Today’s Lead News Stories

Church leaders and members detained as government tightens controls on underground Christian gatherings

Move comes as union representing US diplomats said it was ‘deeply concerned’ by the process, which could ‘politicise’ foreign service

President says the ships will be bigger, faster and a hundred times more powerful than any previous US-built warship

Florida's Catholic bishops have appealed to President Donald Trump to pause immigration enforcement during the Christmas holidays

24-year-old Naveed Akram and his 50-year-old father, Sajid Akram, traveled to the city of Panabo in the Philippines to meet with Muslim religious leaders prior to carrying out their mass shooting.

Waymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day

An atmospheric river is forecast to drive storms across the state this week, bringing rain, high winds and risk of floods

Supporters of a prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist say an immigration judge has ruled that she can post bond and be released after spending nine months in detention

A court in Ecuador has sentenced eleven soldiers to 34 years in prison for the abduction and torture of four children last year

Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised to the country's Jewish community following the antisemitic attack on Sydney’s Bondi beach last week. Police documents show that the alleged gunmen had extensively planned the attack, which left 15 people dead, including a French national.