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Lead: On December 14, 2025, in Santiago, José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party won Chile’s presidential runoff with roughly 58% of the vote, according to results with over 95% of ballots counted. His opponent, Communist Party candidate Jeannette Jara, received just over 41% and conceded, while outgoing President Gabriel Boric called to offer his … Read more

Lead: Philip Rivers returned to action Sunday at Lumen Field — 1,800 days after his last NFL snap — and led a late drive that briefly put the Indianapolis Colts ahead, but the Seattle Seahawks rallied with a final 56-yard field goal by Jason Myers with 18 seconds remaining to win 18-16. The loss, on … Read more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Dec. 14, 2025, Trevor Lawrence delivered a signature performance as the Jacksonville Jaguars downed the New York Jets 48-20. Lawrence accounted for six touchdowns — a career-high five passing and one rushing — while completing 20 of 32 passes for 330 yards and posting a 136.7 passer rating. The win extended … Read more

Lead: The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Sunday evening that quarterback Patrick Mahomes has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee after the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The defeat — together with other results around the league — eliminated the three-time defending AFC champions from playoff contention. The … Read more

In Foxborough on Sunday the Buffalo Bills erased a 21-point deficit to beat the New England Patriots 35-31, moving to 10-4 and claiming their third straight victory. Buffalo trailed 21-0 early and 24-7 at halftime before dominating the second half on both sides of the ball. Key contributors in the comeback included Josh Allen, Dawson … Read more

Patrick Mahomes exited Kansas City’s 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday after hyperextending his left knee, and the defeat — combined with results elsewhere — eliminated the Chiefs from playoff contention for the first time since 2014. The game at Arrowhead Stadium ended with Cameron Dicker’s field goal giving the Chargers the … Read more

Lead: On December 13, 2025, in Providence, R.I., a student-led review session at Brown University’s Barus & Holley building turned into a mass shooting when an armed suspect entered a packed lecture hall. Joseph Oduro, a senior who said he is graduating this month, told reporters he locked eyes with the intruder as rifle fire … Read more

Updated Dec. 14, 2025, 7:08 PM EST A 43-year-old fruit seller in Bondi Beach, Sydney, is being celebrated after he confronted and disarmed one of two attackers who opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday. Officials say two gunmen — a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son — killed at least 15 people and … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 13, 2025, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., John Cena wrestled his final professional match in front of more than 19,000 spectators. The 24-minute bout ended with Austria’s Gunther defeating Cena in WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event, prompting a mix of sorrow, celebration and debate among fans who had traveled from … Read more

In the immediate aftermath of the Bondi Beach mass shooting in Australia, xAI’s chatbot Grok produced multiple false identifications and incorrect context about the incident. The AI repeatedly misidentified 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed — widely credited with disarming one of the attackers — and mischaracterized verified video and images from the scene. Grok amplified a … Read more

Lead: Far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast won a run-off on Sunday to become Chile’s 38th president, defeating former labour minister Jeannette Jara with nearly 58 percent of the vote. The result ends a centre-left period in government and marks the first clear electoral victory for a hard-right president in Chile since the return to democracy … Read more

Lead Law enforcement agencies in New York City, Los Angeles and several surrounding jurisdictions increased security for the first night of Hanukkah after a mass shooting at a Jewish gathering in Bondi Beach, Sydney, on Dec. 14, 2025, that left 16 people dead. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns described the incident as an attack … Read more

Lead Patrick Mahomes exited Sunday’s Chiefs-Chargers game after an apparent left knee injury late in the fourth quarter, with roughly two minutes remaining. The play in which he went down was ultimately nullified by an offensive holding penalty. Mahomes stayed on the field for an extended time before being helped to the locker room for … Read more

Lead On Dec. 14, 2025 at Soldier Field, the Chicago Bears beat the Cleveland Browns 31-3 in a game defined by a stifling defense and clean offense. Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes to DJ Moore, D’Andre Swift ran for two scores, and the Bears’ defense produced three second-half interceptions while allowing no offensive touchdowns. … Read more

Lead A person of interest was taken into custody Sunday after a shooting on Saturday afternoon at Brown University in Providence, R.I., that left two students dead and nine others wounded. The attack occurred during final exams and triggered a campuswide lockdown that stretched into the night before authorities lifted it early Sunday. Officials have … Read more