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Lead On December 14, 2025, Dakota Johnson made a surprise onstage appearance with Lily Allen during the latter’s performance of “Madeline” on Saturday Night Live at NBC’s Studio 8H. Allen, returning to the SNL stage for the first time in nearly 20 years, performed material from her October 2025 album West End Girl. The staged … Read more

Disney’s animated sequel Zootopia 2 has vaulted to the top of Hollywood releases for 2025, earning $1.13 billion worldwide after 20 days in release and surpassing Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake, which sits at $1.03 billion. The milestone marks a rapid international surge — including a particularly strong showing in China — even as … Read more

Lead Alphabet may record a material, noncash accounting gain after recent reports that SpaceX’s private-market valuation has risen. The development, reported by Seeking Alpha and other outlets, concerns Alphabet’s stakes in privately held companies and how observable transactions can change carrying values on corporate balance sheets. If confirmed, the adjustment would affect Alphabet’s next reporting … Read more

Lead On December 14, 2025, JetBlue Flight 1112, en route from Curaçao to New York City’s JFK, interrupted its climb after the crew reported a near-miss with a U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker near Venezuelan airspace. The JetBlue pilot told air-traffic controllers the tanker crossed directly into his flight path and that the military … Read more

San Antonio edged Oklahoma City 111-109 on Saturday night to reach Tuesday’s NBA Cup final in Las Vegas against the New York Knicks. The closing sequence devolved into a series of intentional fouls and free throws, with five intentional fouls called in the game’s final nine seconds and critical free throws determining the outcome. Victor … Read more

Lead Sunday’s Week 15 slate (Dec. 14, 2025) delivered sweeping implications for the postseason as 13 afternoon games reshaped seeding and elimination math across both conferences. Key matchups included Patriots-Bills, Chiefs-Chargers, Broncos-Packers and a host of divisional showdowns; several results directly affected clinch scenarios and draft positioning. Multiple high-profile performances — from Trevor Lawrence and … Read more

On Sunday evening, Dec. 14, a deadly attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney left at least 16 people dead and dozens wounded after gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah gathering. The shooting began around 6:47 p.m. local time at Archer Park, where roughly 1,000 people had assembled for the holiday event. Police say one suspect … Read more

At Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, the New England Patriots led the Buffalo Bills in a high-stakes AFC East clash that could hand the Patriots the division title with a win. New England built a commanding first-half advantage, outgaining Buffalo 285-76 and taking a 24-7 lead into the break. Buffalo answered in the … Read more

Lead: Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said on Sunday that “there’s a deal to be had” to address rising US healthcare costs, signaling continued efforts toward bipartisan compromise after the Senate rejected competing proposals on Thursday. Speaking on CBS’s Face the Nation, the chair of the Senate health committee urged Democrats and Republicans to bridge differences … Read more

Lead On Dec. 14, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Berlin with envoys aligned with former U.S. President Donald J. Trump for a pivotal round of diplomacy aimed at halting Russia’s full-scale invasion that began in February 2022. Zelensky signaled readiness to forgo Ukraine’s immediate bid to join NATO in exchange for binding security … Read more

Lead Disney experienced a sharp weekend split as family animation reasserted dominance while a midbudget political dramedy collapsed. In its third weekend, Zootopia 2 returned to No. 1 in North America with a $26.3 million weekend after crossing $1.13 billion globally. By contrast, James L. Brooks’s Ella McCay opened to roughly $2.1 million domestically on … Read more

Lead At least 12 people, including one gunman, were killed and 29 others hospitalized after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Dec. 14, 2025. New South Wales police say emergency services were called around 6:45 p.m. local time after reports of shots fired at a crowded Chanukah by … Read more

Mid-December has arrived and Warhammer World is settling into the holiday rhythm: there are no new pre-orders scheduled for next week, and Warhammer Quest: Darkwater reached stores yesterday, making it available for in-person pickup for holiday play. Most final Christmas shipping deadlines have already passed, though a few territories still have time for online orders; … Read more

Lead: Federal and local law enforcement detained a person of interest early Sunday in connection with a deadly shooting that struck Brown University on Saturday afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island. The attack, which unfolded during an economics final review, left two students dead and nine others wounded and prompted a citywide manhunt and an overnight … Read more

A person of interest was taken into custody overnight after a shooting Saturday afternoon inside an engineering building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, that left two students dead and nine others wounded during final exams. Authorities say the suspect, described by sources as a 24-year-old not enrolled at Brown, was detained at a … Read more