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In New York City, three young people were hurt in stabbings on Thursday, December 18. The police are looking into what happened. The first stabbing happened around 3 p.m. in Brooklyn. A 12-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest at a playground. He was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition but stable. Police have taken two people into custody. Later, around 5 p.m., two more young people were stabbed in Queens. A 13-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest, and a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the back. Both were taken to the hospital and are expected…

President Trump has signed a big new bill into law to help our military. The new law, called the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026, sets aside about $901 billion for our military. This is even more than what the President asked for. Our troops will get a pay raise of almost 4 percent. The law also provides money to help Ukraine and countries near the Baltic Sea. It also aims to reduce some of our commitments in other countries. Representative Rick Allen said that this new law shows President Trump’s commitment to keeping peace by having a strong military.…

Sylvester Stallone, the star of “Rocky” and “Rambo,” recently shared some thoughts about his family and his early success. In a recent interview, Stallone talked about winning an Oscar for “Rocky” back in 1977. The actor said that while winning was amazing, it also brought him sadness because his parents didn’t come to the award show, even though the movie was up for 10 awards. Stallone mentioned that when he was growing up, he lived with his father, who he says was tough on him. He believes parents have a big impact on their children, comparing them to “soft clay”…

President Trump’s Stance on Venezuelan Oil Shipments Draws Debate Washington D.C. – President Trump’s recent actions concerning oil shipments coming from Venezuela have sparked conversation. The President has used strong measures to stop what he sees as illegal activity. The Trump administration aims to stop Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, from using oil profits to support unlawful activities. Republicans are largely in agreement with President Trump’s approach, seeing it as a way to enforce rules and prevent illegal actions. Representative Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, said that going after oil ships tied to Venezuela is similar to stopping illegal oil…

Minnesota Grapples with “Fraud Tourism” as Out-of-State Actors Exploit Taxpayer-Funded Programs Minnesota is facing a concerning trend of individuals traveling to the state specifically to exploit public assistance programs, according to a federal prosecutor. This “fraud tourism,” as it’s being called, raises serious questions about the integrity of state programs and the responsibility of elected officials to safeguard taxpayer dollars. Joe Thompson, the federal prosecutor who led the charge in the Somali fraud convictions, recently announced charges against six new defendants, including two individuals from Philadelphia. These individuals, Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown, are accused of traveling to Minneapolis…

Wiz Khalifa Faces Jail Time in Romania for Drug Possession Bucharest, Romania – American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in jail by a Romanian court for drug possession. The sentencing comes after an incident at the Beach, Please! Festival in Costinesti last July. According to reports, Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was stopped by Romanian police after allegedly smoking cannabis on stage during the festival. Prosecutors stated that he was found with over 18 grams of cannabis and consumed some of it publicly. The Constanta Court of Appeal delivered the sentence after convicting…

The Trump Administration Seeks to Protect Children from Irreversible Medical Procedures The Trump administration is taking decisive action to safeguard children from medical interventions that officials believe are potentially harmful and irreversible. A new policy aims to ensure that federal funds are not used to support procedures like puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-related surgeries for minors. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that hospitals providing these treatments to children could be barred from participating in Medicare and Medicaid. This move reflects concerns that these interventions can have permanent and damaging effects on young people, with…

An Alaska doctor, Ryan McDonough, was found dead in his home after it burned down. This happened just days after he was arrested for having child sex abuse material. Police went to McDonough’s house in Wasilla on December 13 after getting a call about a fire. When they got there, the house was completely on fire. At first, police said that McDonough, who was 46, was missing. They later found his body inside the burned house. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. Before the fire, on December 11, McDonough was arrested as part of an investigation into…

The Democratic Party has decided to keep secret a report looking into why they lost the White House and Senate in the 2024 elections. The report was meant to figure out what went wrong and how to win in the future. Ken Martin, who leads the Democratic National Committee (DNC), said that releasing the report would take away from their main goal: winning back control of Congress in the next election. The report involved talking to over 300 Democrats from every state. People were wondering if the report would look at whether former President Joe Biden should have run again,…

The bodies of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were discovered in their California home, according to police reports. Authorities have arrested their son, Nick Reiner, in connection with the deaths. Nick Reiner, 32, appeared in court and is charged with the murder of his parents. The District Attorney has stated that the charges could carry a sentence of life in prison without parole or the death penalty, as a knife was allegedly used in the crime. Reports indicate that Rob and Michele Reiner died from multiple injuries caused by a sharp object. Their deaths have been officially ruled as…