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Lead: A cast member at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando was injured on Dec. 31, 2025, when a 400-pound rubber boulder used in the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular dislodged and rolled toward the audience. The employee moved to intercept the prop and was struck and knocked to the ground; video of the incident circulated … Read more

Lead FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys announced they waived sixth-year cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday, meaning the team will enter 2026 without the former All‑Pro on the roster. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer addressed the move at his weekly Wednesday press conference, saying the decision reflected multiple factors including on-field performance and adherence to team … Read more

Lead Three and a half weeks after their last game, Ohio State opens its College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Miami with a chance to move past a Big Ten Championship loss earlier this month. Miami arrives having won its first-round game at Texas A&M and is making its first appearance in the 12-team Playoff. The … Read more

EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on 31 December dismissed Moscow’s allegation that Ukraine targeted Russian government sites — including a reported drone incident near President Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence — calling the accusation a deliberate distraction designed to derail ongoing peace diplomacy. Kallas said unfounded claims from the aggressor should not be accepted while … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile, bipartisan measures: a drinking-water pipeline bill tied to Rep. Lauren Boebert and a land-control measure for the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida. Both measures had sailed through Congress with widespread support and were considered routine before the White House … Read more

At Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida, a cast member was injured after blocking a 400‑pound rubber prop that rolled off its track during the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. Viral video shows the oversized boulder leaving its cue and striking the employee, who fell while preventing the prop from reaching audience seating. Park officials confirmed … Read more

Lead Since the launch of a U.S. military and economic pressure campaign against Caracas, Venezuelan authorities have detained multiple American citizens, U.S. officials said on Dec. 31, 2025. The recent arrests include three Venezuelan‑American dual passport holders and two U.S. citizens with no known ties to Venezuela. Some detainees face credible criminal charges, while U.S. … Read more

Lead: Zootopia 2 has crossed $1.46 billion worldwide as of December 2025, making it the highest-grossing release ever under the Walt Disney Animation label. The sequel earned $333 million in North America and $1.13 billion internationally, pushing Frozen 2 into second place among the studio’s titles with $1.45 billion. While Zootopia 2 sets a new … Read more

EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas dismissed Moscow’s allegation that Ukraine attacked Russian government sites as a “deliberate distraction” on social media, rejecting the Kremlin’s suggestion that Kyiv attempted a drone strike on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences. The statement comes after Russian officials this week accused Ukraine of launching drones at Putin’s private … Read more

Lead: Richard Smallwood, the influential gospel pianist, composer and choir leader, died at 77 from complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing center in Sandy Spring, Maryland, his representative Bill Carpenter announced. Smallwood had battled health issues for years, including mild dementia in recent seasons, and remained a towering presence in contemporary gospel … Read more

Lead: Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Wednesday he strongly believes human remains found in a field a few hundred yards from a San Antonio home belong to 19-year-old Camila “Cami” Mendoza Olmos, who vanished on Dec. 24. Deputies and FBI agents located the remains Tuesday afternoon near the 11000 block of Caspian Spring; the … Read more

Lead Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died Tuesday morning after a battle with terminal cancer, the JFK Library Foundation said. The environmental journalist had publicly disclosed last month in The New Yorker that she was diagnosed in May 2024 with a rare mutation of acute … Read more

Lead: New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore has been charged with a misdemeanor count of assault and battery on a household/family member stemming from an alleged Aug. 8 incident, according to court filings filed Dec. 16 in Attleboro District Court. An arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 3. The team says it was informed at … Read more

As clocks struck midnight across time zones, cities from Auckland to Sydney and Paris to Beijing welcomed 2026 with a mix of fireworks, subdued tributes and stepped-up security. Celebrations were marked by visible policing and altered programs in places still reeling from recent tragedies: Hong Kong scaled back pyrotechnics after a November apartment fire that … Read more

Updated 12:53 PM EST, Wed December 31, 2025. Night skies from Makati to Sydney filled with fireworks and gatherings as communities worldwide marked the arrival of 2026. The transition to the new year unfolded over roughly 26 hours as midnight moved through 39 time zones, beginning on Christmas Island in Kiribati and concluding in places … Read more