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Lead On Dec. 24, 2025, Baylor announced it had signed James Nnaji, a 21-year-old, 7-foot center who was the 31st pick in the 2023 NBA draft and has played professionally in Europe since 2020. The move — announced on Christmas Eve and expected to make Nnaji available for Big 12 play the following week — … Read more

Lead Tesla has published an analyst “consensus” on its investor website indicating 2025 deliveries will be lower than recent output and below company targets. The figures show an expected 423,000 deliveries in Q4 2025 and a total of 1.64 million vehicles for 2025, down from 1.79 million in 2024. Published estimates project deliveries of 1.75 … Read more

People around the world marked the start of 2026 with public gatherings, fireworks and traditional rituals from Asia to the Americas. The first New Year observances began in the South Pacific, and New York’s Times Square ball descended roughly 18 hours later as the final major U.S. celebration concluded. Photographers captured scenes from Taipei’s fireworks … Read more

Canada revealed a 25-player men’s hockey roster for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Dec. 31, 2025, selecting a mix of veteran leaders and rising stars. The squad, which includes 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini and New York Islanders center Bo Horvat, will open Group A play against Czechia on Feb. 12 in Milan. The roster … Read more

NHL officials completed a full roof-and-door test at loanDepot park in Miami on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2025, preparing for the 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic between the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers scheduled for Friday. The league opened the ballpark’s sliding glass panels and retractable roof in a controlled run-through and found ice-level temperatures … Read more

In 2025 President Donald J. Trump returned to the White House for a second term and swept a series of high‑impact actions through the federal government, from broad executive orders to agency renamings. Over the year his administration pushed a major domestic package dubbed “One, Big Beautiful Bill,” pardoned roughly 1,500 people connected to Jan. … Read more

In Washington, weekly U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to 199,000 for the week ending Dec. 27, down 16,000 from the prior week’s 215,000, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected about 208,000 new claims. The report was released a day early because of the New Year’s Day holiday, and … Read more

The 2025–26 College Football Playoff bracket — the second season under the expanded 12‑team format — was released Sunday, Dec. 7. The tournament runs from Dec. 19, 2025, through the CFP National Championship on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Early rounds use established bowl sites while semifinals occupy … Read more

Nearly 60 women members of Japan’s parliament, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, submitted a cross-party petition this month asking the lower house to add more female restrooms after long queues formed before plenary sittings. The appeal — signed by 58 lawmakers — highlights a mismatch between growing female representation and the Diet building’s century-old facilities. … Read more

Lead: Public health data show the U.S. flu season has surged: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates at least 7.5 million illnesses and more than 3,100 deaths so far as a new subclade of influenza A(H3N2) spreads after emerging in Australia this summer. Health officials say the current vaccine was formulated before that … Read more

Lead Friends and colleagues paid public tribute more than two weeks after filmmakers Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michele Reiner, were found dead at their Los Angeles home on 14 December. Actors and directors including Cary Elwes and Martin Scorsese posted remembrances, while law enforcement moved to limit release of investigatory material. The Reiners’ … Read more

Lead The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it has frozen all child care payments to Minnesota after a viral video alleged widespread fraud in day care centers. Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O’Neill announced tighter documentation rules for Administration for Children and Families payments, requiring justification plus receipts or photos. The action … Read more

On Dec. 31, 2025, designers John and Christine Gachot completed the conversion of a 19th-century carriage shed on their Shelter Island property into a combined art studio and recreation space. The project repurposes a rustic outbuilding into a working atelier and social room equipped with a Pac-Man arcade, pool table and a vintage slot machine. … Read more

Isiah Whitlock Jr., the character actor best known for playing corrupt state Sen. Clay Davis on HBO’s The Wire and for recurring roles on Veep as well as multiple collaborations with director Spike Lee, died in New York on Dec. 31, 2025, at age 71 after a short illness, his manager told The Associated Press. … Read more

On Dec. 31, 2025, Malaysian authorities announced a renewed deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has begun in the southern Indian Ocean, more than 11 years after the jet vanished with 239 people aboard. The Transport Ministry said the vessel Armada 86 05 reached a designated search zone carrying two autonomous underwater vehicles that … Read more