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Rosario Olmos spent the Christmas holiday separated from her 19-year-old daughter, Camila Mendoza Olmos, who vanished the morning of Dec. 24 near their San Antonio-area home. Authorities say surveillance footage captured Mendoza Olmos looking into her vehicle just before 7 a.m., then the video ends; her cellphone and car were left behind. The Bexar County … Read more

New research by Jason Iuliano of the University of Utah shows that borrowers who seek to discharge student loans in bankruptcy are now winning at much higher rates. Using a final dataset of 652 adversary proceedings between October 2022 and November 2023, the study reports an 87% success rate — up from 61% in 2017 … Read more

This past Sunday in Cleveland, the Pittsburgh Steelers delivered a disjointed performance that left fans and analysts asking who is accountable. The team played flat, missed several tactical opportunities and fell short on execution, even while averaging 5.5 yards per carry. Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback, threw 39 passes versus 24 rushing attempts in a game … Read more

On Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium, Brock Purdy turned a game-opening disaster into a performance that kept the San Francisco 49ers on the cusp of a Super Bowl run. Facing the Chicago Bears on Dec. 29, 2025, Purdy rallied the 49ers to a 42-38 victory, throwing five touchdowns for the second consecutive game while the … Read more

Two pilots were killed after two light helicopters collided in mid-air above Hammonton, New Jersey, on Sunday, officials said. The pilots were identified as Kenneth L Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, both New Jersey residents. The National Transportation Safety Board said the aircraft involved were an Enstrom 280C and an Enstrom F-28A, and the … Read more

Lead By 2026 the Linux desktop and its surrounding open-source ecosystem look set to strengthen markedly: broader desktop adoption, deeper Rust integration, and enterprise moves toward immutable images are combining to improve security and manageability. At the same time, long-standing projects face stress; Firefox’s market share has fallen to critical levels and recent product choices … Read more

Lead: Bexar County officials say 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos has been missing since Christmas Eve after leaving her northwest San Antonio home the morning of Dec. 24. Security footage captured a person believed to be Olmos about 7:00 a.m. searching a vehicle; the car itself remained at the residence. Investigators say she left on foot … Read more

Lead On Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, Russian officials said a Ukrainian drone strike targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences in the Novgorod region; Kyiv denied the allegation. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the incident produced no casualties or damage and that Russia will reconsider its negotiating stance in ongoing peace talks. Lavrov also claimed … Read more

New York — Chip Wilson, Lululemon’s founder and the company’s second-largest shareholder, on Monday launched a proxy campaign to replace members of the brand’s board, nominating three new directors including former executives from ESPN and Activision and Marc Maurer, the ex-co-CEO of rival On. The move arrives days after Lululemon said CEO Calvin McDonald would … Read more

Lead: Ubisoft temporarily took Rainbow Six Siege offline after a widespread Marketplace breach left some players showing zero or billions of R6 credits, ultra-rare weapon skins, and inconsistent account bans. The incident began Saturday morning and prompted an immediate server shutdown while the studio investigated and rolled back transactions starting from Saturday, 6:00 AM ET. … Read more

Lead Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British former world heavyweight champion, sustained minor injuries on Dec. 29, 2025, after a vehicle he was riding in collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway near Sagamu. Ogun State police said the crash occurred at about 11 a.m. local time and left two other passengers dead at the … Read more

President Donald Trump told WABC radio in New York that the United States had ‘knocked out’ a Venezuelan facility two nights earlier, a claim he linked to ongoing strikes against vessels the administration says carry narcotics. The assertion, made in a short phone interview, would mark a significant escalation if a land target was indeed … Read more

Lead As 2026 begins, health experts say many of the trendy fixes circulating online and in ads are unnecessary, and that simple, evidence-based practices deliver the most benefit. The Associated Press reviewed common wellness claims—diet products, elaborate skin regimens, IV vitamin drips and high-tech home tests—and found specialists repeatedly urging restraint. Across diet, exercise and … Read more

On Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, global silver markets saw a brief intraday record when the metal traded above $80 an ounce in overnight sessions before reversing sharply. By domestic trading hours the move had unwound: silver futures fell more than 8% on Monday to trade around $70.97 an ounce for the March contract. The swing … Read more

Lead Turkish officials said a police raid in Elmali district, Yalova province, on Monday resulted in the deaths of six Islamic State (IS) militants and three police officers. The operation, which began at about 2:00 a.m. local time and concluded at 9:40 a.m., also left eight other officers and a night guard wounded. Interior Minister … Read more