The United States on Monday conducted retaliatory airstrikes on facilities used by Iran-backed militants in Iraq over their recent attacks targeting U.S military in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said. An Israeli airstrike in Syria killed a high-ranking member of Iran's elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, according to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who vowed retribution. A burglar broke into a natural history museum near Portland, Ore., shattered a display case and made off "numerous" items containing gold on Christmas Eve, local authorities say. A Chicago-area man stands charged with aggravated driving under the influence on Monday after making an initial court appearance in connection with a fatal rollover car crash last week near O'Hare Airport. Britain's King Charles III on Monday urged listeners to "protect each other" as well as the Earth's environment in his second annual Christmas address as the country's monarch. Kevin Spacey -- who saw his film and TV career evaporate amid allegations of sexual misconduct from several men, but has never been convicted of a crime -- appeared in a Christmas Eve video with Tucker Carlson. One person is dead and three more are wounded after a Christmas Eve shooting at a mall in Colorado Springs, Colo., authorities said. Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is being housed in an Arctic penal colony, his spokeswoman announced Monday, nearly three weeks after his family said they last knew of his whereabouts. Thousands of protesters and opposition leaders in Serbia are calling for the results of the most recent parliamentary election to be thrown out after international watchdogs reported irregularities in the election. A storm that dropped a fresh blanket of snow across the interior West over the weekend began strengthening across the middle of the nation on Christmas Day, threatening an all-out blizzard in some places. Comedian Neel Nanda has died at the age of 32, his manager confirmed. Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith's case against him for alleged federal election interference. Netflix released new teaser art and photos for Season 3 of its costume drama, "Bridgerton," on Monday. It does not look like Christmas in Bethlehem on Monday as the Israeli-occupied city in West Bank has cancelled its traditional holiday festivities amid the war in Gaza. Pope Francis decried the fate of children whose lives have "been devastated by war" and called for the world to say "yes" to peace in his annual Christmas Day message. Israel on Monday is examining an Egyptian proposal for a far-reaching peace plan seeking a long-term settlement to the war in Gaza even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to intensify the fighting. On Dec. 25, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. Model Helena Christensen turns 55 and singer Annie Lennox turns 69, among the famous birthdays for December 25. More Recent Articles |
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