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On Dec. 24, 2025, reports said Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are spending their first Christmas apart after announcing a split earlier this year. Kidman was photographed in Sydney with daughters Sunday, 17, and Faith, 14, appearing upbeat at a holiday gathering, while Urban, 58, is described by an insider as isolated and reassessing his … Read more
Lead NFL.com editors published their Week 17 predictions on Dec. 24, 2025, projecting winners, upset chances and final scores across the league as games begin with a Christmas Day kickoff in Landover, Md. The staff combined film study, injury reports and betting lines (DraftKings lines locked at 4 p.m. ET on Dec. 24) to produce … Read more
Lead: On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the F.B.I. and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York had identified more than one million additional documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, expanding the collection already under review. The discovery comes after the department had publicly released roughly … Read more
Who: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. When: Christmas Eve practice, two days before a must-win game vs. the Green Bay Packers. Where: Ravens’ practice facility in Baltimore. What happened: Jackson did not practice for a second straight day because of a painful back contusion, leaving Tyler Huntley as the next available starter if Jackson is … Read more
On Dec. 24, 2025, the U.S. government intervened to keep two Indiana coal-fired power plants operating and gave utilities more time to manage toxic coal ash, moves aimed at propping up a faltering coal sector. The Energy Department directed the two Indiana plants — previously scheduled to close — to remain online until early 2026, … Read more
Lead The Minnesota Vikings released their final injury report ahead of Week 17’s Christmas Day home game against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium. On Wednesday the team ruled out tight end T.J. Hockenson (shoulder), center Ryan Kelly (concussion), running back Jordan Mason (ankle) and quarterback J.J. McCarthy (right hand). Right tackle Brian O’Neill … Read more
Lead Nasry Asfura was declared the winner of Honduras’s presidential vote held on 30 November after an extended, contested count that saw technical failures and public protests. The National Electoral Council (CNE) reported Asfura, the National Party candidate endorsed by US President Donald Trump, won with 40.3% of the vote, narrowly beating Salvador Nasralla of … Read more
Lead: The Minnesota Vikings (7-8) host the Detroit Lions (8-7) on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2025, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. CT in Eagan/Minneapolis. Minnesota, riding a three-game winning streak, is already eliminated from playoff contention; Detroit needs a victory plus favorable results elsewhere to secure a Wild Card berth. The game will be a … Read more
The New Orleans Saints’ decision to start rookie Tyler Shough has shifted a key calculation for the franchise entering the offseason. Over seven starts, Shough has completed 69% of his passes for 1,356 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions, and the Saints have won three straight games and gone 4–3 since turning the keys … Read more
Lead Steam experienced a broad outage on the afternoon of the reported incident, preventing users from accessing the Steam Store and playing many online titles. Around 1:15 PM ET, third-party monitors and crowd-sourced platforms registered thousands of problem reports while Valve made no immediate public acknowledgement. The disruption affected Steam storefront pages, community features and … Read more
Lead: Delaware State Police identified Corporal Grade One Matthew T. “Ty” Snook, 34, of Hockessin as the trooper fatally shot Tuesday around 2 p.m. at the DMV on Hessler Boulevard in Minquadale, New Castle County. Authorities say a 44-year-old man entered the DMV and shot Snook while the trooper was working an overtime reception shift; … Read more
Lead: Data released Dec. 24, 2025 show the average U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rate eased to 6.18% this week, a slight decline from 6.21% the prior week, according to Freddie Mac. The modest move keeps rates inside a narrow band they have occupied for roughly two months, even as 15-year fixed rates edged up to … Read more
Lead A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum that targeted prominent attorney Mark Zaid and 14 others for summary revocation of security clearances. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali found the memorandum could not be applied to Zaid as part of the … Read more
Lead On Sunday in Detroit, an on-field altercation involving Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf and a spectator at the Lions-Steelers game prompted conflicting accounts this week. On Tuesday night, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reported that neither the league nor the Lions would discipline the fan because “there was no violation of the fan code … Read more
European presidents and ministers moved quickly to condemn a set of US visa restrictions this week after Washington barred five high-profile Europeans involved in campaigns and policymaking around online harms. The measures — announced on Tuesday — targeted Thierry Breton and four civil-society figures who have been active in pushing for regulation of major US … Read more
