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By TARA COPP and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield. Two U.S. officials did not confirm whether the munitions for the HIMARS are the coveted ATACMS — the Army Tactical Missile System — but Ukraine has been pressing for more of the longer-range missiles to strike additional targets inside Russia. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the announcement before it was made public. The package also includes more anti-personnel landmines that Ukraine is counting on to slow Russian and North Korean ground forces in the Kursk region.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel on Monday, the militant group’s first attack since its ceasefire with Israel took hold last week, after Lebanon accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days. The Israeli military said two projectiles were launched toward Mount Dov, a disputed Israeli-held territory known as Shebaa Farms in Lebanon, where the borders of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel meet. Israel said the projectiles fell in open areas and no injuries were reported. Hezbollah said in a statement that it fired on an Israeli military position in the area as a “defensive and warning response” after what it called “repeated violations” of the ceasefire deal by Israel. It said complaints to mediators tasked with monitoring the ceasefire “were futile in stopping these violations.” The U.S.- and French-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Wednesday calling for a 60-day halt in fighting, aiming to end more than a year of exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel. Destroyed buildings in an area of the village of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon, located next to the Israeli-Lebanese border, as seen from

FALLBROOK, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire crews fought a small vegetation fire that broke out in North County Monday morning, engulfing several piles of mulch. The fire was reported around 7:30 a.m. in the area of Rainbow Valley Road in the community of Rainbow. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Cal Fire said crews had contained the fire, which had the potential to grow up to 1 acre in size, at half an acre around 8:30 a.m. No structures were threatened by the fire, although a large plume of smoke could be seen from the Interstate 15. The cause of the fire has not been identified. Fire crews are anticipated to remain on scene for several hours, due to “extensive mop up.” Location of vegetation fire in Rainbow on Dec. 2, 2024. (Cal Fire) This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A beach hazard statement is in effect for San Diego’s coastal areas beginning Monday morning as astronomical high tides are expected to cause minor flooding. The notice went into effect at 6 a.m. and is anticipated to remain until at least noon on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. During this time, high tides are anticipated to reach six feet in height in some areas. Paired with above normal surf, NWS forecasters say some low-lying areas, like beach parking lots, may get some minor flooding. San Diego-area Coast Guard crew rescues woman from cruise ship Areas at the highest risk include the La Jolla Shores, Imperial Beach, Del Mar and Cardiff in San Diego County, as well as Newport Beach, Sunset Beach and Seal Beach in Orange County, per NWS. Peak tides in La Jolla, for example, are expected to reach 6.04 feet on Monday at 8:37 a.m. Further north in Newport Beach, a high tide of 6.10 feet is expected around 8:41 a.m. On Tuesday, NWS anticipates both areas’ high tide around 9:15 a.m. to fall slightly, coming

President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, is set to reverberate on Capitol Hill this week, as lawmakers react to the news after years of GOP investigations targeting the younger Biden’s business dealings. The president announced “a full and unconditional pardon” for Biden Sunday night, arguing in a lengthy statement that the charges brought against his son were fueled by politics. Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges and was found guilty of three felony gun charges. He was set to face sentencing this month. The pardon was a sharp reversal for Biden: The president and White House secretary in recent months had said that the president did not plan to pardon his son, reiterating that position even after President-elect Trump won the election. The grant of clemency is set to take up much of the oxygen on Capitol Hill this week, with the Senate returning to session on Monday and the House set to reconvene on Tuesday. Republicans ripped Biden’s decision immediately after the announcement, labeling the president a liar and contending that the pardon proves Hunter Biden is above the law.

(NewsNation) — Missing Maui woman Hannah Kobayashi purposefully skipped her connecting flight at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 8, according to Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell. Kobayashi disappeared and stopped contacting her family just days after missing a connecting flight from Maui to New York at LAX, which “the investigation determined was intentional,” McDonnell said at a Nov. 26 Board of Police Commissioners meeting. Loved ones flew to California to form a search party following cryptic texts and radio silence from Kobayashi, with volunteers joining the mission as the case grows nationally. Hannah Kobayashi: Timeline of Hawaiian woman’s disappearance Searching for Hannah Kobayashi During the search, her father, Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead in a parking lot near LAX on Nov. 24. In a statement posted on Facebook by the RAD Movement, a nonprofit organization that works to find people, the organization said the 58-year-old “tragically took his own life.” The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office and LAPD confirmed his identity. Volunteers put up flyers of missing Maui woman Hannah Kobayashi outside Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 21, 2024. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles