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December 21, 2025 — Sean Ono Lennon spoke in New York about the role he now plays preserving the cultural and musical legacy of his parents, John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The conversation covered his recent projects — including an 11-minute animated short tied to his parents’ song that won an Academy Award last year … Read more

Lead Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf was suspended two games without pay by the NFL on Monday for his role in a sideline confrontation with a fan at Ford Field on Sunday. The league said the conduct violated its rule prohibiting players from entering the stands or making unnecessary physical contact with spectators. Metcalf … Read more

Lead Sources tell multiple outlets that 32-year-old Nick Reiner was being treated with medication for schizophrenia before his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood, California home on Dec. 14. Authorities arrested Nick the same day and have charged him with two counts of first-degree murder; he faces life in prison … Read more

Lead Reality-TV personality Mickey Lee, known for finishing 10th on Season 27 of Big Brother, was placed in an intensive care unit on Dec. 22, 2025, after suffering multiple cardiac arrests. Her family says the episodes followed complications from the flu and described her condition as critical but currently stable. They also launched a GoFundMe … Read more

Lead: Vince Zampella, a 55-year-old game developer best known for co-founding Infinity Ward and later leading Respawn Entertainment, died Sunday in a high-speed crash on Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California. The California Highway Patrol says the accident occurred at Mile Post 62.70 at about 12:43 p.m., and both occupants of a red 2026 Ferrari … Read more

Lead On Dec. 22, 2025, the Trump administration directed nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors—career foreign service officers appointed under the Biden administration—to return to the United States within weeks, with many told to leave by mid-January. The move, announced to affected diplomats by phone according to the union representing career officers, was not accompanied by a … Read more

Lead: The Trump administration on Monday ordered an immediate suspension of leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects being built along the U.S. East Coast, citing national security concerns identified by the Pentagon. The pause affects Vineyard Wind (Massachusetts), Revolution Wind (Rhode Island/Connecticut), Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (Virginia) and two New York projects, Sunrise Wind … Read more

Lead Northwestern University researchers report in Alzheimer’s & Dementia (2025) that a compound called NU-9 reduced levels of toxic amyloid beta oligomers and calmed reactive astrocytes in mouse models. The experiments identified a previously unreported oligomer subtype named ACU193+ that appears early in stressed neurons and associates with astrocytes. With NU-9 treatment, mice showed markedly … Read more

Lead On Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, a planned 60 Minutes segment that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss opted not to air in the United States was discovered streaming on a Canadian platform and quickly spread online. The episode, which correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi produced and CBS sources say was finalized the previous Friday, appeared … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump announced on Monday at his Mar-a-Lago resort a plan for the Navy to build a large warship he called a “battleship,” the first of a proposed “Golden Fleet” to be named USS Defiant. He said the vessel will be larger than World War II Iowa-class ships and carry advanced weapons including … Read more

Brown University placed its police chief on leave on Monday, more than a week after a mass shooting on 13 December that killed two students and wounded nine others. President Christina Paxson said the leave is part of a standard, campus-wide review of the response and safety policies. Authorities identified a suspect six days after … Read more

Lead U.S. stock futures moved cautiously as Nvidia (NVDA) approached a pivotal technical level while several large-cap names — AppLovin, Apple, Palantir and Tesla — were identified as trading inside buy zones by market scanners. The price action in futures and chips comes amid ongoing rotation between growth and cyclical sectors, with investors watching leadership … Read more

Lead: On Monday night in Indianapolis, Brock Purdy threw a career-high five touchdown passes and Dee Winters returned the final interception 74 yards for a touchdown to lift the San Francisco 49ers to a 48-27 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 22, 2025. San Francisco improved to 11-4 and extended its win streak to … Read more

Vince Zampella, the game developer widely credited as a co‑creator of the Call of Duty franchise, died Sunday afternoon on the Angeles Crest Highway in unincorporated Los Angeles County. Electronic Arts confirmed Zampella’s death and said he was 55; the company did not disclose a cause. The California Highway Patrol said it responded to a … Read more

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an oral form of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss medicine Wegovy, the company announced on Monday. The once-daily pill is the first oral GLP-1 product cleared by the regulator specifically for weight loss and is slated for a US launch in early January 2026. Novo Nordisk reported trial results … Read more