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Updated Dec. 14, 2025, 7:08 PM EST A 43-year-old fruit seller in Bondi Beach, Sydney, is being celebrated after he confronted and disarmed one of two attackers who opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday. Officials say two gunmen — a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son — killed at least 15 people and … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 13, 2025, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., John Cena wrestled his final professional match in front of more than 19,000 spectators. The 24-minute bout ended with Austria’s Gunther defeating Cena in WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event, prompting a mix of sorrow, celebration and debate among fans who had traveled from … Read more

Lead: Far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast won a run-off on Sunday to become Chile’s 38th president, defeating former labour minister Jeannette Jara with nearly 58 percent of the vote. The result ends a centre-left period in government and marks the first clear electoral victory for a hard-right president in Chile since the return to democracy … Read more

Lead Law enforcement agencies in New York City, Los Angeles and several surrounding jurisdictions increased security for the first night of Hanukkah after a mass shooting at a Jewish gathering in Bondi Beach, Sydney, on Dec. 14, 2025, that left 16 people dead. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns described the incident as an attack … Read more

Lead Patrick Mahomes exited Sunday’s Chiefs-Chargers game after an apparent left knee injury late in the fourth quarter, with roughly two minutes remaining. The play in which he went down was ultimately nullified by an offensive holding penalty. Mahomes stayed on the field for an extended time before being helped to the locker room for … Read more

Lead On Dec. 14, 2025 at Soldier Field, the Chicago Bears beat the Cleveland Browns 31-3 in a game defined by a stifling defense and clean offense. Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes to DJ Moore, D’Andre Swift ran for two scores, and the Bears’ defense produced three second-half interceptions while allowing no offensive touchdowns. … Read more

Lead A person of interest was taken into custody Sunday after a shooting on Saturday afternoon at Brown University in Providence, R.I., that left two students dead and nine others wounded. The attack occurred during final exams and triggered a campuswide lockdown that stretched into the night before authorities lifted it early Sunday. Officials have … Read more

Netflix’s announced $82.6 billion bid for Warner Bros. crystallizes a tense turning point for Hollywood: a tech streaming giant seeking full control of a legacy studio. On TechCrunch’s Equity podcast on Dec. 14, 2025, hosts Kirsten Korosec and Anthony discussed what the offer means for Netflix, Warner Bros., rival suitors and the broader entertainment economy. … Read more

Lead On Sunday in Cincinnati, the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 24-0 in what the team called the coldest game in franchise history. Baltimore’s defense held the Bengals to 298 total yards and produced a decisive turnover that became an 84-yard scoring play. Joe Burrow was held without a touchdown for the first time … Read more

Lead On Dec. 14, 2025 in Foxborough the New England Patriots raced to a 21-0 advantage but could not hold it as Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills mounted a second-half comeback to win 35-31. New England scored on four of its first five possessions — including two long touchdown runs by TreVeyon Henderson — … Read more

Lead A Harvard-led study published in Cell Metabolism has identified gut-derived metabolites that travel from the intestine through the hepatic portal vein to the liver and then into systemic circulation via the heart, influencing hepatic metabolic pathways and insulin sensitivity. The work, carried out during a Joslin Diabetes Center internship by postdoctoral researcher Vitor Rosetto … Read more

Kevin Hassett, a leading contender for President Donald Trump’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve, told CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday that he would relay the president’s views to Fed colleagues but that those views would carry no automatic weight in rate decisions. The interview in Washington came as Trump reportedly conducted final interviews … Read more

Lead Hamas on Sunday confirmed that Raed Saad, a senior commander in the Qassam Brigades, was killed in an Israeli missile strike on a vehicle in Gaza on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. The announcement, made by Khalil al-Hayya during a televised address on Dec. 14, framed the strike as a violation of a cease-fire that … Read more

Lead On Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CBS’s Face the Nation that President Donald Trump’s views would carry ‘no weight’ in formal Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) votes. Hassett made the remark while discussing his standing as a contender to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair and responding … Read more

Chargers radio analyst and NFL Network draft expert Daniel Jeremiah said on NFL Network’s GameDay Morning that the playing surface at Arrowhead Stadium felt like “concrete” after temperatures hit 16°F in Kansas City. His observation, offered during pregame coverage, has renewed scrutiny of field hardness and player safety ahead of kickoff. The remark comes after … Read more