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Lead Google has expanded live speech-to-speech translations in its Translate app so users can get real-time interpretation through virtually any headset. The feature is rolling out in beta in the United States, Mexico and India and supports more than 70 languages. Previously this live-headset capability was limited to Pixel Buds; Google says it plans broader … Read more
Lead On Dec. 13, 2025, the Vancouver Canucks traded captain and 2023-24 Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild, receiving forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, defenseman Zeev Buium and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The move came after Vancouver missed the 2025 playoffs and amid signs Hughes might not … Read more
Lead: Who: Residents of Skagit County and emergency officials. When: Overnight into Friday following a multiday atmospheric-river storm. Where: Mount Vernon, Burlington and other low-lying communities along the Skagit River in Western Washington. What: The Skagit crested at a new high in places but did not overtop floodwalls or produce reported fatalities. Result: Major damage … Read more
Lead The Department of Justice has sued Fulton County, Georgia, seeking access to ballots and related 2020 election materials after local officials said the records were sealed and unavailable without a court order. The federal filing (which follows an October subpoena) asks for “all used and void ballots, stubs of all ballots, signature envelopes, and … Read more
On Dec. 12, 2025, a small Pensacola restaurant and its staff found themselves central to a lifesaving story after a longtime customer stopped appearing. For 10 years, 78-year-old Charlie Hicks ate at the Shrimp Basket twice a day — a cup of gumbo, light on rice, and no cracker — until he vanished one September … Read more
Lead Comedian and actor Amy Schumer announced on Instagram on Friday that she and husband Chris Fischer have decided to end their marriage after seven years. She described the split as amicable and asked for privacy while emphasizing that both parents will continue to focus on raising their son, Gene. Schumer’s post mixed a direct … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 12, 2025 in Memphis, Tenn., Keyonte George scored a career-high 39 points and sank the decisive basket and free throws in the closing seconds as the Utah Jazz edged the Memphis Grizzlies 130-126. Ja Morant returned to the Grizzlies’ lineup after a 10-game absence with a right calf sprain and finished with … Read more
Lead Steve Witkoff, the White House envoy tasked with mediating between Kyiv and Moscow, will travel to Germany this weekend to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders for fresh negotiations on ending the war. The talks in Berlin will focus on the latest draft of a proposed peace agreement, the … Read more
Lead: The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit seeking access to 2020 voting materials in Fulton County, Georgia, amid continuing claims from former President Donald Trump that the election was stolen. The complaint asks state and local officials to produce used and void ballots, ballot stubs, signature envelopes and corresponding digital envelope files from … Read more
Lead: The United States has accused Rwanda of violating a US-brokered peace accord after the M23 rebel movement seized the strategic Congolese port city of Uvira in eastern South Kivu. US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz made the charge on 12 December 2025 as Congolese officials and regional monitors reported that more than 400 … Read more
In U.S. trading today, the Nasdaq underperformed while shares of Broadcom slid and a noted Tesla competitor surged, driving mixed action across major indexes. Market participants cited sector rotation and profit-taking in chip stocks as key forces, even as select EV names attracted fresh buy interest. Volatility centered on technology and semiconductor names, with broader … Read more
December 10, 2025 — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has unsealed a seizure warrant for the crude oil tanker M/T Skipper (IMO 9304667), after the U.S. Coast Guard boarded and seized the vessel on December 10 while it was at sea following departure from Venezuela. The warrant was signed by a … Read more
Lead: Myles Garrett said Friday that he reached out to Steelers pass-rush standout T.J. Watt after reports that Watt suffered a partially collapsed lung following a dry-needling treatment at the Steelers facility. The update, posted on X by Watt’s brother J.J. Watt on Dec. 12, 2025, said T.J. underwent surgery and had been discharged from … Read more
Lead: New observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope indicate that the ultra-hot super-Earth TOI-561b — discovered in 2020 and located outside our solar system — is cooler on its dayside than expected, a result consistent with the presence of a substantial atmosphere. Researchers measured the planet’s dayside temperature during Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph observations and … Read more
Lead Preservation groups filed suit on Friday to stop President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom until the project undergoes independent design reviews, environmental assessments, formal public comment and congressional approval. The National Trust for Historic Preservation asks a federal court to block work that has already included demolition of the East Wing. The complaint … Read more
