krager.

Following Europe's mixed bag of PMIs (Manufacturing contracting harder as Services save the composites in France, Germany, & UK - but all still in contraction overall), S&P Global's US Manufacturing and Services were expected to decline modestly in preliminary December data released this morning. Analysts were half right... as US Manufacturing PMI plunged to 48.3 (from 49.7 and below all expectations) but US Services soared higher (to 58.5 from 56.1, far above all expectations)

Dark web administrator gets 30 years for sexually abusing minors and possessing thousands of child sexual abuse images

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North Korean troops fighting alongside Moscow's soldiers in the Kursk Oblast were among those killed in massive assaults in the Russian region, according to Ukraine's military, which has released images purporting to show the casualties. Ukraine said last month that up to 11,000 North Korean soldiers had been deployed to Kursk where Russian forces are gathering to repel Kyiv's bold incursion into the Russian region launched on August 6.

Behind the Mystery Drones Over New Jersey

Hezbollah lost its most important supply route from Iran through Syria with the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad, the group’s chief admitted Sunday.

Mail-In Ballot Fraud Study Finds Trump ‘Almost Certainly’ Won In 2020

Nancy Pelosi’s Team Provides Update After She Falls In Europe

WATCH: Trump teaches reporter a lesson about national security. REPORTER: Would you preemptively strike Iran's nuclear facilities?" TRUMP: "Am I gonna do preemptive strikes? Why would I say that? Can you imagine if I said 'yes' or 'no?' ... Is that a serious question? How could I answer?"

The prisoner CNN's Clarissa Ward purportedly discovered and helped free from a secret Syrian facility last week is actually an intelligence agent who served in Bashar al-Assad's regime and helped the brutal dictator torture and kill civilians, a Syrian news watchdog said Sunday.

The United States urged Americans in Syria to leave the country on Monday, Dec. 16, after the fall of the Assad regime earlier this month. The U.S. government warned the situation in Syria has become “volatile” and “unpredictable” with acts of violence and “terrorism” in the aftermath of a bloody civil war.

The dramatic case of Luigi Mangione, accused of the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, took a legal turn Friday when prominent defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo - a Trump critic who's married to Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney, officially joined his team.

U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared his security consulting company, Nemex Enterprises Inc., by implying it illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan during the Biden administration’s military withdrawal from the country in 2021. He is now suing CNN claiming it “destroyed his reputation and business” during a segment that year on Jake Tapper’s program “The Lead.”

Hogg announced Monday morning that he is running for vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. In an interview with Newsweek, the 24-year-old explained that one of his biggest frustrations with the national party has been the disregard that the DNC has shown toward young voters.

Alex Bruesewitz, one of Donald Trump's key strategists, sparked concern after he collapsed on stage mid-speech on Sunday night.

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It turns out that I am among a small group of individuals who have been effectively disappeared by the AI system. How we came to this Voldemortian status is a chilling tale about not just the rapidly expanding role of artificial intelligence, but the power of companies like OpenAI. Joining me in this dubious distinction are Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain, CNBC anchor David Faber, Australian mayor Brian Hood, English professor David Mayer, and a few others.

Eric Adams was denied millions of dollars in public funds for his re-election bid — delivering a massive blow to the embattled mayor’s campaign as candidates line up to challenge the indicted pol.

COPENHAGEN, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Norway said on Monday it would provide 2.7 billion crowns ($242 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy and help it deter Russian naval forces in the Black Sea.

he latest snag? A fight over economic assistance for farmers as part of a one-year extension to the farm bill. Originally, this was supposed to be a straightforward swap: redirect some Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds toward direct aid for farmers. But Johnson slammed the brakes, wary of touching IRA funds and ruffling feathers with President-elect Donald Trump, who has made dismantling the legislation a priority.

Donald Trump will likely issue an executive order on his first day in office to designate Bitcoin BTC$102,801 as a United States reserve asset, according to Jack Mallers, CEO and founder of Strike.

The podcast host took to X to share his thoughts on the drones, which have been spotted in recent weeks and triggered an FBI investigation. On Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said there was no need for concern, there was no evidence the drones were a threat to public safety and that there was "no foreign involvement with respect to the sightings."

Unknown drone activity forced one of the U.S.'s most critical military installations to shut down for several hours late Friday evening and Saturday morning, officials confirmed.

“In response to my calls for additional resources, our federal partners are sending a drone detection system to New York,” Hochul said.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the power of artificial intelligence (AI) can reach a “dangerous” point in the future and that humanity should be ready to step away from it should the time come.

At the Democratic National Committee's holiday reception in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Biden said: "It's also been an incredible honor to serve with someone of immense character as she demonstrated throughout her entire career — Kamala Harris."

The top Trump ally appeared to reference the wording of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which states, "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice." Bannon said Republican lawyer Mike Davis, who was reportedly in line for the role of attorney general, noted that the Constitution does not specify whether this applies only to consecutive terms.

The air base issued a Notice to Air Missions to announce the airspace closure after the drones were detected. The airspace has since been reopened. Purtiman said that the 88th Air Base Wing, the host unit for Wright Patterson Air Force Base, was working with local authorities in Ohio to ensure the safety of base personnel, facilities, and assets.

While everyone, including local, state, and federal authorities, is desperately searching for answers, there has been a notable lack of disclosure regarding what is actually happening in the skies above New Jersey—some of the most restricted airspace in the world.