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Nigeria started their bid for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday night with a 2-1 victory over Tanzania at the Stade de Fez.

Carabineros en coordinación con Fiscalía investigan el homicidio de un hombre adulto chileno y buscan a su agresor, quien escapó a pie tras el ataque ocurrido al interior de un local en calle Trieste con Artesanos, comuna de Recoleta. Se trata del tercer asesinato en lo que va de esta jornada en la Región Metropolitana. … Continua leyendo "Hombre muere en la vereda tras ser apuñalado al interior de bar en Recoleta: atacante huyó del lugar" The post Hombre muere en la vereda tras ser apuñalado al interior de bar en Recoleta: atacante huyó del lugar appeared first on BioBioChile.

Federal officials are considering swapping 775 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge with the aerospace company, according to The New York Times.

El Ejecutivo acelera la agenda social y asume una estrategia de contraste electoral para capitalizar el crecimiento de la formación de Abascal y recomponer el espacio progresista de cara a las próximas citas con las urnas.

(The Center Square) – A significant decrease in motor vehicle thefts in Seattle may have helped lower the rate of other crimes committed with stolen vehicles. As of Dec. 20, there have been 5,573 reports of motor vehicle theft in Seattle. This represents a 24.67% decrease from 7,398 in 2024. The Seattle Police Department briefed the Public Safety Committee on Dec. 9 about its year-end crime statistics. SPD Crime and Community Harm Reduction Executive Director Lee Hunt said that 24.675 drop is a “significant decrease” that the department has not seen in regards to motor vehicle theft historically in Seattle. He added that proactive policing in areas with patterns of car thefts and burglaries may have played a significant role in the drop in data. Car theft has been a significant issue for Seattle as an April Forbes study noted that the city had 4.36 fatal car accidents for every 100,000 residents, and 602 car thefts per 100,000 residents. The study rated Seattle as the 18th worst big city in the nation for drivers. Seattle leaders emphasized that car thefts have ripple effects as those stolen cars are used to commit other crimes. This includes Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson, who noted crime against small businesses. “Cars are used to drive through the front of small businesses to get the ATM and back,” Nelson said during the Dec. 9 committee meeting. “It is extremely important that we have this reduction.” Fellow City Councilmember Maritza Rivera said stolen vehicles are also used for other serious crimes like human trafficking. According to the data presented to the Seattle Public Safety Committee, Seattle saw 3,863 fewer crime victims across seven crime categories in the first 11 months of 2025. This includes 37 homicides, down from 53 in 2024 and 58 in 2019, which SPD identified as the last comparable year for the category. There were also nine fewer non-fatal injury shootings – from 137 to 98 – a 28% reduction. Last year, Seattle approved the expanded use of Automated License Plate Reader, or ALPR, technology to 360 SPD vehicles, including six patrol boats and roughly 270 marked patrol cars. When the expansion was pitched, SPD expected the use of ALPR to allow officers to better take on the growing vehicle theft problem. However, Hunt said the department has no indication the technology reduced cars being stolen. The system gets alerted after a car is stolen, so it’s not preventative. SPD did not provide comment to The Center Square at the time of this publication due to limited staffing for the holiday week.

Supreme Court rules against Trump Administration in Illinois National Guard appeal.

El polaco ya no es intocable y Hansi Flick aprende a dosificar a su gran goleador.

Au Sénégal, Ousmane Sonko pourrait-il être innocenté six mois après sa condamnation définitive pour diffamation en juillet 2025 ? Les avocats de l’actuel Premier ministre ont annoncé lundi 22 décembre avoir intenté un recours en révision du procès qui opposait leur client, à l’époque opposant, à l’ancien ministre du Tourisme Mame Mbaye Niang. Une affaire qui avait valu à Ousmane Sonko d’être inéligible à l’élection présidentielle de 2024. L’ouverture de cette procédure exceptionnelle prévue par la loi sénégalaise, marque donc le début d’un nouveau chapitre judiciaire.

