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Lead: On Dec. 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET, the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) announced their inactive list for Week 17 against the Detroit Lions (8-7). Quarterback J.J. McCarthy is ruled out with a hairline fracture in his right hand, and Brett Rypien is listed as the emergency quarterback after being claimed and returned to the … Read more
On Dec. 25, 2025, Tanzanian officials reported that five people died after an Airbus helicopter went down near Barafu Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro. The crash happened late Wednesday afternoon during the aircraft’s descent from the summit area in Kilimanjaro National Park. Victims included two Czech climbers, a local guide, a doctor and the pilot; authorities … Read more
Lead Bernardo Quintero traced a small 1992 university program known as Virus Málaga back to its author this year, closing a three-decade mystery that helped shape his career in cybersecurity. The discovery linked an anonymous teenage programmer to a chain of events that led Quintero to found VirusTotal, a startup Google acquired in 2012. That … Read more
Lead Field teams from the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) reported five separate sightings of the manumea (Didunculus strigirostris) during a survey conducted from Oct. 17–Nov. 13 in remote coastal rainforest near Uafato, Samoa. The repeated observations — the first cluster of sightings since a lone photograph in 2013 — offer cautious hope that the critically … Read more
Lead Football will dominate Christmas Day on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, with a three‑game NFL tripleheader scheduled across the afternoon and evening. The slate opens at 1:00 p.m. ET with the Dallas Cowboys (6‑8‑1) visiting the Washington Commanders (4‑11) at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., continues at 4:30 p.m. ET with the Detroit Lions (8‑7) … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 25, 2025 at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, the Dallas Cowboys opened Christmas Day against the Washington Commanders and led 24-10 at halftime before Washington trimmed the margin to 24-17 late in the third quarter. Dallas struck early with touchdowns on each of its first three drives, including an 86-yard scoring pass … Read more
Published 25 December 2025 Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27‑year prison sentence for an attempted coup, left custody in Brasília this week to undergo surgery to repair a painful double inguinal hernia. The procedure took place at DF Star Hospital and was described by family and attending doctors as successful and … Read more
Lead James Nnaji, a 21-year-old seven-foot center who was selected in the first round of the 2023 NBA draft, has been awarded four years of NCAA college eligibility and is expected to play at Baylor. Although his draft rights moved from the Detroit Pistons to the Charlotte Hornets and then to the New York Knicks, … Read more
Lead The Kennedy Center’s long-running Christmas Eve Jazz Jam, scheduled for Dec. 24, was canceled after Donald Trump’s name was added to the performing arts center’s branding and façade. The event’s long-time bandleader, Chuck Redd, who has led the jam since 2006, said he pulled the show after seeing the name change appear online and … Read more
Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese wrote an essay in The New York Times mourning the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, found dead in their Brentwood home on Dec. 14. Scorsese described Rob Reiner as a close friend and praised his improvisational comedy and warmth, writing that he must now think of them in the past … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 25 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi message, urging the faithful to abandon indifference toward people who have lost everything. Speaking to roughly 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square, the first U.S. pontiff named conflict zones, humanitarian … Read more
Lead: The Dallas Cowboys (6-8-1) visit the Washington Commanders (4-11) on Thursday, Dec. 25 at 1 p.m. ET at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., with the game streaming on Netflix. Dallas enters as a heavy favorite (spread -9.5, moneyline -500) against Washington (+375), and the total is listed at 50.5 points. Both teams are playing … Read more
Samsung is reported to be developing an Exynos 2800 system‑on‑chip that would include its first in‑house graphics processor, with a planned rollout in 2027, according to recent industry reporting. The claim—first carried by Korea Economic Daily and summarized by Wccftech—says Samsung has completed initial design work and could use either a second‑generation 2nm GAA node … Read more
Championship-week pressure raises stakes for every roster decision. In Week 17, six players who many are considering as starters carry measurable risk that could cost matchups and playoff hopes. This guide identifies those landmines, explains the matchup and usage concerns behind each, and offers context for start/sit decisions heading into Sunday and Monday games. Use … Read more
Lead: On Christmas Day in Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Urbi et Orbi message, urging the faithful to abandon indifference toward people who have lost everything, including those in Gaza, the impoverished of Yemen and migrants crossing the Mediterranean and the Americas. The first U.S. pontiff spoke from the loggia overlooking St. … Read more
