Your Morning: US strikes Islamic State targets in Nigeria on Christmas

Ashley N. Soriano

Updated: Dec 26, 2025 / 07:00 AM CST

President Donald Trump speaks during a NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Tracks Santa Operation call at his Mar-a-Lago club on Dec. 24, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump orders US military strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria

President Donald Trump — President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mother accused of killing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard faces judge

left: Melodee Buzzard of Lompoc is seen in this undated photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. right: Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, outside court on Wednesday (NewsNation) — left: Melodee Buzzard of Lompoc is seen in this undated photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. right: Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, outside court on Wednesday (NewsNation)

Deal to extend ACA subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism

An insurance agent talks with clients inside the main location of Las Madrinas de los Seguros, Spanish for “The Godmothers of Insurance,” at a shopping center in Miami, on Dec. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Returning a gift? That might cost you

ILLUSTRATION – 06 December 2025, Berlin: A woman opens a gift box decorated with a bow. At Christmas, around a quarter of Germans now also put a present for themselves on the gift table. Photo: Elisa Schu/dpa (Photo by Elisa Schu/picture alliance via Getty Images)

A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

A person fills out a Powerball lottery ticket on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

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