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Lead: Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the father and longtime manager of Tejano star Selena Quintanilla, has died, the family said in a social-media announcement on Dec. 13, 2025. The notice, posted by his son Abraham Quintanilla III from Corpus Christi, Texas, confirmed the death but provided limited immediate detail. Quintanilla Jr. was widely known as the … Read more

Lead: The Metropolitan Police said it will take no further action after a fresh assessment found no new evidence that Prince Andrew, styled Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, committed a criminal offence by allegedly asking a protection officer for details about accuser Virginia Giuffre. The claim first surfaced in October in the Mail on Sunday, which reported the … Read more

13 December 2025 — In a major diplomatic turn, Belarus released 123 detainees, including Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Ales Bialiatski and opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, after the United States announced it would lift sanctions on Belarusian potash. The US special envoy for Belarus, John Coale, said the decision followed two days of talks with President … Read more

Lead: At the Winter Meetings on Dec. 13, 2025, managers and front-office officials traded updates and assessments that underscored workload questions, clubhouse moves and front-office strategy. Terry Francona flagged playing-time concerns for Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz after a heavy two-season workload. Other notable notes touched on Sonny Gray’s past Yankees ties, Dave … Read more

Kevin Murray, a 72-year-old Tampa father who nearly died from an undiagnosed cardiac condition in 2003, persuaded his brothers to get advanced heart imaging after a routine scan cleared him. In late 2022 his brother Patrick, 67, received a cardiac CT that revealed critical coronary blockages and required immediate open-heart surgery; that diagnosis prompted the … Read more

Lead On Dec. 13, 2025, in Ann Arbor, former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was charged with felony home invasion and stalking after prosecutors say he forced his way into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an affair and threatened self-harm. Authorities say the encounter occurred shortly … Read more

Lead: The Washington Post this month introduced “Your Personal Podcast,” an AI-driven audio product that assembles episodes from a user’s reading history and offers voice and topic customization. The feature is in beta and the Post describes it as an automated, nontraditional editorial product intended to broaden audio reach. Within days, critics and staff raised … Read more

Lead: King Charles III, 77, addressed the public in a video message during a Channel 4 “Stand Up to Cancer” telethon, describing his cancer journey and urging people to use screening services. He said his treatment schedule will be reduced in the new year following an early diagnosis and ongoing outpatient care. Buckingham Palace called … Read more

Lead For the week ending Dec. 6, outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) in the United States rose to 3.2%, above the CDC’s epidemic threshold, signaling the start of flu season as holiday travel amplifies spread. Public health officials report a growing share of samples are H3N2 viruses belonging to subclade K — a variant … Read more

David Ellison, speaking for Paramount Skydance, has urged Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders to favor a $108 billion bid by arguing that European and U.K. competition authorities would block any Netflix takeover. In a Dec. 10 letter to WBD investors he framed the issue around Netflix’s alleged dominance in Europe — roughly a 51% share of … Read more

Lead For the fifth time in eight years Ohio State’s starting quarterback has reached the Heisman Trophy final. Julian Sayin flew into New York on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, and will be one of four finalists recognized at the Heisman ceremony the following night. Sayin’s 2025 campaign produced historic accuracy and a 12-1 mark for … Read more

Belarus has released 123 detainees, including opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, after talks in Minsk between Belarussian officials and US special envoy John Coale. The announcement followed a US decision to lift sanctions on potash, a major Belarusian export used in fertiliser, which Minsk says will be removed immediately. Family members … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump told reporters Friday in the Oval Office that the United States would be “starting” land strikes against drug operations in Latin America, while declining to specify timing or locations. He repeated a claim that the U.S. had already “knocked out 96%” of drugs arriving by sea and said land operations would … Read more

Last week, as the administration faced scrutiny over controversial military action near Venezuela and other crises, a Department of Homeland Security employee posted a video on the official X account showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers making arrests — footage that appeared to be from Chicago — set to a viral lyric from Sabrina Carpenter. … Read more

Lead: On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, seeking access to records from the 2020 general election. The complaint requests materials such as ballot stubs and signature envelopes and says the inquiry concerns the county’s compliance with federal election law. DOJ officials say a November … Read more