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Officer who killed Tamir Rice fired from ranger position in West Virginia

7:41 AM on Sunday, December 21

A former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice has been fired from his new post as a ranger in West Virginia

This image made from video provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video

7:13 AM on Sunday, December 21

A muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park has been captured on camera

FILE - Workers install panels at a solar project May 21, 2025, in Galena, Alaska. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026?

7:03 AM on Sunday, December 21

Dozens of energy developers, experts and politicians say there were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while stymying wind and solar

Angela Halili, 29, right, cohost of the Christian podcast, "Girls Gone Bible," prays over a follower during their live show held at the Atlanta Symphony Hall, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

These influencers are teaching Christianity online — and young people are listening

6:27 AM on Sunday, December 21

Christian influencers are reaching hundreds of thousands of young people online

Attendees applaud during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Turning Point showcases the discord that Republicans like Vance will need to navigate in the future

6:18 AM on Sunday, December 21

Turning Point USA has endorsed Vice President JD Vance as the Republican nominee for the next presidential election

FILE - Jared Kushner with his wife, Ivanka Trump, acknowledges applause at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Oct. 13, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP, File)

Trump is leaning on son-in-law Jared Kushner for difficult diplomacy

5:59 AM on Sunday, December 21

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has been drawn back into the foreign policy fold like he was during Trump's first term

FILE - Prince William and Prince George join Second World War veterans at a tea party in Buckingham Palace, central London, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Prince William brings his son to the same homeless shelter he first visited with Princess Diana

5:29 AM on Sunday, December 21

Prince William and his son, Prince George, have helped make Christmas lunch at a homeless shelter

Italy's Sofia Goggia, left, winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G, listens to the national anthem next to third-placed United States' Lindsey Vonn, in Val d'Isere, France, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Sofia Goggia gets overdue World Cup win in super-G and Lindsey Vonn is third

4:39 AM on Sunday, December 21

Sofia Goggia finally got the win her skiing this season deserved in a World Cup super-G on Sunday and Lindsey Vonn was third for the second straight day at French resort Val d'Isere

Palestinian mother of Ahmad Ziyoud, draped in the flag of the Islamic Jihad militant group, mourns during his funeral in Silat al-Harithiya, near Jenin, in the West Bank, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammad)

Israel's Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

3:52 AM on Sunday, December 21

Israel’s far-right finance minister says the Cabinet has approved 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

Israel’s far-right finance minister says the Cabinet has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank

3:43 AM on Sunday, December 21

Israel’s far-right finance minister says the Cabinet has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank

FILE - Visitors view a table dressed with plates and glasses for official dinners at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. France's national buildings and administrations were opened to the public for Heritage Days weekend. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Élysée Palace silver steward arrested for stealing thousands of euros' worth of silverware

3:11 AM on Sunday, December 21

Three men are set to stand trial next year after a silver steward at the French president's residence was arrested for stealing silverware worth thousands of euros

South African police gather at the scene of a mass shooting where gunmen killed nine and injured at least 10 in a pub in Bekkersdal, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/ Alfonso Nqunjana)

Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10

1:31 AM on Sunday, December 21

Authorities report that nine people have died and at least 10 others are injured after a shooting at a South African pub

FILE - Russian Presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, left, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, center, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, foreground right, and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev, behind Witkoff, arrive to attend talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 2, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russia says talks on US peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively'

12:55 AM on Sunday, December 21

A Kremlin envoy says peace talks on a U_S_-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine are proceeding “constructively” in Florida, while the Ukrainian president said they were moving “quickly.”

Cars wait at an intersection with no working traffic lights from power outages, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Power restored to most in San Francisco after massive outage

6:54 PM on Saturday, December 20

Power has been restored to most of the 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco affected by a massive outage on Saturday

People attend a ceremony to mark the National Day of Reflection for victims and survivors, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, following the Bondi shooting on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack

5:35 PM on Saturday, December 20

Thousands of mourners have gathered at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to mark a week since two gunmen targeted a Jewish festival, killing 15 people

Sonam Tashi shouts slogans during a demonstration to commemorate the anniversary of the 1959 uprising in Tibet against Chinese rule, in New Delhi, India, March, 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price

10:01 PM on Friday, December 19

Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya

Today in History: December 21, Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie

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