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Lead: On Sunday, December 14, 2025, astrological currents favor social connection and practical generosity for many signs, while a short Moon Alert advises caution late evening. From 9:20 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. avoid major purchases (except food and gas) and important decisions; after 10:00 p.m. the moon slips from Libra into Scorpio, shifting emotional tone. … Read more

Lead: Week 15 of the 2025 NFL regular season arrives with playoff permutations still wide open and major storylines converging on one loaded weekend. The slate began with Atlanta dealing a significant blow to Tampa Bay’s postseason hopes and will feature 14 Sunday games before Monday night’s Pittsburgh–Miami matchup. For only the third time since … Read more

On Dec. 14, 2025, SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, then recovered the Falcon 9 first stage B1093 on the autonomous droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific. The booster touched down after a single-engine burn and deployed its four landing legs, marking the company’s 550th successful booster … Read more

As the second‑to‑last full week of 2025, Week 51 delivers a final flurry of diverse releases across multiple genres and styles. Between Tuesday, 16 December and Friday, 19 December, the schedule includes a first‑person MMO shooter set on a post‑Soviet island, a MOBA‑inspired top‑down rebel brawler entering early access, and a console tactics‑JRPG port. The … Read more

Lead On Dec. 14, 2025, at least 11 people were killed and 29 wounded when two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales. Authorities say the attack targeted a Jewish event marking the first day of Hanukkah and have classified the incident as a terrorism event. One suspect was killed at … Read more

Lead On Dec. 5, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), whose members were appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recommended that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) withdraw its universal newborn Hepatitis B vaccine guidance and limit birth-dose shots to infants born to mothers known to be infected. The move … Read more

Fernando Mendoza, the 22-year-old Indiana quarterback, was named the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner in New York City after guiding the Hoosiers to a 13-0 season and the No. 1 overall College Football Playoff seed. The Miami native finished the season with 33 touchdown passes, six interceptions, 2,980 passing yards and a 71.5 percent completion rate … Read more

Dec. 14, 2025 — The Baltimore Ravens (6-7) travel to Cincinnati to face the Bengals (4-9) on Sunday at Paycor Stadium with a 1 p.m. kickoff. This preview outlines where the game will be played, the television and radio coverage, and why the matchup matters: Baltimore controls its destiny and can clinch a third straight … Read more

Lead A person of interest was detained on Sunday in connection with a Saturday afternoon shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, police said. The attack occurred at about 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) in a classroom inside the Holley engineering building and left two students dead and nine others injured. Authorities lifted a … Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin on 14 December 2025 ahead of negotiations with US and European envoys aimed at advancing a framework for ending the war. US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner reached the German capital earlier for adviser-level talks that will address ceasefire terms, security guarantees and reconstruction. The visit … Read more

A person of interest is in custody in connection with a shooting that struck Brown University on Saturday, leaving two students dead and nine wounded, city and university officials said. The arrest followed an early-morning apprehension at a Coventry hotel and came as campus and nearby neighborhoods were released from a shelter-in-place order Sunday. Authorities … Read more

Lead On the evening of December 14, 2025, a gun attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney killed 12 people and wounded others during a Hanukkah gathering. Police said two people are in custody and have been detained for questioning. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incident a targeted attack on the Jewish community and described … Read more

Lead Josh O’Connor hosted Saturday Night Live on Saturday, arriving at Studio 8H after a week he described as nerves at a 10 out of 10. His three-minute monologue leaned into his self-effacing, “soft boy” persona and a running joke about a proposed live-action Ratatouille role. Despite a warm opening and a standout pre-taped sketch, … Read more

On Dec. 14, 2025, two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah gathering on Bondi Beach in Sydney, killing at least 11 people and wounding 29. New South Wales police described the incident as a terrorist attack targeted at the city’s Jewish community. Officers shot one suspect dead at the scene and arrested a second, who … Read more

Lead On Dec. 14, 2025, a masked gunman entered a first-floor lecture hall at Brown University and opened fire as a review session for Principles of Economics was ending. Joseph Oduro, a 21-year-old senior and teaching assistant, said he and roughly 60 students were in the room when shots began; one student suffered a leg … Read more