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Asian supply-chain reports in late 2025 indicate NVIDIA may cut GeForce RTX 50-series GPU production during the first half of 2026, with year-over-year output possibly down roughly 30–40% compared with H1 2025. Sources named by hardware outlets say the constraint stems not only from GPU VRAM but also from tight availability across GDDR6, GDDR7 and … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump delivered an 18-minute address on Wednesday evening outlining what he described as the economic, security and social achievements of his second year in office. He made rapid-fire statements about wages, inflation, immigration, energy and pharmaceutical prices, some of which align with available data while others do not. This fact-check reviews eight … Read more

Lead On Dec. 17, 2025, from Mexico City and Washington, President Donald Trump ordered a partial blockade of oil tankers linked to Venezuela and declared that the United States will seek to reclaim claimed U.S. assets, saying, “We want it back.” The move targets tankers already under U.S. sanctions and accompanies an increased U.S. military … Read more

Lead MINNEAPOLIS — The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-110 on Dec. 17, 2025, behind a team effort that saw Jaren Jackson Jr. finish with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Jock Landale added a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double as Memphis overcame the absence of Ja Morant to snap Minnesota’s recent surge. The Timberwolves were led … Read more

Lead On Dec. 18, 2025, European Union heads of state and government met in Brussels to decide whether to repurpose roughly €210 billion in Russian government assets frozen across Europe into a large loan package to support Ukraine’s military needs in 2026 and 2027. The proposal — championed by several member states and opposed by … Read more

Lead: The U.S. government has formally acknowledged liability in the Jan. 29, 2025 midair collision over the Potomac River that killed 67 people, according to a federal court filing. The Justice Department said Army pilots of a Black Hawk failed to maintain proper visual separation from American Airlines Flight 5342 as the airliner was arriving … Read more

Lead On December 17, 2025, BP Plc appointed Meg O’Neill as chief executive officer, replacing Murray Auchincloss after his two-year tenure as the company seeks to revive its performance following a problematic shift toward renewables. O’Neill, who accepted the role after four years as CEO of Woodside Energy in Australia and more than two decades … Read more

Lead: On December 17, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed an expanded meeting of the Russian Ministry of Defense board and reiterated his commitment to the maximalist aims that drove the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, saying Russia will ‘undoubtedly’ achieve its objectives. Kremlin officials framed those objectives as addressing the alleged ‘root causes’ of … Read more

Who: The U.S. Senate. When: final passage ahead of a December 2025 holiday recess. Where: Washington, D.C. What: Lawmakers approved a $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act that raises troop pay and compels Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide unedited video and orders tied to strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela. Result: The bill … Read more

Lead Local Russian officials reported early on Thursday that a drone strike hit a tanker docked in Rostov-on-Don, causing damage and preliminary deaths, while separate Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia wounded dozens. Regional governor Yuri Slyusar and Rostov mayor Alexander Skriabin described fires and building damage in the city and nearby towns. Ukrainian and Western officials … Read more

Lead: EU leaders convened at a high-stakes summit to weigh continued support for Ukraine amid deepening political and economic strains across the bloc. The meeting focused on funding, sanctions, defence coordination, energy security and migration, producing sharp differences on priorities and conditionalities. Delegations warned that internal splits and external pressures — including strained relations with … Read more

Lead On the evening of Wednesday, December 17, 2025, President Donald J. Trump spoke for 18 minutes from the White House Diplomatic Room, addressing the nation on the economy and national security. He used charts and a string of policy promises — including a $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” for roughly 1.4 million military members — to … Read more

Lead On Wednesday the U.S. government acknowledged that actions by an air traffic controller and an Army Black Hawk crew contributed to a midair collision last January near Ronald Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people. The admission, contained in the government’s response to a family’s lawsuit, says a controller violated visual-separation procedures and that … Read more

In an open letter this week, Chicago Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren said the team is broadening its search for a new stadium beyond Arlington Heights to include sites across the wider Chicagoland region, explicitly naming Northwest Indiana. Warren said the move follows a breakdown in expected legislative partnership in Illinois, leaving the organization … Read more

Lead On December 17, 2025, the Powerball drawing produced the numbers 25, 33, 53, 62 and 66 with a Powerball of 17, generating an estimated $1.25 billion jackpot. Powerball reported a lump-sum cash value of $572.1 million for the prize. It was not immediately clear whether any ticket matched all six numbers, and the drawing … Read more