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A US-based humanitarian organization has issued a grave warning that armed groups are planning coordinated attacks against Christian communities in northern Nigeria during the Christmas period. The non-profit organization, Equipping the Persecuted, provides essential support and resources specifically to persecuted Christians in Nigeria and around the world. I am imploring the Nigerian government and President Donald Trump to do something so we don’t have a bunch of dead Christians in Nigeria,” said Saul. Last year, Fulani militants killed eleven Christians in Benue State on Christmas morning. “The Nigerian security forces have become so woefully incompetent that they now function like civil society groups or watchdog organizations.

Elaine Godfrey and Russell Berman: “Johnson’s own members, in the past month, have accused him of stretching if not wholly disregarding the truth, and his assertion last Wednesday that he has a firm grip on power was correct only in the most technical sense. On the day he uttered it, a group of Johnson’s most electorally vulnerable soldiers abandoned him to help Democrats force a vote on extending health-care subsidies, and a longtime lawmaker became the 25th House Republican—with many more expected to follow—to announce that he would not seek reelection next year.”Said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY): “This place is disgraceful.”“In the preceding weeks, a member of the speaker’s leadership team—Representative Elise Stefanik of New York—publicly denounced Johnson as ineffective (shortly before she announced that she was, for now, quitting politics altogether), and another high-profile (albeit perpetually aggrieved) Republican, Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina, pined, in the pages of The New York Times, for the sturdy hand of Nancy Pelosi.”

After Trump first shook hands with Sharaa in May, Israel in August halted the flow of weapons to the Druze, Israeli and Druze officials say. Internally, Israeli officials have shelved discussions to turn the Syrian Druze into an Israeli armed proxy militia amid concerns about infighting among Syrian Druze leaders and the risk of Israel becoming entangled in Syria, according to Israeli officials and government advisers. Israeli military and intelligence operations in 2024 had weakened key allies of Assad, Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, increasing his isolation. Israeli officials supported arming the Druze based on two considerations, an Israeli official said. Today, Israeli officials and others briefed on their thinking say the situation in Syria — and Israel’s policy toward the Druze — remain fluid.

LOS ANGELES — Tennis legend Venus Williams wed Danish model and actor Andrea Preti over the weekend in Florida, the new bride announced in a shared post. An Instagram post from Vogue Magazine's Weddings section announced the nuptials, with the message garnering more than 30,000 likes as of Tuesday afternoon. "We all love each other so much," Williams, 45, said in the Vogue post. An email for comment to representatives for Williams and Preti, 37, was not immediately returned. "Yes, my fiance is here, and he really encouraged me to keep playing," Williams told the Tennis Channel's Rennae Stubbs in a post-match interview.

Many planned to start as background actors, dreaming they’d be discovered by a director and finally get their big break. More recently AI has been a key concern for background actors, though Goldstein said he doesn’t think the new digital tools and the rise of synthetic characters will eliminate the need for background actors. The company has 200,000 background actors in its database, with more than 20,000 new names added a year. “Our families are here, our lives are here.”AdvertisementLast year, I got a glimpse into the world of background acting when I covered the annual Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards. Some were full-time background actors; others did the work part time.

Trent has been ruled out for the rest of Tuesday's game against the Pacers due to a left calf contusion, Tony East of Forbes.com reports. Trent had to be helped back to the locker room late in the first quarter, where medical staff diagnosed his calf injury and deemed it too severe for the veteran guard to return to Tuesday's contest. AJ Green, Ryan Rollins and Gary Harris will take on larger responsibilities in Trent's absence.

“We need AUSAs to do remote document review and redactions related to the Epstein files,” the email said. The email raises the possibility of more Epstein files being released over the coming days, including the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The Justice Department acknowledged it had not gotten through redacting many of the files by Friday and has continued to release documents this week. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Justice Department did not immediately respond to questions from CNN about the email on Tuesday. “I am aware that the timing could not be worse,” the US Attorney’s Office leadership wrote on Tuesday.

Not beating Notre Dame. They need Notre Dame in August, not in late October or mid-November. But Notre Dame football adjusts for no one. And, besides, there's another way Notre Dame could have been a lock for the playoffs. It's Brigham Young, the same team that Notre Dame snubbed in the Pop Tarts Bowl.

Pope Leo’s first Christmas brings a powerful messageThe Vatican’s Christmas Nativity scenes go beyond tradition, aiming to convey a present-day message of Christmas. The main display in St. Peter’s Square is joined by more than 100 Nativity scenes from countries around the world, as the Vatican prepares for Pope Leo’s first Christmas since his election. CNN's Christopher Lamb reports.

“Every single conversation that I have with our membership around immigration is a tough one,” Williams said recently at a union hall outside Minneapolis. Williams speaks to union apprentices during a training session at the IUPAT offices in Little Canada on Oct. 21. Those demographic shifts have come to Williams’ union, with commercial painting and drywall work offering first- and second-generation immigrants entry into decent union jobs. The painters union tries to combat that practice by bringing wage complaints to the government on behalf of laborers who have been cheated out of overtime. AdvertisementThe painters union is also having to make adjustments due to the climate of fear.

For decades, American families have gathered to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Christmas Eve. But as with anything holy in this nation, President Trump and his followers are trying to hijack the holiday classic. Advertisement“This Christmas,” the caption reads, “our hearts grow as our illegal population shrinks.”“It’s a Wonderful Life” has long served as a political Rorschach test. The Trump administration’s take on “It’s a Wonderful Life” is that it reflects a simpler, better, whiter time. It’s the heart of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and the opposite of Trump’s push to make us all dependent on his mercy.

Claim: In December 2025, CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a story about abuses at CECOT, a prison in El Salvador, because the report was a "blatant hoax." Rating: About this rating Originated as SatireIn late December 2025, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss postponed a "60 Minutes" report on abuses in a Salvadoran maximum-security prison just before it was due to air. The video was captioned:Trump's Epic Media Takedown: CBS Yanks Fake 60 Minutes Venezuela Hoax – Democrat Lies Implode in Total Humiliation! CBS abruptly pulls a bogus 60 Minutes hit piece hours before airtime after editor Bari Weiss exposes it as a total fabrication smearing Trump's deportations. However, there was no evidence Weiss pulled the report upon discovering it was a "blatant hoax."

What if, Kavanaugh hypothesized, an angry crowd gathered outside a federal court house threatening to storm the building. The officials said at that time that only about 300 National Guard units from Illinois would remain ready to deploy. Trump is using the National Guard in Washington under a different federal law that was not at issue before the Supreme Court. The Department of Justice countered that reading would be counterintuitive since the standing military is generally barred from executing federal law. To make its case for the deployments, the Justice Department has relied heavily on a Supreme Court decision from 1827 — Martin v. Mott.

Alex Warren reflects on no ‘Ordinary’ success in 2025 Warren spoke in an interview for ‘The Year: 2025’ to reflect on the inspiration for his hit song, “Ordinary,” working with Jelly Roll and the message he received from Joe Jonas.