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When the Bones Were Good, These Bees Buried Their Babies Lead: In sediment layers from Cueva de Mono in the Dominican Republic, researchers report that prehistoric bees nested inside the hollowed tooth sockets of fossilized rodent skulls. The discovery, published on Dec. 16, 2025 in Royal Society Open Science, draws on a bone assemblage accumulated … 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

Lead President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” bound for Venezuela, saying the step was intended to choke off revenue to Nicolás Maduro’s government. The declaration followed last week’s U.S. seizure of an oil tanker and a U.S. military buildup in the region. Trump framed the move as part of … Read more

In a ruling made public on Dec. 16, 2025, a California administrative law judge found that Tesla’s promotion of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems was deceptive and misleading. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) had accused the automaker of false advertising in 2022; the judge recommended 30-day suspensions of Tesla’s licenses to sell … Read more

Lead: On Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced first‑degree murder charges against 32‑year‑old Nick Reiner after his parents, director Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found stabbed at their Brentwood home. Authorities say the couple were killed in the early hours of Sunday, Dec. 14, at their residence on … Read more

Lead: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has formally rescinded its decades-long universal recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. The agency’s vaccine advisory committee, reconstituted this year by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted for the change in early December and Acting CDC Director Jim … Read more

On Tuesday, major U.S. stock indexes finished a mixed session after investors parsed fresh monthly employment data and congressional movement on artificial intelligence legislation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average pared earlier losses to close mixed while the Nasdaq moved into positive territory, helped in part by strength in chipmaker Nvidia. Lawmakers advanced a bill on … Read more

Lead On December 16, 2025, Netflix confirmed that Snoop Dogg will headline the halftime performance — billed as “Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party” — during the Lions vs. Vikings Christmas Day game on December 25 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Vikings will play the Detroit Lions in the afternoon slot, but Netflix is … Read more

Warner Bros. Discovery on December 16, 2025 signaled it will advise shareholders to reject a hostile takeover attempt by Paramount Skydance, citing doubts about how the bid would be financed and other deal terms. According to people familiar with the board’s deliberations, Warner Bros. directors concluded that the company’s existing agreement with Netflix offers greater … Read more

Lead On Dec. 16, 2025, FIFA announced a new “supporter entry tier” that will make $60 tickets available for each of the 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup, to be held across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The offer is explicitly limited to fans of teams that have qualified and is constrained in quantity, … Read more

Lead: Netflix announced on Dec. 16, 2025, that Snoop Dogg will headline the halftime program for the Detroit Lions–Minnesota Vikings game on Dec. 25 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The special, billed as “Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party,” will air on Netflix at 4:30 p.m. ET and promises chart-topping songs, holiday themes and surprise guests. … Read more

Hollyland has introduced the Lyra, a compact 4K webcam that integrates a built-in receiver for the company’s Lark A1 wireless lavalier microphone, aiming to lift both picture and sound for creators and remote workers. The Lyra records up to 4K at 30fps (or 1080p at 60fps) from a 1/1.5-inch sensor behind an f/1.8 lens, and … Read more

Lead On December 16, 2025, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly publicly rejected a Pentagon escalation of a review into his conduct, calling the action politically motivated. The Defense Department confirmed it moved a preliminary review into an official command investigation after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked the Navy secretary to examine Kelly’s role in a … Read more

On December 16, 2025, the White House issued a presidential proclamation continuing and expanding entry restrictions on nationals from multiple countries, citing gaps in identity management, vetting, and information sharing. The measure, effective January 1, 2026, keeps full suspensions for 12 countries, adds seven additional full suspensions and multiple partial restrictions, and narrows categorical exceptions … Read more

Lead: Los Angeles prosecutors announced on Tuesday that they will file two counts of first-degree murder against 32-year-old Nick Reiner in the deaths of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner. The bodies were discovered Sunday in the master bedroom of the family home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, and law enforcement says … Read more