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Lead: A tip from a Reddit user identified only as “John” played a central role in Providence investigators’ effort to identify the person police say killed two Brown University students and, two days later, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. The tip — posted after the department released images of a person of interest — … Read more

Lead New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Friday that technical issues around data collection likely pushed November’s consumer price index (CPI) reading slightly lower. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Dec. 19, 2025, Williams estimated the distortion at roughly one-tenth of a percentage point after the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a … Read more

Lead: On Friday, Dec. 19, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest pass to Earth, approaching within 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) at about 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT). Discovered by NASA’s ATLAS survey on July 1, 2025, the object has provided a rare chance to study material formed beyond the solar system. After its … Read more

Lead Frankfurt am Main, 18 December 2025 — ECB President Christine Lagarde and Vice‑President Luis de Guindos told markets today the Governing Council will leave the three key interest rates unchanged while reaffirming the objective to stabilise inflation at 2% in the medium term. Eurosystem staff projections show headline inflation averaging 2.1% in 2025, 1.9% … Read more

EU leaders, after about 17 hours of often tense negotiations that stretched into the early hours of Friday, agreed to raise €90bn in zero-interest loans to keep Ukraine solvent for the next two years; the package is guaranteed by the bloc’s common budget. Kyiv had pressed that the funding was essential to pay troops and … Read more

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Displace unveiled the Displace Hub, a wall-mount accessory that can convert compatible existing TVs into mostly wireless displays. The Hub combines Displace’s “active-loop suction” mounting system with a built-in PC and a 15,000mAh rechargeable battery to power screens and run the company’s ambient computing platform. Displace says the Hub … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump plans to return to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in a visit that caps a week of public efforts to cast the U.S. economy as on the mend. The stop comes as recent polls show weak approval for his economic stewardship — a NPR/PBS News/Marist survey found … Read more

20th Century Studios’ Avatar: Fire and Ash collected an estimated $12 million in Thursday previews from showings that began at 2 p.m., setting an early tone for the holiday weekend. The figure trails the 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water previews ($17 million) but industry trackers still place the threequel between a $90 million and … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump directed the suspension of the U.S. diversity visa (green card) lottery on Thursday after authorities identified Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national who entered the United States through that pathway, as the suspect in shootings at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on … Read more

Lead European Union leaders on Friday approved a €90 billion, interest-free loan package to support Ukraine’s military and budgetary needs for 2026–27 after efforts to fund it by using frozen Russian assets fell apart. The decision was reached in Brussels amid intense negotiations and legal concerns centered on Belgium and Euroclear, the financial clearing house … Read more

Lead: On Sunday in Los Angeles the Seattle Seahawks edged the Rams 38-37 in overtime after a dramatic late comeback that masked a host of mistakes earlier in the game. Seattle committed three turnovers, including two interceptions by QB Sam Darnold, and trailed late before converting a two-point play in regulation and winning on an … Read more

Lead In Providence, R.I., information from an anonymous source known only as “John” helped police identify the suspect they believe fatally shot two Brown University students and, two days later, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor in Brookline. The tip — reported to authorities and posted on Reddit — pointed investigators to a gray Nissan … Read more

Salt Lake City — Luka Dončić delivered a historic performance Thursday night, finishing with 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 143-135 victory over the Utah Jazz. LeBron James, who added 28 points and 10 assists, praised what he called “Luka magic” after the game. Dončić’s line … Read more

On Dec. 19, 2025, at Lumen Field, Sam Darnold overcame two second-half interceptions to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 38-37 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams, clinching a playoff berth and putting Seattle atop the NFC West with two games remaining. The comeback included a 58-yard punt-return touchdown by Rashid Shaheed, two late … Read more

The November U.S. consumer price index released in mid-December appeared substantially softer than economists expected, with the annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points below consensus. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics said this was the first CPI release after the U.S. government shutdown, and October’s data were not retroactively collected, leaving gaps. The … Read more