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Image shows IED that was placed in French Quarter by truck attacker
Authorities say the New Orleans truck attacker placed two IEDs in the French Quarter. The photo shows rolls of nails and what appears to be a radio receiver inside a cooler.
Associated Press
Biden administration withdraws old growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP
The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry. The move was announced by U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore in a letter to forest supervisors. President Joe Biden launched the initiative with an executive order on Earth Day in 2022.
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GOP-controlled N.C. Supreme Court blocks certification of Democrat as winner of close high court race
The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked state officials from certifying the Democratic candidate as the winner of a razor-thin race for the state’s high court.
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Pentagon reaches historic settlement with LGBTQ veterans over discharge status
The Defense Department agreed to a class-action settlement that may affect more than 35,000 LGBTQ veterans who were discharged because of their sexual orientation under “don’t ask, don’t tell” and similar earlier policies.
USA TODAY
Watch live: Pacific Palisades fire burns over 700 acres in Los Angeles amid extreme winds
A brush fire has spread to over 700 acres in Los Angeles. The flames are being fueled by a severe wind storm across Southern California.
USA TODAY
'Snowball's chance in hell': Trudeau responds to Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to continuing threats of annexation from President-elect Trump on Tuesday. Trudeau, along with other leaders.
Time
Trump Is Treating the Globe Like a Monopoly Board
As he muses about using U.S. military might against Panama and Greenland, Trump threatens to prompt some of our closest allies to rethink their relationship with the U.S., writes Philip Elliott
Associated Press
Ex-Marine acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case seeks dismissal of suit brought by victim's father
The former U.S. Marine acquitted last month of criminal charges in the death of a man on a New York City subway train is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the victim's father. Daniel Penny’ s lawyer, in a court filing Monday, said his client denies the lawsuit’s claims that the 26-year-old is culpable for civil damages for using a chokehold on Jordan Neely while Neely was shouting and acting erratically on a crowded train on May 1, 2023.
CNN
Senate GOP pushes for Gabbard hearing before inauguration, but Democrats resist setting date for next week
Senate Republicans are pushing to hold a confirmation hearing for Tulsi Gabbard before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but Democrats are resisting setting a date for next week as the Intelligence Committee has not yet received key paperwork on the nomination, including an FBI background check, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
CNN
Trump wants to redraw the map of the Western Hemisphere
In addition to his bumper sticker promises to put America first and make it great again, soon-to-be President Donald Trump also apparently wants to redraw the map of the Western hemisphere to make America much bigger. And he’s not ruling out the use of military force.
USA TODAY
'North star': By promoting peace and justice, Jimmy Carter elevated the role of ex-president
Historian Douglas Brinkley said Carter "raised the bar" on what was expected of presidents after leaving the White House and living a life of service.
Associated Press
North Dakota opens its legislative session with speeches and drinks from a 115-year-old punchbowl
If the speeches weren't enough of a draw when the North Dakota Legislature convened Tuesday, maybe a chance to slurp up punch from a 115-year-old silver punchbowl once used on a battleship did the trick. The 45-pound punchbowl — part of a 40-piece custom setting purchased and made for the USS North Dakota — was carried under guard when lawmakers began their work in the capital city of Bismarck. “It’s still something that North Dakotans were proud of, proud to provide, proud to use, proud to see used,” said Lori Nohner, a State Historical Society of North Dakota research historian.
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'Life-threatening' windstorm fans fires in Southern California as blazes burn in Los Angeles
Millions of people across Southern California are under a red flag warning as a dangerous windstorm fanned blazes in the Los Angeles area, including the Palisades Fire, which has triggered evacuations and burned hundreds of acres.
AFP
Former US president Carter lies in state after somber Washington procession
The body of late US president Jimmy Carter was transferred Tuesday in a grand and solemn military ceremony to the US Capitol, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week.Carter is the 13th former US president to lie in state in the Capitol.
CNN
Green Beret who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used AI to plan blast
A driver who authorities say exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas last week used artificial intelligence to plan the blast, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Reuters
Greenland, gas heaters and the Gulf: Takeaways from Trump's press conference
President-elect Donald Trump made news with a series of assertions and pronouncements during a press conference on Tuesday, less than two weeks before he returns to the White House. During the 2024 campaign, Trump spoke often about keeping his focus on domestic issues and avoiding international entanglements. But on Tuesday, Trump suggested he is serious about expanding the territory of the United States.
Time
Trump Won't Rule Out Military Action in Greenland, Panama in Fiery Press Conference
Trump aired grievances against rivals, the Justice Department, and other nations in a winding and pugnacious press conference.
NBC News
U.S. to roll out 'Cyber Trust Mark' label on secure devices starting this year
The U.S. will begin rolling out a program to label certain internet-connected products as meeting a basic cybersecurity standard.
Associated Press
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet. Greenland is where climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade patterns all intersect, said Ohio University security and environment professor Geoff Dabelko. The world's largest island is now "central to the geopolitical, geoeconomic competition in many ways," partly because of climate change, Dabelko said.
AFP
Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking
Tech giant Meta's shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for false narratives."While efforts to protect free expression are vital, removing fact-checking without a credible alternative risks opening the floodgates to more harmful narratives," Burley said.

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