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Dec. 16, 2025 — House Speaker Mike Johnson faced public pushback from Republican moderates this week as the conference worked to advance a GOP health-care package that does not include a near-term extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies set to lapse for roughly 20 million Americans. The dispute surfaced after a Republican conference … Read more
Lead On Dec. 16, 2025, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon declined to order an immediate stop to construction on a proposed White House ballroom, provided the administration files formal plans by the end of the month. The National Trust for Historic Preservation had sought an injunction to halt the work, arguing the project sidesteps … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump provoked an unusual wave of criticism from fellow Republicans after he blamed the fatal stabbing of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife on what he called “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME” in a social post Monday morning. The couple’s son, Nick Reiner, was arrested Sunday night by the Los Angeles Police Department … Read more
Lead Ford Motor Company announced that it will take a $19.5 billion charge in 2026 after halting production of the original electric F‑150 Lightning and shifting some operations to hybrid and EREV (extended‑range electric vehicle) variants. The move follows CEO Jim Farley’s public warnings earlier this year that ending the $7,500 federal EV tax credit … Read more
Lead Late in the third quarter of the 2025 NBA Cup championship in Las Vegas, the young San Antonio Spurs built a double-digit lead and threatened to pull away. The New York Knicks’ bench shifted momentum: Jordan Clarkson, Tyler Kolek and Mitchell Robinson erased the deficit and set the tone for the fourth quarter. New … Read more
Samsung will expand its Micro RGB television range in 2026 with new 55-, 65-, 75-, 85- and 100-inch models, a move that tightens the competitive gap with OLED in image quality and color fidelity. The company says the sets use sub-100-micrometer RGB LEDs that act independently to enable finer local light control and higher accuracy. … Read more
Lead: A 33-year-old Texas woman was arrested after razor blades were discovered inside loaves of bread sold at two Walmart stores in Biloxi, Mississippi. Camille Benson was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with attempted mayhem; bond was set at $100,000. Customers first reported blades on Dec. 5 and Dec. 8 at a Walmart Supercenter … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 16, 2025, Paramount’s hostile offer for Warner Bros. appeared to unravel after President Donald Trump publicly attacked CBS and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners withdrew from the deal. The pullout followed Trump’s complaint that CBS’s 60 Minutes treated him worse since its change in ownership, and Affinity cited a shift in “investment dynamics”. … Read more
On Nov. 25 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, engineers joined the two main segments of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, marking completion of its assembly and moving the observatory into final testing. The milestone keeps the mission on track for a targeted May 2027 launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, … Read more
Lead: Senator J.D. Vance has been foregrounding former President Donald Trump’s record on growth and jobs as he and allied Republicans respond to voter concerns about the rising cost of living. In recent public remarks and campaign events, Vance emphasized economic indicators that he says reflect a stronger pre-pandemic and early-post-pandemic economy. The effort appears … Read more
Warner Bros Discovery is expected to recommend that shareholders reject Paramount Skydance’s $108.4bn (£80.75bn) takeover offer as soon as Wednesday, according to media reports. The recommendation follows concerns about how the proposed acquisition would be financed and comes amid competing proposals, including a separate $72bn deal tied to Netflix. A key financier linked to Paramount’s … Read more
Lead: On December 16, 2025, the California Department of Motor Vehicles said it will seek a 30-day suspension of Tesla Inc.’s ability to sell vehicles in the state unless the company alters marketing that the agency says misrepresents its driver-assistance systems. The DMV said the suspension, if ordered, will be stayed for 90 days to … Read more
Lead On Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs met at T-Mobile Arena for the Emirates NBA Cup Championship, tipping at 8:30 p.m. ET on Prime. The game featured Jalen Brunson leading the Knicks and Victor Wembanyama anchoring the Spurs, with the Cup and franchise bragging rights on the … Read more
Who: Nick Reiner, 32, has been formally charged in the deaths of his parents, director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner. When and where: Authorities say the fatal stabbings occurred in the early morning hours of December 14 at the family home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. What happened: Los Angeles County prosecutors filed two … Read more
On Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, a masked gunman opened fire in a first-floor classroom in the Barus & Holley building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, killing two undergraduates and wounding multiple others. Authorities say video from the surrounding College Hill neighborhood shows a man they believe was casing the area earlier that morning … Read more
