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Dec. 19, 2025 — The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the 2018 compensation package for Elon Musk at Tesla, reversing a lower-court order that had undone the award. The unanimous five-member court ruled rescission was an improper remedy, finding that canceling the plan left Mr. Musk uncompensated for years of service. The decision clears … Read more
Lead Taylor Swift’s new Disney+ docuseries episodes show Andrea Swift prompting her daughter to consider dating NFL star Travis Kelce. The third and fourth installments landed on Disney+ on Thursday and include scenes where Andrea recounts tracking Kelce’s appearances at Swift’s shows. Those segments link moments from Kelce bringing a friendship bracelet to Swift’s tour … Read more
In response to a deadly ambush on 13 December in Palmyra that killed two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter, US forces launched a large-scale strike across central Syria on Friday evening. US Central Command (Centcom) reported the operation hit more than 70 targets using over 100 precision munitions, with fighter jets, attack helicopters, … Read more
Lead: NASA announced that four crew members from three agencies will fly on SpaceX Crew-12 to the International Space Station no earlier than Feb. 15, 2026, for a long-duration science expedition. The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (commander) and Jack Hathaway (pilot), ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev as mission specialists, … Read more
Lead: On 19 December 2025 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Anthony Joshua defeated Jake Paul by sixth-round knockout in an eight-round, non-title heavyweight contest that capped a star-studded Netflix card. Joshua, 36, entered the ring at 243.4lb and imposed a physical advantage over Paul, 28, who weighed 216.6lb at the official weigh-in. The bout—contested … Read more
Nick Reiner, 32, was diagnosed with schizophrenia before he was arrested in a double homicide at his parents’ Brentwood home on Dec. 14, authorities and reporting indicate. Coroner investigators confirmed that Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner died from multiple sharp-force injuries at the residence. Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged Nick with two counts … Read more
Buyers returned to technology shares on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq higher as options contracts expired and investors rotated back into growth names. The market finished the week with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up on the session and trimming its weekly loss to under 1%, while other major indexes posted weekly gains. Trading earlier in … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 19, 2025, workers affixed new lettering to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after the center’s board of trustees voted to add President Donald J. Trump’s name to the building. The change followed a unanimous vote by a board whose recent appointees were selected by Trump, … Read more
Democratic lawmakers said they are weighing legal steps after the Justice Department announced it would not complete the public release of all records tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by the statutory deadline at 11:59 p.m. on Friday. On Friday the DOJ began releasing hundreds of thousands of pages but Deputy Attorney General Todd … Read more
Lead: On December 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice published an initial tranche of more than 13,000 records and hundreds of photographs connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s investigations, producing new images but leaving large portions sealed or redacted. The release, ordered by a congressional law with a midnight deadline, revealed photos of high-profile figures and … Read more
Google set a January 28 enrollment deadline for new programs that would let Android apps use external download links and alternative billing in the US, while attaching notable fees and reporting rules. Under the company’s updated support pages, installs that occur within 24 hours of a user clicking an external link would carry a $2.85 … Read more
Lead: An autopsy released on Dec. 19, 2025, found that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head two days before his body was discovered in a Salem, New Hampshire, storage unit. Authorities say Mr. Neves Valente has been linked to a Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University that … Read more
Lead: The United Nations said on Friday that famine is no longer recorded anywhere in Gaza after a rise in humanitarian deliveries following the October ceasefire, but it warned that hunger and the overall humanitarian emergency remain severe. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) now lists the entire enclave in the “emergency” phase, one … Read more
Lead On December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously reinstated the $56 billion 2018 compensation package awarded to Elon Musk by Tesla. The court said canceling the award left Musk “uncompensated for his time and efforts over a period of six years,” effectively overturning the earlier Chancery Court rulings. Adjusted to Tesla’s recent share … Read more
Lead Sources with direct knowledge say 32-year-old Nick Reiner had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and experienced a change or adjustment to his medication before the fatal stabbings of his parents in Brentwood. The victims, filmmaker Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead in their home in the early morning hours on … Read more
