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Lead On Dec. 16, 2025, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon declined to order an immediate stop to construction on a proposed White House ballroom, provided the administration files formal plans by the end of the month. The National Trust for Historic Preservation had sought an injunction to halt the work, arguing the project sidesteps … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump provoked an unusual wave of criticism from fellow Republicans after he blamed the fatal stabbing of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife on what he called “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME” in a social post Monday morning. The couple’s son, Nick Reiner, was arrested Sunday night by the Los Angeles Police Department … Read more

Lead Ford Motor Company announced that it will take a $19.5 billion charge in 2026 after halting production of the original electric F‑150 Lightning and shifting some operations to hybrid and EREV (extended‑range electric vehicle) variants. The move follows CEO Jim Farley’s public warnings earlier this year that ending the $7,500 federal EV tax credit … Read more

Lead Late in the third quarter of the 2025 NBA Cup championship in Las Vegas, the young San Antonio Spurs built a double-digit lead and threatened to pull away. The New York Knicks’ bench shifted momentum: Jordan Clarkson, Tyler Kolek and Mitchell Robinson erased the deficit and set the tone for the fourth quarter. New … Read more

Samsung will expand its Micro RGB television range in 2026 with new 55-, 65-, 75-, 85- and 100-inch models, a move that tightens the competitive gap with OLED in image quality and color fidelity. The company says the sets use sub-100-micrometer RGB LEDs that act independently to enable finer local light control and higher accuracy. … Read more

Lead: A 33-year-old Texas woman was arrested after razor blades were discovered inside loaves of bread sold at two Walmart stores in Biloxi, Mississippi. Camille Benson was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with attempted mayhem; bond was set at $100,000. Customers first reported blades on Dec. 5 and Dec. 8 at a Walmart Supercenter … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 16, 2025, Paramount’s hostile offer for Warner Bros. appeared to unravel after President Donald Trump publicly attacked CBS and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners withdrew from the deal. The pullout followed Trump’s complaint that CBS’s 60 Minutes treated him worse since its change in ownership, and Affinity cited a shift in “investment dynamics”. … Read more

On Nov. 25 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, engineers joined the two main segments of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, marking completion of its assembly and moving the observatory into final testing. The milestone keeps the mission on track for a targeted May 2027 launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, … Read more

Lead: Senator J.D. Vance has been foregrounding former President Donald Trump’s record on growth and jobs as he and allied Republicans respond to voter concerns about the rising cost of living. In recent public remarks and campaign events, Vance emphasized economic indicators that he says reflect a stronger pre-pandemic and early-post-pandemic economy. The effort appears … Read more

Warner Bros Discovery is expected to recommend that shareholders reject Paramount Skydance’s $108.4bn (£80.75bn) takeover offer as soon as Wednesday, according to media reports. The recommendation follows concerns about how the proposed acquisition would be financed and comes amid competing proposals, including a separate $72bn deal tied to Netflix. A key financier linked to Paramount’s … Read more

Lead: On December 16, 2025, the California Department of Motor Vehicles said it will seek a 30-day suspension of Tesla Inc.’s ability to sell vehicles in the state unless the company alters marketing that the agency says misrepresents its driver-assistance systems. The DMV said the suspension, if ordered, will be stayed for 90 days to … Read more

Lead On Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs met at T-Mobile Arena for the Emirates NBA Cup Championship, tipping at 8:30 p.m. ET on Prime. The game featured Jalen Brunson leading the Knicks and Victor Wembanyama anchoring the Spurs, with the Cup and franchise bragging rights on the … Read more

Who: Nick Reiner, 32, has been formally charged in the deaths of his parents, director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner. When and where: Authorities say the fatal stabbings occurred in the early morning hours of December 14 at the family home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. What happened: Los Angeles County prosecutors filed two … Read more

On Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, a masked gunman opened fire in a first-floor classroom in the Barus & Holley building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, killing two undergraduates and wounding multiple others. Authorities say video from the surrounding College Hill neighborhood shows a man they believe was casing the area earlier that morning … Read more

Lead: Public health officials are reporting an early and sharp rise in influenza activity this season, driven by the influenza A H3N2 subclade K, with cases and hospitalizations increasing across the United States and other countries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded an 8.1% uptick in positive flu tests this week, and clinicians … Read more