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JUST IN: The Chiefs win the AFC West for the 9th straight season.

Lara Trump is stepping down as co-chair of the RNC. Look for some real big news very soon.

🔥Last week, Republican Sen. John Kennedy introduced the subtly named “No Propaganda Act.” If enacted, it would end federal funding for America’s public media.

He joined an effort by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who are heading up an amorphous cost-cutting advisory group for President-elect Donald Trump and have also suggested that support for public media should be eliminated from the federal budget.

Musk’s suggestion and Kennedy’s bill got little press coverage for an understandable reason: It’s nothing new.

Kennedy is the latest in a long line of Republicans who have drafted legislation to defund NPR, PBS, their member stations and their primary funding mechanism, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Efforts to defund NPR and PBS have been raised by Republicans and successfully batted away by public media defenders with annual regularity for decades.

This time could be different. Republicans’ focus on the media has never been remotely this intense. While PBS has found some success on YouTube, NPR’s incomplete digital transformation, declining radio listenership, and high-profile political stumbles have left it weaker than ever. Now there’s greater concern among public radio figures than there has been in years about the future of NPR and public radio broadly.
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A day to honor the Virgin Mary brought more than 1,000 people to the streets of downtown Stockton.

Dozens of San Joaquin County Catholic churches participated in the 44th annual procession for Our Lady of Guadalupe on the one-mile-long route. 🙏🏽

A man caught the SWAT team going to the residence next to the barber shop he as in in Maryland.

An avid paddleboarder was caught in the middle of a feeding frenzy in the ocean when dolphins, pelicans, terns and gulls converged on a school of fish.

The paddleboarder said the dolphins would swim circles around the fish, corralling them into a huge bait ball.

Good night to all! 😴

Good morning! This week: Heavy rain south/east... arctic air north... rare fire potential west.

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Eight people were injured, including two children, in a possible street racing crash involving several vehicles in Anaheim.

Did Hunter Biden Also Fail to Pay California Taxes?

Whistleblower complaint filed with State Auditor.

Read more: https://californiaglobe.com/fr/did-hunter-biden-also-fail-to-pay-california-taxes/

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: A series of suspicious brush fires ignited along the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles early Monday morning.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Officer Jacob Candanoza and the Terrell Police Department, Texas. 🙏🏽

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: On Sunday, December 8, 2024 around 11:00 pm, Officer Jacob Candanoza, Badge Number 6190, initiated a traffic stop in the 1600 block of S. State Highway 34.

Officer Candanoza requested a cover unit and units were dispatched. Within moments of this dispatch, the Terrell Police Department Communications Division received two 9-1-1 calls regarding an officer being shot. They then received a radio transmission from a citizen giving the same information. Responding officers were advised of this information, along with Terrell Fire Department and CareFlite being dispatched.

Officers arrived on scene and confirmed an officer had been shot. Medical attention was administered immediately and Officer Candanoza was transported to Baylor Scott and White in Forney. Unfortunately,  Officer Candanoza did not survive the injuries sustained.

Officer Candanoza has been a police officer with the Terrell Police Department since July 2024. Our deepest condolences go out to his family as they navigate this tragic time.

Rest In Peace, Hero 💙🖤

BREAKING! Police detained a man for questioning in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

No further details at this time.

Watch: Eric Adams says he is weighing using his power as mayor to bypass NYC's sanctuary city designation to allow President Trump to deport illegals.

Hundreds of veterans across the nation are offering their unequivocal support to former Democrat Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence under President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.

"President Donald Trump’s selection of Tulsi Gabbard reflects a profound recognition of her steadfast dedication to our nation and her unwavering commitment to safeguarding the American people. While most Americans know Tulsi as a fearless and principled Congresswoman who stood up to entrenched political systems, we know her as a fellow veteran—one whose worldview was forged through the crucible of serving in combat zones and a lifelong devotion to service," reads a letter, "American Veterans for Tulsi Gabbard," which was published Monday and obtained by Fox News Digital. 

More than 250 veterans signed the letter, including high-profile and nationally known names such as retired Gen. Michael Flynn, former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, Arizona Rep. Rep. Eli Crane, Florida Rep. Brian Mast and political commentator Jack Posobiec. 

Read more: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/warrior-whose-vote-cannot-bought-hundreds-vets-pour-out-support-tulsi-gabbard-dni

BREAKING! Daniel Penny found not guilty in Jordan Neely's death… Great news this morning! 

Details: https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/daniel-penny-cleared-of-all-charges-in-jordan-neelys-death/