Daily news from around the world · U.S. edition · Last updated Fri, Dec 12, 2025 6:00 pm PST
The Guardian · 6h ago · National Trust looks to halt construction, claiming Trump tore down historic East Wing without needed permissionDonald Trump is facing a federal lawsuit seeking to halt construction on his $300m White House ballroom, with historic preservationists ac
· BBC · 6h ago · The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues the White House failed to seek necessary reviews before demolishing the historic East Wing.
CNBC · 6h ago ·
Trump sued by preservation group seeking to halt White House ballroom construction
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The lawsuit argues that President Trump was legally required to get federal approvals before demolishing the historic East Wing of the White House.
Washington Post · 9h ago ·
National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
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The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, is seeking to halt construction on one of the president’s priorities.
CBS News · 9h ago ·
Historic preservation group sues Trump over White House ballroom project
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"No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever," said the National Trust for Historic Preservation in its lawsuit.
Politico · 11h ago · The House Oversight Committee Democrats released photos from the Epstein estate linking powerful men to the late convicted sex offender.
· CBS News · 11h ago · Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released 19 photos from a trove of images obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein. Follow live updates here.
Business Insider · 7h ago ·
New Epstein photos released showing Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Donald Trump, and more
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released never-before-seen images from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Gizmodo · 8h ago ·
New Batch of Epstein Photos Include Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and Segway Inventor
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President Trump is in there too, but you could probably guess that by now.
NBC News · 11h ago ·
House Democrats release more photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released a second batch of images from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
CBS News · 11h ago · Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory after a five-year retirement.
· Los Angeles Times · 12h ago · Lindsey Vonn, 41 and with titanium implants in her knee, shocked the world with a downhill victory at a blistering pace in her first World Cup race in five years.
Wall Street Journal · 12h ago ·
Lindsey Vonn Just Won a Ski Race at Age 41—on a Reconstructed Knee
ABC News · 14h ago ·
Remarkable Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 to start her Olympic season
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The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back
BBC · 14h ago ·
Vonn, 41, becomes oldest downhill World Cup winner
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American Lindsey Vonn becomes the oldest skiing downhill World Cup winner at St Moritz on Friday.
ESPN · 14h ago ·
Vonn, 41, earns 1st WCup downhill win since 2018
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Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunning fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years -- and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a five-year retirement.
ABC News · 10h ago · Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says New York routinely issues licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they're legally authorized to be in the country and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway funds unless the system is fixed
The Guardian · 8h ago · Notable figures in the batch of images include Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Woody Allen and Bill GatesHouse Democrats published a new tranche of what they called “disturbing” photographs from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstei
· CNBC · 9h ago · Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the photos to pressure the Trump administration to release files about Jeffrey Epstein.
Washington Post · 9h ago ·
House Democrats release photos of Epstein with Trump, other public figures
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released more than a dozen photos showing the convicted sex offender with Bill Clinton, Woody Allen, Steve Bannon and others.
Los Angeles Times · 10h ago · Newly released photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's estate do not reveal wrongdoing, but do show Epstein in the company of powerful men from the worlds of politics, business and entertainment.
NPR · 16h ago · The Indiana Senate voted against the congressional redistricting plan called for by President Trump in his attempt to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections.
· Politico · Dec 11, 2025 · The GOP-controlled state Senate voted down a bill that would have wiped out Indiana’s two Democratic-held seats in the House.
NBC News · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Indiana Senate to vote on Trump-backed congressional map despite GOP resistance
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Trump has been pressuring Indiana Republican lawmakers for months to pass new district lines that would boost the party in next year's midterms.
NPR · 15h ago · Thailand's Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia.
· ABC News · 22h ago · Thailand is preparing for new elections early next year after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives
NPR · 16h ago · President Trump says he's pardoning a former Colorado county clerk who was convicted of tampering with voting equipment to prove false voter fraud claims. But his powers don't extend to state crimes.
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NBC News · 23h ago ·
Trump issues symbolic pardon for election-denier Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges
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President Trump said he is pardoning Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted last year on state charges tied to a voting system's security breach.
ABC News · 23h ago ·
Trump pardons former Colorado elections clerk, but it alone won't free her from prison
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President Donald Trump has issued a symbolic pardon for Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections administrator convicted of a data breach scheme tied to false claims of election fraud
Washington Post · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Trump asserts he has pardoned county clerk convicted in Colorado case
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Trump says he has pardoned Tina Peters, a major cause for MAGA supporters. She was convicted in state court, and it’s unclear if his act has any impact.
CNBC · 6h ago · President Donald Trump executive order on a national artificial intelligence framework threatens funding for states that pursue AI laws deemed "onerous."
CBS News · 6h ago · House Republicans have repeatedly defied Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership amid growing frustration over how he's led the fractious majority.
