Day: December 5, 2025

What to know about Minnesota’s ‘Feeding Our Future’ fraud at the center of Trump’s latest crackdown

2:25 am December 5, 2025

President Donald Trump has recently announced a flurry of new actions to crack down and investigate fraud schemes in Minnesota, which he has assailed as a “hub of money laundering activity,” and cited as the basis of his decision to terminate deportation protections for hundreds of Somali migrants. Senior Trump administration officials announced fresh investigations […]

Ex-NFL star Shawne Merriman’s MMA promotion inks crucial media rights deal

12:43 am December 5, 2025

Former NFL star Shawne Merriman’s mixed martial arts promotion inked a media rights deal with ESPN on Wednesday, marking a huge step forward for the company. Lights Out Xtreme Fighting’s multiyear agreement with ESPN will bring the company’s full fight schedule to fans in Latin America, the company said. ESPN will get exclusive regional rights […]

Hegseth did not issue ‘kill them all’ order during Venezuela strikes, admiral tells Congress

12:28 am December 5, 2025

Admiral Mitch Bradley confirmed to lawmakers that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not order all survivors of counter-narcotics strikes to be killed — even as they had mixed opinions on whether the so-called “double tap” strike was justified. An initial Washington Post report had claimed that Hegseth ordered those in charge of the counternarcotics strikes […]

Former Kansas art teacher accused of having sex with student in Jeep to stand trial

12:19 am December 5, 2025

A former Kansas high school art teacher accused of having sex with a student, including multiple times in the back seat of her Jeep, will stand trial. Nicole Hernandez, 30, also known as Nikki Baird, appeared in court Tuesday, when a judge ruled she will be tried on four counts of unlawful sexual relations with […]

Trump hosts ‘Washington Accords’ Rwanda-Congo peace deal signing, vows US rare earths purchases

12:08 am December 5, 2025

President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo for the signing of the “Washington Accords” peace deal at the United States Institute of Peace Thursday, saying that the U.S. agrees to buy rare earth minerals from the two nations. Trump said the Washington Accords deal formalizes the terms the […]