A group of intrepid swimmers in Santa’s hats on Tuesday braved freezing temperatures as they took a dip in Berlin’s Oranke lake to welcome Christmas day. (Dec. 25)
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1 dead after small airplane crash in South Dakota
A single-engine airplane crashed into a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, neighborhood on Tuesday. At least one person is dead. Four homes were evacuated. The Argus Leader reports officials believe the person who died was an occupant of the aircraft. (Dec. 26…
Lobster divers risk death, injury in Honduras
Lobster divers risk death, injury in Honduras
Mattis sends Christmas greeting to US military
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis sent a holiday message to U.S. military and Department of Defense personnel. The Pentagon says the message was recorded on December 19th, the day before Mattis announced his resignation. (Dec. 26)
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Second Guatemalan child dies in US custody
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ordered medical checks on every child in its custody Tuesday after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in New Mexico, marking the second death of an immigrant child in the agency’s care this month. (Dec. 26)
Today in History for December 26th
A tsunami kills more than 200-thousand people is Southeast Asia; Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is found beaten to death; Winston Churchill addresses joint session of Congress; Presidents Truman and Ford die. (Dec. 26)
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Charity buys and erases past-due medical debt
A pair of retired debt collectors are now using their expertise to buy millions of dollars in past-due medical debt for pennies on the dollar. But instead of hounding people to pay, they send letters saying the debt is gone. (Dec. 25)
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Here’s the lastest for Tuesday, December 25th: Guatemalan boy dies in US custody; Trump wishes troops Merry Christmas; Tsunami death toll passes 400; Pope Francis urges “fraternity” among people.
Berlin residents mark Christmas with chilly plunge
A group of intrepid swimmers in Santa’s hats on Tuesday braved freezing temperatures as they took a dip in Berlin’s Oranke lake to welcome Christmas day. (Dec. 25)
Trump touts wall, and shutdown to troops
President Trump spoke to members of all five branches of the U.S. military via video conference Tuesday, sending them his well-wishes before discussing the partial government shutdown and the country’s need for a wall on the US-Mexico border. (Dec. 25)