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Lead: iRobot, the U.S. company behind Roomba robot vacuums, filed for bankruptcy in December 2025 and announced a takeover by its largest contract manufacturer, Shenzhen Picea Robotics. The company cited mounting debt, competition from lower-cost rivals and new import costs tied to tariffs as primary pressures. Management says device support will continue during the ownership … Read more
December 15, 2025 — A small comet from another star system, cataloged as 3I/Atlas, is making its nearest sweep past Earth this week, reaching roughly 167 million miles (269 million kilometers) away on Friday (Dec. 19, 2025). Discovered by the ATLAS survey in July, the ice-rich visitor is estimated at between 1,444 feet (440 meters) … Read more
Dec. 15, 2025 — As open enrollment runs, millions shopping for Affordable Care Act plans confront sharply higher out-of-pocket costs while Congress remains undecided about extending the pandemic-era enhanced premium tax credits. Lawmakers in both chambers have debated competing packages — including a Dec. 11 Senate vote that failed to reach the 60-vote threshold — … Read more
Federal agents announced the arrest of four alleged extremist group members last week in Lucerne Valley, east of Los Angeles, accused of preparing improvised explosive devices for coordinated bombing attacks planned to begin on New Year’s Eve across Southern California. A federal criminal complaint filed Saturday says the suspects belong to an offshoot of a … Read more
Stocks wavered Monday as the S&P 500 surrendered early gains while a number of AI-linked names weighed on the market. The index finished the session about 0.3% lower after opening higher; the Dow slipped 141 points (0.3%) and the Nasdaq declined roughly 0.5%. Broadcom and Oracle were among the worst performers, each reversing earlier strength … Read more
On Dec. 15, 2025, a Norfolk County jury found 42‑year‑old Brian Walshe guilty of first‑degree murder in the death and alleged dismemberment of his wife, 39‑year‑old Ana Walshe, who vanished from their Cohasset, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 1, 2023. Prosecutors said evidence showed a deliberate plan to kill and conceal the body; the defense argued … Read more
Micah Parsons, Patrick Mahomes injuries headline Week 15 in the NFL Lead: Week 15 of the NFL regular season produced multiple high-impact injuries that could reshape playoff races and offseason plans. On Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, prematurely ending his … Read more
Lead Hundreds of U.S. farmers and farmworkers — including longtime peach grower Paul Friday of Coloma, Michigan — say years of working with the herbicide paraquat contributed to their diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease. Dozens of lawsuits now accuse manufacturers and sellers of failing to warn about neurological risks, while federal regulators continue to weigh the … Read more
Lead In the newest episode of Taylor Sheridan’s Western drama Landman, Billy Bob Thornton’s character Lt. Tommy Norris takes aim at ABC’s daytime panel The View during a phone exchange with his estranged father, T.L. (Sam Elliott). The scene, which appears in Landman season two on Paramount+, frames the long-running talk show as a punchline … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky met senior U.S. envoys and European leaders in Berlin on Dec. 15, 2025, in a renewed push to find a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine. The talks followed a five-hour session on Sunday involving Zelensky, Steve Witkoff — an envoy for former President Donald Trump — and Jared Kushner. Delegations … Read more
Lead On Sunday in Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season, a string of high-stakes games produced playoff-altering results and major injuries. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the fourth quarter of a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, a defeat that eliminated the Chiefs from … Read more
Lead On Dec. 15, 2025, after Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos, the Green Bay Packers faced not only a defeat but a wave of injuries that reshaped immediate expectations. Key contributors — Christian Watson, Micah Parsons, Zach Tom and Evan Williams — were lost in the game, leaving questions about depth and morale. Coach … Read more
Lead: Russia’s central bank has launched a legal claim seeking $230bn (18 trillion roubles) from Euroclear after the EU moved to consider using roughly €210bn in frozen Russian assets to finance a loan for Ukraine. The claim, announced in mid-December 2025, frames any transfer or use of those immobilised funds as unlawful expropriation. Most of … Read more
Lead iRobot, the U.S. company behind the Roomba vacuum, filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 15, 2025, and will be transferred to its largest creditor — its Chinese supplier. The move follows years of declining sales, data-privacy scrutiny and intensifying competition. The supplier, Shenzhen-based Picea Robotics, is set to assume control as part of a court-approved … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 30, 2025, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope re-observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with its Wide Field Camera 3, adding to a weekslong campaign of follow-up observations. The object, discovered in July 2025, will make its nearest pass to Earth on Dec. 19, 2025 — a brief but exceptionally close opportunity for observers. Amateur … Read more
