Trump touts economic strength in partisan prime-time address

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas.

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December 18, 2025

TODAY IN HISTORY 18 Today is Thursday, Dec. 18, the 352nd day of 2025. There are 13 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 18, 2019, the U.S. House impeached President Donald Trump on two ch...

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Expanded travel ban hits Africa the hardest, but reactions are muted

By By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press

December 18, 2025

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s decision to add 20 countries to a list of travel restrictions but reactions on the continent of some 1.5 billion p...

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FCC leader says agency is no longer independent

December 18, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators on Wednesday hammered the Federal Communications Commission’s leader for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air, suggesting ...

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Grand juries work but require restraint

December 18, 2025

MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO, an investigating grand jury last sat to hear and deliberate evidence in Westmoreland County. That was in the 1980s when prosecutors were exploring allegations of law enforcemen...

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December 18, 2025

The Monongahela Area Library shelved the following in July, August, September and October: Memorials Mary E. Dewar “The Best Loves Villages of France” by Stephane Bern, presented by Marie E. Magone an...