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Lead: On Sept. 8, 2025, during the Bears’ home opener at Soldier Field, President & CEO Kevin Warren described a renewed momentum around the team and its fans. In an open letter released 100 days later, Warren reiterated the organization’s plan to pursue a new, world-class stadium and confirmed Arlington Heights remains the only Cook … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday that the Academy Awards will leave ABC after the 2028 ceremony and begin streaming on YouTube in 2029, with YouTube holding global streaming rights through 2033. ABC will continue to broadcast the Oscars through 2028, which will be the ceremony’s 100th anniversary. The shift … Read more
Lead Researchers have identified tiny mud nests built by bees inside fossilized skulls and jaw bones recovered from a limestone cave on Hispaniola, a discovery published 17 December 2025 in Royal Society Open Science. The finds, dated to roughly 20,000 years ago, represent the first recorded use of bones as nesting substrate by bees and … Read more
Lead: Delta President Glen Hauenstein will retire effective Feb. 28, 2026, the company announced in a Dec. 17, 2025 memo from CEO Ed Bastian. Hauenstein, who joined Delta in 2005, led the airline’s evolution from a largely domestic carrier into a global network spanning six continents and numerous joint ventures. Delta said Joe Esposito, a … Read more
On Tuesday, OpenAI rolled GPT Image 1.5 into ChatGPT, making photorealistic image edits available to all users via conversational prompts. The model is described as a native multimodal generator that handles text and pixels in one network and reportedly produces images up to four times faster than its predecessor while costing roughly 20 percent less … Read more
Lead On Wednesday in Miami Gardens, the Miami Dolphins announced that veteran quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will be replaced on the active roster by rookie Quinn Ewers for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals after a demotion by coach Mike McDaniel. The move followed Miami’s 28-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that eliminated the Dolphins (6-8) … Read more
Lead: Authorities released new surveillance footage showing a person of interest linked to the deadly shooting on Brown University’s campus that occurred on Saturday. Providence Police, assisted by the FBI, said the video places the individual near campus before and shortly after the attack; a broader manhunt remains under way. The shooting left two people … Read more
Nick Reiner, 32, made his first public court appearance in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, roughly three days after his parents, Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead in their Brentwood home. Flanked by lead counsel Alan Jackson and two other attorneys, Reiner was visible only briefly and wore … Read more
Lead: Week 16 forces high-stakes roster choices for fantasy managers as playoff berths and championships loom. This guide weighs start-or-sit decisions for key quarterbacks based on matchups, recent form and advanced metrics. We highlight favorable plays (Jacoby Brissett, Jared Goff, Jordan Love, Bryce Young) and risky options to bench, offering concrete, data-driven reasoning to help … Read more
Lead A 25-year Swedish cohort study of nearly 28,000 people found that regular consumption of higher-fat cheese and cream was associated with a lower risk of developing dementia, particularly vascular dementia. Participants who averaged at least 50 grams per day of high-fat cheese or at least 20 grams per day of high-fat cream showed reduced … Read more
Lead: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has agreed to a multiyear deal to stream the Oscars on YouTube beginning in 2029. The agreement covers the 101st Academy Awards and runs through 2033, and includes red-carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content and Governors Ball access. U.S. viewers will be able to watch via YouTube TV … Read more
Jared Isaacman, a billionaire investor and private-sector space entrepreneur, was confirmed by the US Senate on 17 December in a 67–30 vote to become NASA administrator. His appointment caps an unusual nomination cycle in which President Donald Trump first nominated Isaacman, withdrew the nomination in May for a review of prior associations, then renominated him. … Read more
Lead Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19, 2025, reaching roughly 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) away. NASA confirmed the object behaves like a comet after a Dec. briefing, and observatories worldwide are racing to capture the flyby. As of Dec. 17 the comet was about 166.9 million … Read more
Lead ATHENS, Ohio — On December 17, 2025, Ohio University terminated Head Football Coach Brian Smith’s contract for cause following an administrative review into alleged violations of his employment agreement. The university said the actions reflected unfavorably on the institution. Interim head coach John Hauser will lead the Bobcats in the 2025 Scooter’s Coffee Frisco … Read more
Lead: New genetic sequencing indicates the Roman-era skeleton known as the ‘Beachy Head woman’ most likely grew up in southern England, near modern Eastbourne. The remains, excavated from a box in Eastbourne town hall collections in 2012 and radiocarbon-dated to AD 129–311, were reanalyzed using improved ancient DNA methods. Earlier interpretations that suggested Cypriot or … Read more
