--- title: Daily Update - December 16, 2025 description: canonical_url: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-december-16-2025 language: en-US date: 2025-12-16T12:05:48Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-december-16-2025. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1940 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-december-16-2025. 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He suffered from a neurological disorder in his youth that required surgery and went to Brown in hopes of studying neuroscience. He even lobbied his high school back in Midlothian, Virginia to add more challenging physics courses after he mastered the most difficult one the school offered and took over 12 advanced placement classes. His family was naturalized in the U.S. in 2011. Kendall Turner was injured in the shooting but is currently recovering. She is a North Carolina native and a graduate from Durham Academy. After apprehending a suspect early on Sunday morning, he was released and the manhunt still continues for the actual shooter. The FBI has released new footage and video but they are still on the search for the shooter. This comes with a series of other tragedies from the attack at Bondi Beach in Australia to the FBI's spoiling of a terror attack on New Year's Eve. This plot was developed by the Turtle Island Liberation Front, a pro-Palestinian anti-government group that was targeting at least five locations across California with pipe bombs on New Year's Eve as the clock struck midnight. They also discussed plans to attack ICE officials with pipe bombs in January or February. For the Wilmington Standard, I am Regan Faulkner. Thanks for listening. ![Reagan Faulkner](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/staff/ReaganFaulkner.png)Reagan Faulkner is a student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she currently serves as president of the university’s College Republicans chapter. Her leadership and passion for civic engagement have earned her national and local recognition, with appearances on The Ingraham Angle on Fox News, coverage in Fox Digital and The New York Times, as well as features in Wilmington-area news outlets and television stations. Politics has been a lifelong calling for Reagan—fittingly, she was named after President Ronald Reagan. From an early age, she has been driven by a commitment to public service and a belief in the power of young voices to influence the future. She is especially passionate about educating the next generation of Americans on how to mobilize, inspire their peers, and create meaningful change. Outside of her political work, Reagan finds joy in the simple things: reading, spending time at the beach with her boyfriend and friends, and boating with her family. Her values center on the preservation of American traditions such as the importance of the nuclear family, Christian principles, and cultivating respectful discourse across differences. 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