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Lead: The Trump administration on Monday ordered an immediate suspension of leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects being built along the U.S. East Coast, citing national security concerns identified by the Pentagon. The pause affects Vineyard Wind (Massachusetts), Revolution Wind (Rhode Island/Connecticut), Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (Virginia) and two New York projects, Sunrise Wind … Read more

Lead Northwestern University researchers report in Alzheimer’s & Dementia (2025) that a compound called NU-9 reduced levels of toxic amyloid beta oligomers and calmed reactive astrocytes in mouse models. The experiments identified a previously unreported oligomer subtype named ACU193+ that appears early in stressed neurons and associates with astrocytes. With NU-9 treatment, mice showed markedly … Read more

Lead On Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, a planned 60 Minutes segment that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss opted not to air in the United States was discovered streaming on a Canadian platform and quickly spread online. The episode, which correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi produced and CBS sources say was finalized the previous Friday, appeared … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump announced on Monday at his Mar-a-Lago resort a plan for the Navy to build a large warship he called a “battleship,” the first of a proposed “Golden Fleet” to be named USS Defiant. He said the vessel will be larger than World War II Iowa-class ships and carry advanced weapons including … Read more

Brown University placed its police chief on leave on Monday, more than a week after a mass shooting on 13 December that killed two students and wounded nine others. President Christina Paxson said the leave is part of a standard, campus-wide review of the response and safety policies. Authorities identified a suspect six days after … Read more

Lead: On Monday night in Indianapolis, Brock Purdy threw a career-high five touchdown passes and Dee Winters returned the final interception 74 yards for a touchdown to lift the San Francisco 49ers to a 48-27 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 22, 2025. San Francisco improved to 11-4 and extended its win streak to … Read more

Vince Zampella, the game developer widely credited as a co‑creator of the Call of Duty franchise, died Sunday afternoon on the Angeles Crest Highway in unincorporated Los Angeles County. Electronic Arts confirmed Zampella’s death and said he was 55; the company did not disclose a cause. The California Highway Patrol said it responded to a … Read more

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an oral form of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss medicine Wegovy, the company announced on Monday. The once-daily pill is the first oral GLP-1 product cleared by the regulator specifically for weight loss and is slated for a US launch in early January 2026. Novo Nordisk reported trial results … Read more

Lead U.S. stock futures moved cautiously as Nvidia (NVDA) approached a pivotal technical level while several large-cap names — AppLovin, Apple, Palantir and Tesla — were identified as trading inside buy zones by market scanners. The price action in futures and chips comes amid ongoing rotation between growth and cyclical sectors, with investors watching leadership … Read more

Lead: On December 21, 2025, the Epic Games Store revealed Sorry We’re Closed as its free daily title, making it available to claim for 24 hours. The retro-inspired survival horror game, developed by British studio à la mode games and published by Akupara Games, had recently been awarded Debut Game at the 2025 Indie Game … Read more

Lead Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday confirmed it has received an amended, unsolicited tender offer from Paramount Skydance and said it will review the proposal in consultation with independent financial and legal advisers. The board reiterated its existing support for a previously announced sale of studio and streaming assets to Netflix and told shareholders not … Read more

Lead: The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.6 billion ahead of Monday night’s drawing, giving players a shot at the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. If you hit the winning numbers, one of the first big choices is between a 30-year annuity and a lump-sum payout — roughly $735.3 million before taxes. Emily … Read more

Ukrainian forces carried out a series of strikes inside Russian territory and in Russian-held Crimea on Monday, hitting an oil terminal, a pipeline, two parked jet fighters and at least two ships, officials said. The operations — which Kyiv described as efforts to disrupt Moscow’s logistics and military capacity — included hits on an ammunition … Read more

A 55-year-old woman who was swimming near Lovers Point in Monterey Bay vanished over the weekend, prompting a multiagency search after witnesses reported a possible shark encounter, authorities said. The disappearance was reported after the swimmer’s group returned to shore and discovered she was missing; one witness later described seeing a large splash and a … Read more

Southern California faces a wet, potentially dangerous storm this week as an atmospheric river moves over the region, bringing heavy rainfall and a heightened flash-flood threat for communities near recent wildfire burn scars. Authorities issued an evacuation warning for the Palisades Fire burn scar effective 11 a.m. Tuesday amid concerns about mudslides and debris flows; … Read more