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Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Elon Musk posts ominous message after TikToker said 'he's about to die'

US January 2, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

***GRAB FROM LOCAL TV *** Link: https://www.fox9.com/news/somali-day-care-minneapolis-vandalized-dec-2025 Pictured Nasrulah Mohamed during a news conference on Wednesday, speaking about the vandalism in light of Nick Shirley's viral social media video that alleges fraud by Somali child care centers ____________________________ ______________ A Somali-run day care in Minneapolis is claiming somebody broke in and stole ?important documents? as the national spotlight shines on the unfolding multibillion-dollar fraud scandal involving Minnesota human services. Nasrulah Mohamed, manager of Nakomis Day Care Center, told reporters that a suspect entered through the kitchen at the rear of the facility, damaging a wall and breaking into the building?s office, sometime on Tuesday. He said the alleged prowler stole ?important documentation? including children?s enrollment information, employee documentation and checkbooks.

Nursery owner speaks out after Trump scraps childcare over 'Somali fraud scandal'

US January 1, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY.

FBI says they've found more than 1,000,000 new Epstein documents

US December 24, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Protesters hold signs against Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the "ICE and DHS Out of Little Village" demonstration at the predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Little Village, also known as "La Villita", in Chicago, Illinois on October 25, 2025. US President Donald Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift lower court rulings blocking his deployment of the National Guard in Chicago. Trump has ordered hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago, claiming they are needed to combat crime and to protect immigration agents and facilities in America's third-largest city. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Could Donald Trump use this little-known law to unleash another ICE crackdown?

US December 24, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - DECEMBER 15: Inmates remove their shirts after guards instructed them to display gang-affiliated tattoos at CECOT (Counter Terrorism Confinement Center) on December 15, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. CECOT gained notoriety in 2025 when the Trump administration began its controversial policy of deporting people to El Salvador who they claimed were members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren De Aragua, and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a gang whose members are historically Salvadoran. In 2023 El Salvador opened Latin America's largest prison as part of President Nayib Bukele's plan to fight gangs. The government says some 20,000 gang members are being held at the mega-prison, which has a capacity of 40,000. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

'60 Minutes' report on El Salvador prison axed in 'political' choice

US December 23, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

A mock image showing Donald Trump with planes, a not for sale sign, and more in the background.

Why does Donald Trump want Greenland after he says US 'has to have it?'

US January 5, 2026 By Brooke Davies

Photo of man in white shirt and grey jacket in court with police officer behind him.

'Mistake' by US attorney general could mean Luigi Mangione avoids death penalty

US December 21, 2025 By Frankie Lister-Fell

Portraits of President Donald Trump and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush with plaques of text below are seen on the Presidential Walk of Fame on the Colonnade of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump adds scathing plaques under portraits of Obama and Biden on wall of fame

US December 18, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: A photo of President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is unfurled on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol by the political protest organization "Everyone Hates Elon" on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Department of Justice is required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act to release files related to Epstein on December 19. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

The deadline to release the Epstein files is looming - here's what to expect

US December 17, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

President Donald Trump at a lectern, looking to the side.

Trump's £7,500,000,000 lawsuit won't solve the BBC's problems

UK January 13, 2026 By Pablo O'Hana

Trump admin ditches 'wasteful' Calibri font for the return of Times New Roman

US December 11, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

epa12568197 US President Donald Trump announces changes to new fuel economy standards, in the Oval Office, at the White House, Washington, DC USA, 03 December 2025. EPA/WILL OLIVER / POOL

Donald Trump says Europe is 'decaying' due to 'politically correct' leaders

US December 9, 2025 By Craig Munro

A sign reading "ICE Was Here" stands in the outdoor Nativity Scene, with the images of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph missing, at St. Susanna Catholic Church in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Catholic church hits back at Donald Trump's ICE raids with nativity scene

US December 9, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

White nationalist admits he's a virgin during Piers Morgan interview

US December 9, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

White House - media offender of the week

The White House has launched a 'naughty list' of journalists

US December 2, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 22: President Donald Trump returns to the White House on Marine One in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 2025. (Photo by Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Man obsessed with what everyone thinks of him won't like what the polls say

US November 27, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

X's new location feature exposes fake accounts worldwide - here's how

Tech November 24, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Katie with her husband, Stephen Paul and their baby, posing at a pumpkin patch.

British woman arrested by ICE agents in California while holding newborn son

US November 25, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

epa12542651 US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, USA, 22 November 2025. EPA/GRAEME SLOAN / POOL

Peace deal edging closer despite Trump blasting Ukraine for having 'zero gratitude'

US November 23, 2025 By Barney Davis

Could Zohran Mamdani's political reach stretch into Washington DC?

US November 21, 2025 By Sarah Hooper