CBS News · 6h ago · Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday unveiled a new statewide fraud prevention program in the state's latest effort to crack down in the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal — a scheme that siphoned away $250 million in taxpayer funds meant for hungry children.
NBC News · 7h ago · INDIANAPOLIS — As the redistricting battle began to pick up steam in Indiana last month, state Sen.
CBS News · 5h ago · A Temple University law professor alleges in a suit that he breathed in contaminated air on a Boeing craft, leaving him physically impaired.
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Los Angeles Times · 6h ago · Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore has been charged with home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering for an alleged incident that occurred after he was fired earlier this week.
· ESPN · 8h ago · Sherrone Moore, abruptly fired this week as Michigan football coach, was charged Friday with three crimes including home invasion and stalking a person he had dated, prosecutors said.
CBS News · 8h ago ·
Ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore charged with felony home invasion, stalking after firing
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Moore was handed three charges Friday, two days after he was fired by Michigan
ABC News · 8h ago · President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the U.S. administration had helped broker earlier this year
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The Economist · 5h ago · States are beefing up their antitrust enforcement
NBC News · 6h ago · A British mother holding an infant, a Ukrainian refugee, the wife of a Navy veteran, a German man about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary.
BBC · 6h ago · The barge that wrecked in 1918, famous for a dramatic rescue, is now shifting closer to the falls as recent movements carry it further from its original resting spot.
BBC · 6h ago · The photos, which do not imply wrongdoing, are part of a trove of images the House Oversight Committee received from Epstein's estate.
NPR · 7h ago · Record flooding in Washington state has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate after torrential rains this week.
ABC News · 8h ago · The Trump administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely
Los Angeles Times · 8h ago · The saga of Sae Joon Park, a Los Angeles Army veteran who legally immigrated to the United States, was awarded a Purple Heart after being wounded in combat and self-deported to South Korea, was highlighted during a testy congressional hearing about the Trump administration's immigration policy.
Business Insider · 10h ago · Over 140 bipartisan lawmakers wrote to oppose the Education Department's plan to place new student-loan limits on nursing programs.
· ABC News · 21h ago · A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional.”
BBC · Dec 11, 2025 · The agreement will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters.
· Business Insider · 21h ago · OpenAI said Thursday it had struck a licensing agreement to use Disney's characters and other intellectual property.
CBS News · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI under new licensing agreement
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Disney said on Thursday it will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI under a new partnership with the Sora and ChatGPT developer.
Bloomberg · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters on Sora
Wall Street Journal · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora
The Verge · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Disney wants to drag you into the slop
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Disney and OpenAI's new $1 billion partnership feels emblematic of the terrible times we're living through. In exchange for access to the generative AI firm's APIs and tools like ChatGPT, the studio plans to let users of OpenAI's Sora AI video ge
NBC News · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Disney strikes deal with OpenAI to let Sora generate AI videos of its characters
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It's "A Whole New World."The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that it had reached a three-year agreement with OpenAI to bring its popular characters to the company's Sora AI video generator
Bloomberg · 5h ago
Financial Times · 5h ago · Kyiv and European allies seek to strengthen their hand as Washington-led peace talks reach critical phase
Business Insider · 6h ago · The T-7 Red Hawk will teach pilots to fly fifth-gen aircraft like the F-22 and F-35, as well as the new B-21 stealth bomber and planned F-47.
Bloomberg · 6h ago
Business Insider · 6h ago · The Waldorf Astoria's Empire Club offers residents 3,100 square feet of working and lounging space as well as 24-hour room service.
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Business Insider · 6h ago · Disney staffers spoke about the company's OpenAI deal and AI strategy, including AI tools they are using and one in development codenamed "Jarvis."
Business Insider · 6h ago · Apple's App Store is a huge and increasingly important money maker. Epic Games' CEO says a new court ruling could finally slash its 27% in-app fees.
Wall Street Journal · 10h ago
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Forbes · 11h ago · Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery has now hit Netflix, and Rotten Tomatoes scores are painting a picture of how the third Knives Out entry is being received.
Forbes · 12h ago · Trump’s AI executive order aims to preempt state laws, setting up a federal-state showdown over AI regulation, innovation, funding and national standards.
· NBC News · 14h ago · An executive order aims to tackle state regulation on artificial intelligence.
The Verge · 5h ago · The long take, the unbroken tracking shot, "the oner" - whatever you want to call it, filmmakers agree that it's one of the most difficult technical achievements in cinema.
Bloomberg · 5h ago
CNBC · 5h ago · Oracle pushed back against a report that said the company will complete data centers for OpenAI, one of its major customers, in 2028, rather than 2027.
Forbes · 5h ago · All iPhone users warned to update now.
Bloomberg · 5h ago
Forbes · 5h ago · Looking for what to stream this weekend? Here’s every major new movie and show hitting Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Apple TV and more.