De jongeren van jongerenbib Kubus boksten alweer voor de vijfde keer een kunstexpositie in elkaar. De vernissage vond afgelopen zaterdag plaats in de jongerenbib zelf. Reporter Ahmad Hardan bracht een greep uit de kunstwerken in beeld.

En Algérie, les députés doivent voter ce mercedi 24 décembre un projet de loi qui pourraient accentuer des tensions déjà vives avec l'État français. En effet, ce texte vise à criminaliser la colonisation française, periode qui s'est étendue de 1830 à 1962. Cette volonté politique n'est pas nouvelle en Algérie, c'est la troisième fois qu'un tel projet est présenté. Pour les députés à l'origine du document, ce projet de loi est un « acte de souveraineté et de fidélité à l’histoire nationale ».

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning early next year, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday.  In an email, the department said it expects the first notices to be sent to roughly 1,000 borrowers in default the first full week of January and that […]

Kim Jong Un inauguró un lujoso resort de montaña en Corea del Norte, el cual estaría dirigido a altos funcionarios norcoreanos. De acuerdo a agencias internacional, el lugar cuenta con espacios de ocio, restaurantes, zonas de asado y jacuzzis. Hasta el lugar llegó junto a su hija, quien se llamaría Ju-ae, quien se señalada como … Continua leyendo "Kim Jong Un inaugura lujoso resort de montaña en Corea del Norte junto a su hija, y posible sucesora" The post Kim Jong Un inaugura lujoso resort de montaña en Corea del Norte junto a su hija, y posible sucesora appeared first on BioBioChile.

El ministro israelí de Defensa generó polémica al sugerir mantener tropas en Gaza y recolonizar el norte, pese al alto el fuego vigente. Sus palabras reflejan tensiones internas y ponen en riesgo la reconstrucción del enclave palestino tras años de conflicto.

(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 12 Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday, submitting an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge to Minnesota’s policies that allow transgender athletes to participate in female sports. The brief was submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in Female Athletes United v. Ellison. The case challenges Minnesota’s statewide policy permitting transgender athletes to compete in female sports. The brief argues that Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination includes discrimination based on gender identity. It said excluding transgender athletes would violate the statute. The amicus brief notes that courts have repeatedly held that policies inclusive of transgender students are consistent with Title IX’s language, which forbids exclusion “on the basis of sex.” “Granting FAU’s motion would needlessly deny transgender student-athletes something that their cisgender female classmates take for granted: the ability to participate on an athletic team at school with their friends consistent with their lived identity,” the brief stated. In May, advocacy group Female Athletes United filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and other state officials, alleging that Minnesota’s transgender sports policy violates federal laws like Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. “Female Athletes United is attempting to use a misinterpretation of Title IX to justify discrimination against transgender youth,” Bonta said in a press release. “We will continue to fight against unlawful attacks on transgender and other LGBTQ+ individuals’ rights whenever and wherever they occur.” The brief also cites a 2022 survey where 62.6% transgender youth respondents reported being “teased, bullied, or treated badly” at school in the previous year. More than 55% of such youth reported being victimized specifically due to their sexual identity, gender identity or gender expression, the brief cited. Transgender youth continue to face “discrimination that harms their physical and mental health, and negatively impacts their academic performance,” the brief states. In filing the amicus brief, Bonta joins the attorneys general of Washington, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Au Moyen-Orient, Israël continue ses ambitions territoriales sur plusieurs fronts. Ce mardi, le ministre israélien de la Défense, Israël Katz, a affirmé que l’armée israélienne ne se retirerait jamais complètement de la bande de Gaza. Selon ses déclarations, les forces israéliennes resteront présentes de manière permanente dans l’enclave palestinienne ravagée et toujours affamée par deux ans d’une guerre génocidaire.

