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US Justice Department handling of Epstein file release sparks backlash

WASHINGTON, Updated 7:15 AM, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Bipartisan anger over the U.S. Department of Justice’s slow release of Jeffrey Epstein documents grew on Monday as lawmakers threatened to launch an effort to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress and former President Bill Clinton sought the immediate release of any documents involving him. “The DOJ needs to quit protecting the rich, powerful, and politically connected,” Representative Thomas Massie, a maverick conservative Republican from Kentucky, said in a posting on X. The results are in: nobody is buying this bogus Epstein release. The DOJ needs to quit protecting

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is ‘quite solid’

KYIV, Ukraine, December 23, 2025 (AP) — Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv’s demands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although he suggested that neither side in the almost four-year war is likely to get everything it wants in talks on reaching a settlement. “Overall, it looks quite solid at this stage,” the Ukrainian leader said of recent talks with U.S. officials who are trying to steer the neighboring countries toward compromises. “There are some things we are probably not ready for, and I’m sure there are things the

Bangladesh editors warn of ‘fight for survival’ as mob violence targets media

Dec 22 (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s top media editors warned on Monday that threats against journalists have escalated into a fight for survival, after the killing of a prominent youth leader triggered violent attacks on newspaper offices last week. Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, a leading figure in last year’s student-led uprising that toppled longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was shot in the head by masked assailants in Dhaka while launching his campaign for February’s parliamentary election. He died on Thursday in a Singapore hospital. His killing sparked widespread protests that spiraled into arson and vandalism targeting major media outlets and cultural

High-fat dairy foods linked to lower risk of dementia: New study

People who regularly ate higher-fat dairy foods had a lower risk of developing dementia over 25 years, while low-fat dairy and other dairy foods showed no clear association, according to a new study. Those who consumed 50 grams per day or more of high-fat cheese daily – roughly a third of a cup – had a lower overall risk of dementia, vascular dementia, a form of cognitive decline caused by impaired blood flow to the brain, according to the 25-year Swedish study of nearly 28,000 people published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. People who

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