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Lead Artificial intelligence can now produce hyperrealistic human faces that routinely fool people, including so-called “super recognizers,” according to a 2025 study by Katie Gray and colleagues. In online experiments, participants had 10 seconds to judge whether a face was real or AI-made; untrained super recognizers detected only 41% of synthetic faces and typical recognizers … Read more

Lead Production designer Jack Fisk, three-time Oscar nominee who recently turned 80, led the visual reconstruction of 1950s New York for Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet as ping-pong schemer Marty Mauser. Fisk drew on decades of work with auteurs — from David Lynch to Paul Thomas Anderson — and firsthand memory of the … Read more

Influencer Melissa Mae Carlton announced a medical update after revealing that her youngest daughter, Molly, died suddenly on Dec. 25, 2025, exactly a year after the family lost their older daughter, Abigail, in April 2024. Abigail died at age 9 after a bout of sepsis, the family previously said; Melissa and her husband, Tom Carlton, … Read more

Lead: The New England Patriots made multiple roster moves on Saturday ahead of their Week 17 meeting with the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. The team placed starting wide receiver Mack Hollins (abdomen) on injured reserve and signed defensive tackle Jeremiah Pharms Jr. to the 53-man roster. Defensive lineman Leonard Taylor III and defensive … Read more

The UK government announced new visa limits on people travelling from the Democratic Republic of Congo after Kinshasa did not agree to measures to accept returned migrants and foreign national offenders. Ministers said the DRC failed to make the changes required under the asylum rule changes set out in November, prompting the removal of fast-track … Read more

Dec. 27, 2025 — In Winter Garden, Fla., freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood said he will decide his 2026 plans after Dec. 31 following Friday’s hire of Kyle Whittingham as Michigan’s 22nd head coach. Underwood, who threw for 2,229 yards and nine touchdowns this season, said he is focused on the Citrus Bowl matchup with Texas … Read more

Lead: A powerful winter storm that struck the Tri-State area concluded Saturday, leaving the heaviest snowfall north and east of New York City and prompting cleanup across towns and suburbs. With accumulating snow and lingering wet surfaces, temperatures are expected to remain below freezing into early Sunday, raising the prospect of widespread black ice. Officials … Read more

Lead The Green Bay Packers host the Baltimore Ravens at Lambeau Field on Saturday, Dec. 27, with kick-off scheduled for 7 p.m. CT. This guide explains where and how to watch, stream and listen to the Week 17 matchup across TV, mobile and radio platforms. Peacock will carry the national television broadcast, with local over-the-air … Read more

Lead: A new study published in Royal Society Open Science finds that most people cannot reliably distinguish AI-generated faces from real ones without brief training. Conducted by researchers including Katie Gray at the University of Reading, the experiments tested both typical observers and so-called super recognizers in controlled trials in the UK. Before training, participants’ … Read more

Lead Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, has been missing since Christmas Eve after leaving her northwest Bexar County home early that morning, authorities said. Video from around 7:00 a.m. shows an individual believed to be Olmos searching her parked vehicle before she departed on foot, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say the car … Read more

Lead Researchers have linked a well‑preserved skull found near Harbin, China, to Denisovans, an archaic human group known mostly from DNA fragments. The Harbin specimen, roughly 146,000 years old, yielded 95 ancient proteins and mitochondrial DNA that match Denisovan signatures, resolving debate about its identity. The result connects a large cranium — nicknamed “Dragon Man” … Read more

Lead: Jeffrey R. Holland, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints known for powerful sermons and pastoral care, died early Saturday at age 85. The church said he died of “complications associated with kidney disease” while surrounded by family; he had been hospitalized on Christmas Eve. Holland, a former president of … Read more

Lead Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to meet former US President Donald Trump, in a development that raised both security and diplomatic concerns. The strike came at a moment when Kyiv was intensifying outreach to international interlocutors ahead of high-profile talks. Ukrainian and international officials framed the timing … Read more

Lead: Speculation is building that Maxx Crosby could land in Philadelphia in the 2026 offseason if the Raiders elect to move their veteran edge rusher. Crosby, 29 before next season, recorded 10 sacks in 2025 — his fourth season with double-digit sacks — and earned a fifth consecutive Pro Bowl nod. The Raiders have won … Read more

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, brings a Week 17 doubleheader in the penultimate weekend of the 2025-26 NFL regular season. In the early contest the Los Angeles Chargers host the Houston Texans at SoFi Stadium; a Texans win or tie would secure their postseason berth while the Chargers have already clinched a Wild Card. The nightcap … Read more