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Markets in New York closed 2025 with the S&P 500 set to record a rare third consecutive year of double-digit returns, marking an unusually strong stretch that has occurred only a handful of times since the 1940s. The index is projected to finish the year up about 17%, following gains of 23% in 2024 and … Read more

Donald Trump has acknowledged that forces of the United States carried out a strike on a dock area in Venezuela, a development he confirmed publicly after initial reports. The announcement marks a rare explicit admission by a U.S. figure that American operations took place on Venezuelan soil. The confirmation has already prompted concern among regional … Read more

Lead: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the United States has recorded 2,012 measles cases as of Dec. 23, 2025 — the first time annual case counts have exceeded 2,000 since 1992. Cases span more than 40 states and include 24 infections in international visitors. The surge has produced 50 separate outbreaks … Read more

Lead Warren Buffett, 95, steps down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, handing operational control to Greg Abel the following day. Business leaders across sectors told CNN that Buffett’s mix of investment discipline, plainspoken communication and ethical emphasis shaped their management choices. After six decades at Berkshire—having run the company … Read more

Lead: With the College Football Playoff quarterfinal between No. 5 Oregon and No. 4 Texas Tech set for Jan. 1 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (9 a.m. PT), resale markets show unusually low entry prices just days before kickoff. Secondary sites list upper-deck tickets as low as $45 on StubHub and mid-$70s … Read more

31 December 2025 — Thailand handed over 18 Cambodian soldiers on Wednesday, returning them after 155 days in Thai custody as a newly agreed weekend ceasefire remained in effect. Cambodian authorities said the troops arrived on home soil at 10:00 local time (03:00 GMT). The transfer was coordinated by the International Committee of the Red … Read more

Lead Tatiana Schlossberg, a 35-year-old environmental journalist and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday, her family said. The announcement, posted on the JFK Library Foundation’s social accounts, came weeks after Schlossberg disclosed a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia in a New Yorker essay. Doctors first detected the disease after she gave birth … Read more

China’s official manufacturing activity returned to expansion in December, marking the first month above the 50 threshold since March. Official data released on Wednesday show the manufacturing PMI rose to 50.1, beating Reuters’ forecast of 49.2 and improving from November’s 49.2. The broader composite PMI climbed to 50.7, while the non-manufacturing index moved to 50.2, … Read more

Lead Isiah Whitlock Jr., the character actor celebrated for his scene-stealing turn as a corrupt Maryland state senator on HBO’s The Wire, died on Dec. 30, 2025, in New York City at age 71. His manager, Brian Liebman, announced the actor’s death on Instagram, saying Whitlock died in a hospital after a short illness; no … Read more

Israel announced on Tuesday that it will suspend the operations of several international aid organizations in Gaza starting Thursday for failing to comply with new registration rules that require personal details for staff. The decision affects a number of major humanitarian actors, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and comes as foreign ministers from 10 countries … Read more

On Dec. 30, 2025, CME Group said it will raise margin requirements for futures tied to gold, silver, platinum and palladium after the close of business on Wednesday, following a volatile stretch that pushed prices sharply higher and then lower. The move, announced in a Dec. 30 statement and reported Dec. 31, is the second … Read more

Lead Luke Altmyer engineered one final winning drive to cap his Illinois career, leading a 13-play, 64-yard march in the final 4:58 that set up David Olano’s 29-yard walk-off field goal as Illinois edged Tennessee 30-28 on Tuesday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The victory gave Illinois a 9-4 record, the program’s first back-to-back 9+ … Read more

Lead On December 29, 2025, President Donald J. Trump returned H.R. 504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act, to the House without his signature. The bill would have directed the Interior Department, working with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, to take measures to protect structures at the Osceola Camp inside Everglades National Park … Read more

Lead Jon Callaghan, co-founder of True Ventures, told TechCrunch on December 30, 2025, that the smartphone as we use it today is likely to be eclipsed within five to ten years. True Ventures — a Bay Area firm managing roughly $6 billion across 12 core seed funds and four select funds — is backing that … Read more

Actor and activist George Clooney, in a Variety cover story published Tuesday, criticized CBS and ABC for settling lawsuits brought by President Donald Trump and his administration. Clooney said the networks’ decisions — including Paramount’s settlement over a “60 Minutes” suit and ABC News’s December defamation settlement — represent a missed chance to resist legal … Read more