(The Center Square) – A recent alleged assault of a 75-year-old woman by a repeat offender in Seattle has prompted public safety leaders to criticize what they describe as systemic failures within the King County jail system. On Dec. 5, Fale Vaigalepa Pea, 42, allegedly struck Jeannette Marken with a wooden board that had a screw protruding from one end. According to court documents, Marken suffered a broken nose, a broken cheek bone, and blindness in her right eye. Pea has an extensive criminal history, including eight bookings in the King County Jail in 2025 alone, as previously reported by The Center Square. Court records show his violent history dates back to 2011, with one misdemeanor conviction in 2024, four in 2023 and one in 2020. All were for assault. Despite that record, Pea was out of custody and in the public eye earlier this month when Real Time Crime Center video surveillance allegedly captured him striking Marken outside the King County Courthouse. Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan described the region’s jail system as a “revolving door,” repeatedly releasing offenders back into the community, where they are prone to commit more violent crime. “[It] is offensive to past and future victims of violent crime, our entire community, and an affront to the profession of policing,” Solan told The Center Square in an email. Solan added that he believes the jail system is shaped by ideological politics. City leaders like outgoing Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell have voiced support for empathy toward repeat offenders as a way to solve the issue. This was highlighted in a debate with Mayor-elect Katie Wilson during the 2025 election campaign in which he said government should consider a repeat offender's life story, including any instances of child abuse or hunger in their lives in determining justice. Solan characterized Harrell’s approach as “suicidal empathy.” “Time and time again, police do our jobs to arrest these offenders, but the system, post arrest, sadly releases them to revictimize our community with no end. What rational society allows this practice to occur?” Solan asked. "Our communities are being destroyed.” During that debate, Wilson said the answer to the repeat offender issue is an effective diversion program. Seattle has a jail diversion program in the form of the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, or LEAD, program, which diverts suspects away from jail and toward case management, shelter, housing and services. LEAD is currently offered in Seattle’s West, East, North, and South Police Precinct patrol areas as well as in Metro Transit zones and on Metro buses through the King County Sheriff’s Office. “Rational citizens must use their constitutional right to vote anyone out of office that allows this practice to continue,” Solan emailed. “It is time for public safety to make a comeback. ENOUGH is ENOUGH!”

Un golpe de timón acaba de dar CHV luego de anunciar que ‘Casado con hijos’ retorna a la pantalla chica en su señal y no en Mega. A través de un comunicado de prensa, el canal reveló que Los Larraín se cambian a su casa y lo harán en horario vespertino. A partir del lunes … Continua leyendo "Los Larraín se cambian de casa: ’Casado con hijos’ retorna a la televisión, pero no en Mega" The post Los Larraín se cambian de casa: ’Casado con hijos’ retorna a la televisión, pero no en Mega appeared first on BioBioChile.

Democracia liberal parece esgotada. Em crise, a dominação ocidental torna-se mais agressiva – e ameaça o planeta. Quais os caminhos para alternativas? Nossa Retrospectiva 2025 relata outro ano em busca de saídas e convida a um ano decisivo The post As brechas appeared first on Outras Palavras.

The request follows a Dec. 19 ruling by Mississippi Northern District federal Judge Sharion Aycock, which gave the Republican-controlled state Legislature until the end of its 2026 regular session to draw new Supreme Court district boundaries.

