News for December 16, 2025

A federal judge let President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project keep moving forward while a lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation continues.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order that would move cannabis to a less restricted federal category and recognize its medical uses.

Trey Songz was arrested in New York City after prosecutors said he was tied to two separate altercations at Manhattan night spots.

Washington’s Indigenous cold case unit won its first murder conviction after Tina Marie Alcorn pleaded guilty in the 2016 killing of Indigenous artist George David.

Former California doctor Mark Chavez was sentenced to home detention and supervised release for his role in the ketamine distribution tied to Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose.

Women who say former Denver cardiologist Stephen Matthews drugged and raped them are suing him and Hinge, saying the app failed to remove him despite earlier warnings.

US Jewish groups are urging tighter security at public Hanukkah events after a deadly attack at a celebration in Australia, even as Chabad.org and other Jewish communities plan to keep public gatherings going.

U.S. Southern Command said U.S. strikes destroyed three suspected drug boats in the eastern Pacific and killed eight people on board.