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Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say 12/03/2025 08:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Yemen's Houthi militants, two people familiar with the findings s Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiers 12/03/2025 08:03pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said it launched an airstrike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza late Wednesday in retaliation for an attack earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers. The strike was the latest test for a fragile ceasefire that has mostly held up since early October, despite Longest US government shutdown cost Delta Air Lines $200 million 12/03/2025 07:02pm • The longest government shutdown on record cost Delta Air Lines an estimated $200 million, CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday in the first disclosure by a U.S. airline regarding the shutdown’s financial impact. Bastian told investors that refunds “grew significantly” while bookings slowed amid the u 7 Best Long-Term ETFs to Buy and Hold 12/03/2025 07:00pm • While markets have experienced elevated volatility in 2025, the S&P 500 is still up handily on the year as stocks have powered higher. And while there's no telling where things will wind up next year, investors targeting long-term financial goals shouldn't worry too much about the talk of artifi The 7 Best Fidelity Mutual Funds to Buy and Hold 12/03/2025 07:00pm • Vanguard is best known for being one of the most fee-friendly fund managers thanks to its unique cooperative structure. Shareholders of Vanguard's mutual funds are effectively the owners of the company itself, meaning profits are returned to investors in the form of lower fees rather than distribute 7 Drone Stocks to Buy for 2026 12/03/2025 07:00pm • Investors have been chasing artificial intelligence and electric vehicles, but drone technologies have been advancing more quietly. Applications for drones include AI-powered navigation, defense contracts, emergency response technologies and logistics automation, among others. According to a 2025 re Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand 12/03/2025 06:56pm • BATANG TORU, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities isolated by last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing and the scope of economic damage became clearer. Over 1,400 were killed: at least 780 Trump targets Minnesota's Somali community with harsh words and policies 12/03/2025 06:45pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Recent statements by President Donald Trump and top administration officials disparaging Minnesota's large Somali community have focused renewed attention on the immigrants from the war-torn east African country and their descendants. Trump on Tuesday said he did not want Somali Republicans emerge victorious and anxious after Tennessee special election 12/03/2025 02:44pm • Republicans held onto a reliably conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee's special election, but only after a late burst of national spending and high-profile campaigning helped them secure a margin less than half of last year’s race. Even with that victory, the outcome contributed to a glo Key negotiators in the talks to end the war in Ukraine 12/03/2025 02:25pm • U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine is intensifying. Officials from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia have crisscrossed the globe in recent weeks in a flurry of meetings aimed at negotiating a deal. Here's a look at the key negotiators in those talks. Steve Wit Former EU foreign policy chief arrested in latest scandal to hit the bloc 12/03/2025 12:08pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's former foreign policy chief faces corruption accusations alongside two other people arrested this week as part of a fraud investigation, prosecutors said Wednesday, in the latest scandal to hit the 27-nation bloc. The arrest of Federica Mogherini, who led the E AP’s top albums of 2025: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Hayley Williams, Dijon, Addison Rae and more 12/03/2025 12:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has selected its 10 best albums of the year, presented in no particular order and with a legend describing who might particularly enjoy them, in the vein of our revamped music reviews. Like our picks and want more? Enjoy bonus recommendations accompanying each Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail 12/03/2025 11:12am • COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The next Olympic doping scandal could be delivered right to your doorstep. A trove of so-called research chemicals known as peptides, many of them banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and some not approved for human use in the United States, are available with the Bulgaria's government withdraws controversial budget after major protests 12/03/2025 11:02am • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government said Tuesday it is withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after an evening demonstration drew tens of thousands of peaceful participants that was later marred by clashes between a much smaller group of masked men and police. Opposition and busine Chile becomes latest country to ban smartphone use during class 12/03/2025 10:14am • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools. The new law will take effect next year, making Chile the latest country to restrict smartphone use among young students to reduce its harmful e