Obamacare enrollment declines as US subsidies expire

Enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act ​dipped to 15.6 million for 2026, Mehmet Oz, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, said, from ⁠roughly 16 million last year.

3 injured after gunman opens fire on sheriff's office in Idaho before being fatally shot in standoff, officials say

A shooter armed with several guns opened fire in the lobby of an Idaho sheriff's office and the street outside Friday, injuring three people before being killed in a standoff with law enforcement, the local sheriff said.

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled concert after Trump name added to building

The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue days after the White House announced that President Donald Trump's name would be added to the facility.

Oklahoma woman killed on Christmas Day by man doing target practice in backyard blocks away

An Oklahoma man who was doing target practice with a recently purchased handgun in his backyard on Christmas Day is accused of shooting and killing a woman seated on a front porch blocks away as she held a child in her arms, authorities said.

Karoline Leavitt announces she is pregnant with her second child

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that she and her husband are expecting their second child, a baby girl due in May of next year.

California drops suit against Trump's high-speed rail funding revocation

California has dropped a lawsuit challenging the decision by the administration of President Donald Trump to cancel more ​than $4 billion in federal grants for the state's high-speed rail project, the state said late on Friday.

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