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Lead: On Dec. 27, 2025, two income-oriented U.S. stocks — Realty Income and PepsiCo — stand out as dividend picks for long-term investors seeking yield and total-return potential. Realty Income offers a near-6% yield and a long record of monthly payouts, while PepsiCo combines a 53-year dividend-growth streak with strategic restructuring under activist pressure. Both … Read more
Lead: A new company study and subsequent checks show that more than one in five videos served to brand-new YouTube accounts are low-quality, AI-generated content designed to harvest views. Researchers at Kapwing surveyed 15,000 of the world’s most popular channels and created a fresh account to sample recommendations, finding a heavy presence of so-called “AI … Read more
Horoscope for Sunday, December 28, 2025 – Chicago Sun-Times Sunday, December 28, 2025 — The Moon is in Aries and a Moon Alert begins at 8 p.m.; avoid shopping (except food or gas) and postpone major decisions after that hour. Today’s forecasts emphasize social exchange, short travel, and small bursts of adventure for many signs, … Read more
Saturday at Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers dropped a 41-24 decision to the Baltimore Ravens, handing Green Bay its third straight loss and locking the team into the No. 7 seed in the NFC. Baltimore’s rushing attack exploded for 307 yards, led by Derrick Henry’s 216 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries. Backup … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow has explained why she declined a proposed sex scene with Ethan Hawke during the making of the 1998 film Great Expectations. In a Vanity Fair video published Dec. 17, the actors — now 53 and 55 respectively — revisited their early careers and the specific moment director Alfonso Cuarón suggested a graphic love … Read more
Lead: On Sunday, 6.7 million eligible Guineans were called to vote in the country’s first presidential election since the September 2021 coup. The clear frontrunner is coup leader Mamady Doumbouya, who has been allowed to stand after a September referendum that rewrote the constitution and extended presidential terms. Opposition groups have condemned his candidacy as … Read more
Italian authorities in late December 2025 arrested nine people and seized more than €8 million in assets in an inquiry prosecutors say targeted a network that raised at least €7.3 million for Hamas. The operation, coordinated by Genoa’s District Anti‑Mafia and Anti‑Terrorism Directorate and executed by the police and the Guardia di Finanza, followed an … Read more
Lead: The New York Times Connections puzzle for December 28, 2025 (puzzle #931) offered a moderately accessible set for players who like dog-themed wordplay. The puzzle presented 16 words to be grouped into four distinct categories, and today’s sets included shipping containers, immobility-related words, mechanical watch parts, and dog breed words with their first letters … Read more
Between Friday night and early Saturday during the busy travel window between Christmas and New Year’s, a fast-moving winter storm dumped snow across the U.S. Northeast and Great Lakes, disrupting roads and air travel. New York City recorded about 4 inches (10.2 cm) of snow, while central eastern Long Island and parts of the Catskills … Read more
More than 6,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in San Francisco’s Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods experienced a second weekend outage on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, deepening public frustration after the prior week’s massive blackout. The shorter outage—about three hours—hit roughly 6,050 customers beginning around 11:10 a.m. and power was reported restored by 2:11 p.m. … Read more
Lead On Dec. 27, 2025 in Green Bay, Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry delivered a career night, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns on a career-high 36 carries as the Ravens beat the Green Bay Packers 41-24. Henry’s output pushed him into 10th place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, a milestone reached … Read more
Lead A fast-moving winter storm struck the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast over the holiday weekend beginning Dec. 27, 2025, producing heavy snow, dangerous ice and bitter cold that disrupted travel into the holiday period. The National Weather Service said the system will intensify and remain active through Tuesday, with Arctic air plunging into … Read more
Lead Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matthew Page said he was “in a state of shock” after the Boxing Day Test finished in two days, with England claiming a four-wicket victory in the evening session of day two. Thirty-six wickets fell across six sessions after Page and his team left 10mm of grass on the … Read more
Melissa Mae Carlton announced on social media that her daughter Molly died on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2025, less than two years after the family lost another daughter, Abigail. The faith- and grief-focused influencer said doctors suspect a genetic heart condition may have caused Molly’s sudden death, and she asked followers to pray for the … Read more
Lead: Crews responded Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, after a natural gas leak was reported in Castaic, Calif., near the southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway by Ridge Route Road and Pine Crest Place. The leak, first reported at about 4:20 p.m., prompted authorities to close all lanes of the northbound and southbound 5 Freeway at … Read more