(The Center Square) – Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson released his proposed 2026 supplemental budget on Tuesday, the deadline for presenting it. Ferguson's proposed budget totals $79 billion and aims to address a projected $2.3 billion shortfall through a combination of cost-saving reductions and targeted spending in housing, education and infrastructure. “I want to be clear that what I’m presenting today is a two-year budget that takes us through June 30, 2027. As many of you know, Washington state adopted a requirement in 2012 that we enact a four-year balanced budget. Washington is literally the only state in the country that has that requirement,” Ferguson explained during Tuesday afternoon's press conference. “When the Legislature passed that bipartisan law, they recognized there would be certain economic circumstances that, if met, would allow the Legislature to adopt a two-year budget.” That law doesn't prevent a two-year budget; rather, it mandates that the standard biennial (two-year) operating budget must be balanced not just for the immediate biennium, but also projected to be balanced over the subsequent biennium, creating a four-year balanced budget outlook, forcing lawmakers to plan and avoid future budget holes. Ferguson said the conditions for a two-year budget have been met, including employment growth under 1% and the utilization of the Budget Stabilization Account, also known as the rainy day fund. In his budget proposal, approximately $1 billion would be transferred from the state's rainy day fund, leaving about $1 billion remaining in the fund. Ferguson’s budget includes shifting Climate Commitment Act revenue to fund the Working Families Tax Credit. “We’re using $569 million in Climate Commitment Act revenues to maintain the working families tax credit,” the governor said. “That tax credit puts up to $1,290 back into the pockets of thousands of Washingtonians with low incomes.” The current budget gap is approximately $2.3 billion over two years, and Ferguson stated that cuts across state agencies will be part of filling that gap, totaling nearly $800 million, including cuts to administration. “Agencies have to make some decisions there,” Ferguson noted. Last week, the governor released proposals for the transportation and capital budgets. Ferguson announced a $3 billion transportation plan covering the next decade, which includes the preservation of roads and bridges, as well as the construction of three new electric ferries. He also released a $244 million housing plan that includes thousands of affordable housing units, aid for first-time homebuyers, and the repair of flood-damaged homes, and signed an executive order to form a task force dedicated to creating a cabinet-level Department of Housing. Critics, including Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, argue that establishing a new state agency to address the housing shortage is not the solution. Klicker got a bill passed during the 2025 legislative session that funded a study of housing experts, including builders, realtors, and other stakeholders, to produce solutions. The bill passed with wide bipartisan support but was then vetoed by Ferguson. “It was the only bill that he vetoed in completion compared to everything else because of the fiscal note of $200,000 or so, and yet he is going to create an agency that we know will be millions of dollars,” Klicker told The Center Square. Ferguson’s budget proposal serves as an outline for lawmakers as they craft changes to the current two-year, $78 billion budget signed earlier this year. Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, told The Center Square that Ferguson’s budget proposal, which was offered the day before Christmas Eve, is an attempt to avoid media coverage. “He’s doing this on the very last possible day that he can, as close to Christmas as he can. And my view is that it's likely because they don't want anyone to really see it or look at it, because they'll be so busy with their families and their friends during Christmas and celebrating the holidays,” he said. “And if I were the governor, I wouldn't want anyone to see this budget proposal either. It is a complete joke.” Couture conceded there are budget challenges. “There's a little over $4 billion [in the] deficit [over four years]. Once again, after the largest tax increases in state history that our state faces, a lot of them are due to the policies that the governor has signed into law recently,” he said. Couture, who last week offered a House GOP budget proposal, said the most shocking part of the plan is that it is not a four-year balanced budget outline. “I think that the top thing for people to know about the governor's proposal is that he's proposing to simply not balance budgets anymore. Instead of trying to solve that deficit and have structural budget reform, like the House Republican Affordability First budget framework does, instead, the governor just proposes to hell with it,” Couture said. “That's not how the real world works. Only government apparently gets to do that.” Washington State Republican Party Chair and state Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, told The Center Square, the proposal is “not a serious one.” “It’s half measures from the princeling of half measures,” Walsh via texted. “He’s counting on Speaker [Laurie] Jinkins and Sen. [Jamie] Pedersen to do his dirty work, reject his unserious proposal, and raise taxes on working families in Washington.” Ferguson also threw his support behind a proposed income tax on residents earning more than $1 million annually, adding he’s prepared to sign the policy into law next year. Individuals and households would pay a 9.9% tax on adjusted gross income of more than $1 million. It could generate an estimated $3 billion from a projected 20,000 households in Washington. “I think there’s a fair amount of momentum around this millionaire’s tax,” Ferguson said, noting that ultimately there will be a legal challenge and voters would get to weigh in as well. Washington voters have repeatedly rejected income tax proposals.