Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger State on Friday have escaped. The Christian Association of Nigeria says they have been reunited with their families. A major military-led search and rescue operation is under way for the remaining 265 children and 12 teachers who were taken with them. Authorities in several Nigerian states ordered schools to shut following the mass abduction in Niger and another smaller hostage-taking in Kebbi state on Monday when 25 pupils were kidnapped from a boarding school.

It's been nearly four months since Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and President Trump made a handshake deal to resolve trade tensions between their economies. But details of the trade pact have proven contentious — and they will be up for debate again this week, when American trade officials visit their counterparts in Brussels. Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, met Maros Sefcovic, the European Union's trade commissioner, on Sunday. Both Mr. Greer and Howard Lutnick, the American Commerce secretary, will attend a meeting of trade ministers in Brussels on Monday.

Below is the text of a European counter-proposal to the United States' draft 28-point Ukraine peace plan, seen by Reuters on Sunday. The counter-proposal, drafted by Europe's E3 powers of Britain, France and Germany, takes the U.S. plan as its basis but then goes through it point by point with suggested changes and deletions.

With 911 on the line and the ambulance still on its way, it was up to Anthony Killinger to start compressions. Source: Western N.Y. teen saves stepfather with CPR learned in school Well done!

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Christmas is a time for tradition, and it's always a great time to try a nostalgic dish. Try one of these vintage desserts at your next holiday gathering.

Guns N’ Roses have announced a series of U.S. stadium concert dates that will run from late July through mid-September with a stop at Welcome To Rockville (5/7). The schedule also includes a special performance at Los Angeles’s Rose Bowl (9/5), marking a return to the venue for the first time in over 30 years. The shows are part of the band’s 2026 world tour. GN’R will play two U.S. dates following next year’s South American trek before heading to Europe in June. That leg features a stop at the Download Festival (6/12) in Donington, U.K. GN’R 2026 World Tour GN’R’s North American Tour Dates: Ticket Information: May 5 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock HollywoodMay 7 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville July 23 – Raleigh, NC – Cater-Finley StadiumJuly 26 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts CenterJuly 29 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 AmphitheatreAugust 1 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark StadiumAugust 5 – Toronto, ON – Rogers StadiumAugust 8 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake AmphitheaterAugust 12 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife StadiumAugust 16 – St. Louis, MO – Busch StadiumAugust 19 – Kansas City, MO – Morton AmphitheaterAugust 22 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant StadiumAugust 26 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth StadiumAugust 29 – Vancouver, BC – BC PlaceSeptember 2 – San Diego, CA – Snapdragon StadiumSeptember 5 – Pasadena, CA – Rose BowlSeptember 9 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life FieldSeptember 12 – Ridgedale, MO – Thunder Ridge Nature ArenaSeptember 16 – San Antonio, TX – AlamodomeSeptember 19 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park Guns N’ Roses Line-Up: Axl Rose (Vocals/Keyboards) Duff McKagan (Bass) Slash (Lead Guitar) Dizzy Reed (Keyboards) Richard Fortus (Rhythm Guitar) Isaac Carpenter (Drums) Melissa Reese (Keyboards) GN’R 2026 World Tour ### The post Guns N’ Roses Summer Stadium Tour appeared first on RockinTown.

By going after algorithms instead of posts, lawmakers seem to think they're not going against the First Amendment.

Left-wing BS reportedly motivated group to assassinate ICE officers.