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Lead A Sweden-based research team reports a new association between long-lasting industrial compounds and multiple sclerosis (MS). Published in Environment International, the analysis compared blood samples from 900 people recently diagnosed with MS against samples from people without the disease and found that higher levels of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and certain polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) … Read more

Lead: On December 20, 2025, No. 9 Alabama traveled to face No. 8 Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff first round. The matchup featured heavy contributions in the passing game and several impactful defensive plays, with Alabama’s Lotzeir Brooks (5 catches, 79 yards, 2 TDs) and Oklahoma’s Deion Burks (7 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD) … Read more

Lead: On Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, No. 10 Miami stunned No. 7 Texas A&M 10-3 in a College Football Playoff first-round game at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The Hurricanes, the final at-large selection by the CFP committee, prevailed after a late goal-line stand and a game-sealing interception. The contest produced the first scoreless … Read more

On Dec. 20, 2025, reports show YouTube Music is moving toward a new Now Playing screen on Android and iOS after more than a year of trials. The candidate redesign restores distinct icons for the Song/Video switcher, rounds the progress bar and removes the playhead, and relocates Lyrics into the album/queue carousel. Google’s A/B tests … Read more

On 20 December 2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Liverpool edged Tottenham 2-1 after a chaotic Premier League contest that ended with Spurs reduced to nine men. Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike scored in the second half for Arne Slot’s side, while Richarlison pulled one back late for Tottenham. The match was defined by two dismissals: … Read more

Lead: A single ticket bought for Saturday’s Powerball drawing (Dec. 20, 2025) could win an estimated $1.5 billion annuity or a $689.3 million lump sum, if it matches the winning numbers. The jackpot climbed after no grand-prize ticket matched Wednesday’s draw. That earlier drawing produced two $2 million winners and matched five white balls and … Read more

Lead Pope Leo XIV has invited every cardinal in the global Catholic hierarchy to Rome for a two‑day consistory on Jan. 7–8, 2026, immediately after the Jan. 6 close of the 2025 Holy Year. The Vatican framed the meeting as a consultative session to advise the pope on governing the universal Church. The timing follows … Read more

Kentucky overturned an early deficit to defeat No. 22/20 St. John’s 78-66 on Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta. Otega Oweh led the Wildcats with 20 points, five rebounds and three steals while the UK bench outscored the Red Storm 40-10. Jayden Quaintance, making his first appearance of the season, contributed 10 points … Read more

Lead: Supermodel Gisele Bündchen, 45, and jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, 38, reportedly married in a private ceremony at their Miami home last month. The news, first reported by Page Six, surfaced shortly before her ex-husband Tom Brady, 48, posted two brief Instagram stories that many followers found striking. Brady’s images — one reading ‘forever young’ … Read more

Lead: Jake Paul underwent corrective jaw surgery Saturday morning after suffering a broken jaw in Friday night’s heavyweight bout at Miami’s Kaseya Center, where Anthony Joshua stopped him with a sixth-round knockout. Paul was hospitalized after the fight and posted images showing fractures in two places; surgeons inserted titanium plates and he will be limited … Read more

Comedian Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live in the middle of its current season, stepping away during his eighth year with the long-running NBC sketch show. His final appearance is scheduled for the Saturday episode hosted by Ariana Grande with Cher as the musical guest. Yang, 35, confirmed the departure in a brief social … Read more

Dec. 20, 2025 — 1:04 p.m. Health officials warn a fast-spreading influenza strain dubbed subclade K is driving a nationwide uptick in flu cases and hospital visits. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 14.3% rise in the nation’s hospitalization rate as of Friday, and early samples show the new subclade accounts for … Read more

Lead: The U.S. Coast Guard is intercepting a sanctioned vessel on Dec. 20, 2025, in international waters of the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, three U.S. officials told reporters. The operation is ongoing and authorities have not yet released the ship’s name or precise coordinates. If confirmed, this would be the second sanctioned tanker seized by … Read more

Lead: James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash opened Friday to a $36.5 million haul from 3,800 North American theaters, immediately leading the domestic box office. Early estimates place the film on track for an $85 million to $90 million domestic weekend and as much as $365 million worldwide by Sunday. The third entry follows returning … Read more

Lead: Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old paraplegic engineer from Germany, flew on Blue Origin’s New Shepard from West Texas on Saturday, 20 December 2025, becoming the first person who uses a wheelchair to ride to the edge of space. The roughly 10-minute suborbital mission reached more than 65 miles (105 km) altitude and delivered more than … Read more