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Lead: On Sunday in Los Angeles the Seattle Seahawks edged the Rams 38-37 in overtime after a dramatic late comeback that masked a host of mistakes earlier in the game. Seattle committed three turnovers, including two interceptions by QB Sam Darnold, and trailed late before converting a two-point play in regulation and winning on an … Read more

Lead In Providence, R.I., information from an anonymous source known only as “John” helped police identify the suspect they believe fatally shot two Brown University students and, two days later, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor in Brookline. The tip — reported to authorities and posted on Reddit — pointed investigators to a gray Nissan … Read more

Salt Lake City — Luka Dončić delivered a historic performance Thursday night, finishing with 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 143-135 victory over the Utah Jazz. LeBron James, who added 28 points and 10 assists, praised what he called “Luka magic” after the game. Dončić’s line … Read more

On Dec. 19, 2025, at Lumen Field, Sam Darnold overcame two second-half interceptions to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 38-37 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams, clinching a playoff berth and putting Seattle atop the NFC West with two games remaining. The comeback included a 58-yard punt-return touchdown by Rashid Shaheed, two late … Read more

The November U.S. consumer price index released in mid-December appeared substantially softer than economists expected, with the annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points below consensus. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics said this was the first CPI release after the U.S. government shutdown, and October’s data were not retroactively collected, leaving gaps. The … Read more

Lead After the Rams’ 38-37 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, coach Sean McVay publicly addressed wide receiver Puka Nacua’s apology for using an antisemitic hand gesture during a midweek livestream. McVay said he believed Nacua did not grasp the full implications of the action and emphasized the team’s intent to educate rather than … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump ordered a pause of the U.S. diversity visa (green card) lottery on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2025, after Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, 48, was identified as the suspect in shootings at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration … Read more

Dec. 19, 2025 — In Canberra on Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled a national gun buyback program aimed at removing hundreds of thousands of firearms from circulation after a mass shooting at Bondi that killed 15 people. The announcement followed investigators’ statements that two suspects — a father and son — were inspired by … Read more

Lead: The Seattle Seahawks rallied from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Rams 38-37 in overtime when Sam Darnold hit backup tight end Eric Saubert for a two-point conversion that ended the game. The comeback, completed after a chaotic review and a final-game decision to go for two, vaulted Seattle into sole … Read more

Lead: Tonight’s new moon peaks at 7:43 p.m. CST on Friday, December 19, 2025, as the lunar cycle crosses from Sagittarius into Capricorn. A moon alert runs from 9:15 to 10:55 p.m. Chicago time; during that window avoid shopping (except groceries and fuel) and postpone major decisions. The lunar configuration is opposed by stern Saturn, … Read more

Lead On Dec. 18, 2025, Asian equity markets were poised to open higher after a stronger-than-expected US consumer price index reading lifted risk assets and government bond markets. The move came alongside a decisive Bank of Japan policy shift: the BOJ raised its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 0.75%, the highest official policy … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a suspension of the US Diversity Visa (DV) “green card” lottery after a mass shooting at Brown University on 13 December left two students dead and nine injured. Officials say the suspect, 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, entered the United States through the diversity immigrant visa programme (DV1) in … Read more

EU leaders meeting in Brussels agreed to provide Ukraine with a €90bn loan to cover military and economic needs over the next two years, but they did not reach a consensus on repurposing frozen Russian assets. The package, approved after more than a day of intensive summit talks, is backed by the bloc’s common budget … Read more

Lead On Dec. 18, 2025, a Romanian appeals court in Constanța sentenced U.S. rapper Wiz Khalifa (born Cameron Jibril Thomaz) to nine months in jail for possession of cannabis, finalizing a case that began after a July 2024 festival incident. Romanian authorities say police stopped Khalifa after he smoked on stage at the Beach, Please! … Read more

Lead: On Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, European Council leaders approved a financial package committing 90 billion euros ($105.5 billion) in support for Ukraine covering 2026 and 2027. EU Council President Antonio Costa confirmed the deal on X, saying member states reached agreement on funding measures after weeks of debate. The package will be financed through … Read more