Recent immigration surge has been largest in U.S. history
About 60% of immigrants who have entered the country since 2021 have done so without legal authorization, according to a report based on government data. Read more
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Police: Suspect’s notebook describes rationale for CEO killing
The notebook described going to a conference and killing an executive, the officials said. Read more
Prominent real estate agents and brothers charged with sex trafficking
The three are Oren Alexander, his older brother Tal Alexander, who until this summer were real estate agents in New York and Miami, and Alon Alexander, Oren’s twin, who did not work in real estate. Read more
Judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion
The ruling, by Judge Christopher Lopez in federal bankruptcy court in Houston, poses a roadblock for The Onion’s plan to take possession of the Infowars site and its associated assets after it won an auction last month. Read more
Federal judge blocks $25B Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger
Albertsons is the parent company of the Safeway grocery store chain. Read more
Israel, seeing opportunity, demolishes Syria’s military assets
Israeli officials said they were destroying weapons and military facilities to keep them out of the hands of Islamist extremists. Read more
Trump pledges action on Dreamers despite past DACA opposition
Trump’s stance on immigration, and on Dreamers in particular, is riddled with contradictions. Read more
Ducks QB and Mililani HS alum Dillon Gabriel is a Heisman finalist
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Miami quarterback Cam Ward were announced Monday as the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. Read more
Dillon Gabriel among 4 finalists for Heisman Trophy
Gabriel, a 2019 Mililani High School graduate, is a two-time transfer in his sixth year at his third school, who is approaching the FBS career record for passing yards. Read more
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Netflix’s ‘Emilia Perez’ tops Golden Globe nominations
Comedian Nikki Glaser will host the 2025 Globes, which CBS and Paramount+ will broadcast live on Jan. 5. Read more
NYPD: Suspect arrested in CEO’s killing had ties to Hawaii
New York police describe Luigi Mangione as born and raised in Maryland, with ties to San Francisco, and said he lived in Honolulu until recently. Read more
Trump signals aggressive opening, threatening ‘jail’ for foes
“For what they did, honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump said of Cheney, a Republican who represented Wyoming, and the rest of the bipartisan House committee that looked into the attack. Read more
Fact check: Trump’s tariffs, immigration remarks analyzed
In the interview, which aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump miscast the effect of tariffs, vastly overstated the number of unauthorized immigrants released under the Biden administration, falsely claimed that crime was at “an all-time high,” misleadingly described military spending under NATO and exaggerated his own polling, among other specious statements. Read more
Jay-Z accused in suit of raping minor with Sean Combs
The allegations against the billionaire rapper and hip-hop mogul came as part of the flurry of litigation against Combs, who is facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges and at least 30 lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct. Read more
A few secrets for flying healthy
Here’s what specialists in aerospace medicine want you to know about air travel. Read more
South Korea’s president survives impeachment vote
The failed vote was a reversion to political deadlock in the deeply divided country, despite large-scale protests calling for the president’s removal. Read more
Dick Van Dyke, approaching 99, dances in Coldplay’s latest video
Dancing barefoot in the backyard of his home in Malibu, California, Van Dyke, 98, is the focus of Coldplay’s latest music video, “All My Love.” Read more
Most serious charge dismissed in New York subway choking trial
The jurors today deadlocked over whether the man, Daniel Penny, was guilty of manslaughter, leaving unresolved a case that has come to exemplify New York’s post-pandemic struggles. Read more
House Republicans block release of ethics report on Gaetz
Republicans closed ranks to turn back two nearly identical Democratic-written resolutions that would have forced the release of the report on the ethics panel’s yearslong investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by Gaetz, R-Fla. Read more
Biden team considers blanket pardons to thwart Trump’s threats
Among those whose names have been floated for possible pardons are former Rep. Liz Cheney, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Jack Smith, the outgoing special counsel who prosecuted Trump. Read more
Trump considers DeSantis for defense secretary as support for Hegseth falters
Trump’s allies fear that reports about the president-elect’s private conversations with DeSantis, which were reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal, have emboldened Republican senators to question Hegseth’s viability. Read more
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