Canada’s PM strikes deal with Alberta suspending emissions rules for a higher carbon price and nuclear investment, sparking backlash.

UK updates driving test for safety, cuts stops and emergency stops, but 22-week wait persists due to shortages and bots.

Ghana says 18-year-old student Nana Ahyia died under suspicious circumstances in Latvia, not by suicide.

U.S. psychiatric hospitals increasingly detain people with mental illness, many charged criminally, due to shrinking services and rising incarceration rates.

Textron Aviation Defense wins first contract to supply Japan with two T-6JP aircraft for delivery in 2029.

Seattle Children’s nurses vote to strike over pay, staffing, and safety, pending failed negotiations.

China urges Netherlands to reverse order halting Nexperia operations, citing supply chain risks.

In July 2025, CISA’s acting director failed a self-requested polygraph, triggering suspensions and exposing leadership and staffing turmoil.

VDOT temporarily lifts most lane closures Dec. 24–26 and Dec. 31–Jan. 2 to ease holiday traffic on I-81 and in Charlottesville and Roanoke.

The U.S. declared fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction due to its role in 57,000 overdose deaths in 2025.