Two dead and 20 hospitalized after explosion at a Bucks County nursing home A suspected gas explosion caused a partial collapse at a nursing home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, killing two people and sending 20 others to the hospital. Libya's Military Chief Dies in Plane Crash in Turkey Libya's military chief was killed in a plane crash in Turkey after the aircraft reportedly suffered a technical malfunction. Four other officials and three crew members were also on board, and there were no survivors. British 13-year-old boy stabbed to death in Portugal; suspect dies in house explosion A 13-year-old British boy was killed in a stabbing in Tomar, Portugal, on Tuesday. Police suspect his mother’s former partner, a 43-year-old Portuguese man, who allegedly barricaded himself in the home and later died in a gas explosion as emergency crews arrived. The boy’s British mother was injured and is receiving medical and psychological care, and a GNR officer suffered minor injuries. Investigators say the family had prior domestic violence reports and are continuing forensic work and inquiries. Government Surveillance Systems Are Expanding Watchlists That Can Include Ordinary People “The Surveillance State Is Making a Naughty List — And You’re On It” argues that government surveillance and data-sharing increasingly sort people into opaque watchlists and risk scores using tools like phone location tracking, facial recognition, license-plate readers, purchase histories, and predictive algorithms. It says these systems can lead to intensified monitoring, travel restrictions, financial scrutiny, or law-enforcement encounters, often without notice or a clear way to challenge errors. The piece highlights immigration enforcement and interagency data exchanges—such as TSA passenger data shared with ICE—as key drivers of the broader surveillance infrastructure, warning that normalizing constant monitoring erodes privacy and constitutional limits. AccuWeather Forecast: Calm Weather for Christmas in the Philadelphia Region AccuWeather reports mostly dry conditions in the Philadelphia region over the next two days, with a winter storm expected to affect the area on Friday. South Korea plans to rename North Korean defectors as migrants South Korea is moving to replace the term “North Korean defectors” with “North Korean migrants,” with the Unification Ministry saying it will quickly decide on and implement the change. Police arrest Ashlee Buzzard in the death of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard Police in Utah arrested Ashlee Buzzard on Tuesday after the body of her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, was discovered. U.S. nuclear submarine USS Greenville docks in Busan, South Korea The U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Greenville docked Tuesday at the Busan Naval Operations Base, according to South Korean officials. On Dec. 23, 1948, former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo was executed On Dec. 23, 1948, former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were hanged in Tokyo after being sentenced by the Allied War Crimes Commission. Police arrest TikTok user after fatal pedestrian crash Police in Zion, a Chicago suburb, arrested a TikTok user after a pedestrian was killed in a crash. Authorities say video evidence shows the driver ran a red light before hitting the pedestrian. Shoppers Praise Victoria Beckham Hand Cream Set Shoppers are enthusiastically endorsing a Victoria Beckham hand cream set, with one calling it an “amazing collection” and saying they will not use any other hand cream again. Stateless defectors face gaps in South Korea’s protection system Rights advocates say some North Korea–born people of Chinese descent can become effectively stateless in South Korea after authorities classify them as “non-protected,” leaving them without key legal safeguards and support.
