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Lead: Tatiana Schlossberg, a 35-year-old environmental reporter and the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Dec. 30, 2025, her family announced through the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Ms. Schlossberg had written a widely read November essay in The New Yorker recounting a diagnosis of rare, aggressive leukemia … Read more

Published: Dec 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM — In Week 18 of the 2025 NFL regular season, outcomes reshaped the playoff map and the top of our rankings: Jacksonville climbed to No. 3 after a seventh straight win, San Francisco returned to the top five while Buffalo slipped, and multiple division and No. 1-seed races … Read more

Lead: An Idaho processor has recalled nearly 3,000 pounds of raw ground beef after routine testing detected E. coli. The packages—16-ounce vacuum-sealed units labeled “Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef” and marked with establishment number EST 2083—were produced Dec. 16 and carry a “use or freeze by” date of Jan. 13. The meat, made by Mountain … Read more

Lead On Dec. 30, 2025, a U.S. district judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to continue pursuing funds for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), blocking an administration effort to stop the agency’s financing. The ruling preserves an earlier injunction aimed at preventing staffing and funding moves intended to shutter the bureau. Judge Amy … Read more

Lead: Singer Chappell Roan on Monday publicly reversed earlier praise for the late French film star Brigitte Bardot after learning of Bardot’s later-life alignment with far-right politics. Roan, 27, had referenced Bardot in her 2023 song “Red Wine Supernova” and initially offered condolences after Bardot’s death. She later said she did not condone Bardot’s political … Read more

Lead: Ahead of the Jan. 1 premiere of CNN’s documentary I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, actress Yvette Nicole Brown posted an Instagram statement pushing back on public discussion of her relationship with former Community co-star Chevy Chase. Brown’s message, which did not name the film, said others were speaking about her without having spoken … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 21, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard attempted to intercept the oil tanker Bella 1 in the Caribbean Sea as it headed for Venezuela to load oil; the ship is reported to have been pursued by U.S. forces in the Atlantic. U.S. officials say crew members painted a Russian flag on the vessel … Read more

Lead On Dec. 30, 2025, Saudi airstrikes hit the southern Yemeni port city of Mukalla, targeting an arms shipment linked to the United Arab Emirates and UAE-backed separatist forces. The strikes followed a rapid STC (Southern Transitional Council) advance this month that seized large parts of Hadramout and Mahra provinces and key oil facilities. The … Read more

On Dec. 20, 2025, four crew members for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission completed a full launch-day dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, practicing boarding and countdown procedures ahead of a planned circumlunar flight. The crew—NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch, alongside Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen—moved through … Read more

Lead Russia, Ukraine and the United States have signalled a tentative narrowing of differences over a deal to end nearly four years of full-scale war, but negotiators say a few deeply contentious issues remain unresolved. Key disputes include control of parts of Donetsk and the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, now held by Russian … Read more

Netflix and the Duffer Brothers released the final trailer for Stranger Things’ series finale ahead of the Dec. 31, 2025 premiere. The footage centers on a climactic confrontation in Hawkins and includes a charged plea from Jim Hopper to Eleven. The episode will debut in select theaters and on Netflix simultaneously at 5 p.m. PT … Read more

Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, was last seen on the morning of 24 December outside her San Antonio home during a routine walk, and authorities released new dashcam footage on Monday that they say may show her nearby. The search, now lasting nearly a week, has produced few confirmed leads and her parents say they are … Read more

Dec. 30, 2025 — Leaked images and a short video shared by OnLeaks show apparent dummy units of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra with a noticeably raised camera island that mirrors the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s design. The units, which do not power on, display three primary lenses sitting on a small elevated platform on … Read more

GameSir this week unveiled the Swift Drive, a handheld controller that places a small, removable steering wheel in its center and pairs it with what the company calls the “world’s smallest direct drive motor” to deliver force-feedback effects for racing games. The announcement, revealed alongside a larger Turbo Drive wheel system, arrives with detailed specs … Read more

Lead: A man arrested in December 2025 in connection with pipe bombs placed outside the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters on the night before the January 6, 2021, attack is due before a federal magistrate on Tuesday for a detention hearing. Federal filings say Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, allegedly confessed after … Read more