The Verge · 5h ago · Let's face it, it's easy to fixate on the big gifts that crowd around the Christmas tree. However, we'd argue that the true treasures are the small, useful, and thoughtful gifts tucked within stockings.
NBC News · 5h ago · Taylor Swift's hefty bonuses to her "Eras Tour" dancers and crew members led to tears and shock, based on new footage from docuseries "End of an Era."
· Business Insider · 6h ago · In the new Eras Tour docuseries, Taylor Swift distributes bonuses and handwritten letters to her dancers, musicians, and crew members.
International Business Times · 7h ago ·
Taylor Swift Docuseries: Eras Tour Crew Nearly Passes Out From $197M Bonuses
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Taylor Swift's new Disney+ docuseries reveals Eras Tour crew members nearly passed out after discovering bonuses worth up to $197 million in total.
Variety · Dec 11, 2025 · Director Carl Rinsch was convicted Thursday on charges of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million during production of the never-completed sci-fi series “White Horse.” Rinsch faces the threat of many years in prison when he is sentenced on charges
· The Verge · 7h ago · Hollywood director Carl Erik Rinsch was convicted of scamming $11 million from Netflix to spend on luxury items, including five Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari, as reported earlier by Deadline.
CBS News · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Director found guilty of scamming $11M from Netflix and buying luxury cars, mattresses
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Carl Erik Rinsch, a Hollywood director, has been convicted on charges that he scammed Netflix out of $11 million for a show that never materialized.
ABC News · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Director convicted of scamming $11M from Netflix and going on lavish spending spree
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A Hollywood director has been convicted on charges that he scammed Netflix out of $11 million for a show that never materialized, while he instead used the cash for lavish purchases that included several Rolls-Royces, a Ferrari and about $1 million in ...
Deadline Hollywood · Dec 11, 2025 ·
Guilty! Director Who Scammed Netflix Out Of Millions Faces Decades Behind Bars
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After just a few hours of deliberation, a New York jury has found Carl Rinsch guilty of scamming Netflix out of over $11 million over a never finished sci-fi series.
Los Angeles Times · 6h ago ·
'47 Ronin' director convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million meant for TV show
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Filmmaker Carl Erik Rinsch, who directed the 2013 action film '47 Ronin' starring Keanu Reeves, was convicted Thursday for defrauding Netflix of $11 million.
Business Insider · Dec 10, 2025 ·
Netflix director takes the stand, recounts 5-week scramble to save sci-fi project at heart of his $11 million fraud trial
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Carl Rinsch, the director behind "Ronin 47" with Keanu Reeves, took the stand in his own defense. He faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted.
Deadline Hollywood · 6h ago · UPDATED with more nominees: Awards season rolls on today with the Producers Guild of America revealing the sports, children’s and shortform nominees for its 37th annual awards in February.
· Variety · 6h ago · The Producers Guild of America is continuing to unveil nominations for its 37th annual PGA Awards — and on Friday, the org revealed nods in the sports, children’s and short-form program categories.
Gizmodo · 8h ago · The animated Disney sequel hit the box-office milestone after just 17 days in theaters.
· Variety · 9h ago · “Zootopia 2” is racing past $1 billion globally after 17 days of release, becoming the fastest PG film to ever cross the coveted box office milestone.
Variety · 8h ago · “Little Bear Ridge Road,” an acclaimed drama with Laurie Metcalf that marked Scott Rudin’s first Broadway production since controversy erupted over his alleged bullying behavior, will close eight weeks early.
· Deadline Hollywood · 9h ago · Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road, the play starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock that marked the Broadway return of producer Scott Rudin, will end its limited engagement two months early after positive reviews failed to provide a significant audience draw.
NBC News · 9h ago · "Heated Rivalry" has been picked up for Season 2 as the Canadian hockey romance has become a global sensation
· Variety · 9h ago · “Heated Rivalry” has been renewed for a second season. The romantic drama series was created by Jacob Tierney for Crave, the Canadian streaming service owned by Bell Media, and was also released on HBO Max in the U.S.
Variety · 11h ago · Fremantle group CEOJennifer Mullin andAndrea Scrosati, who is the company’sgroup COO and CEO continental Europe, are set to participate ina special Fremantle keynote session at next year’s Series Mania Forum.
· Deadline Hollywood · 14h ago · Fremantle bosses Jennifer Mullin and Andrea Scrosati will keynote this year’s Series Mania as the Got Talent and Normal People super-indie turns 25. The pair will discuss “strategic objectives shaping the future of storytelling and offer an insig
Deadline Hollywood · 11h ago · Down Cemetery Road is returning to Apple TV. The hit UK thriller starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson has been handed a second season recommission. Season 2 reunites Zoë Boehm (Thompson) and Sarah Trafford(Wilson)chasing down another twisted mystery.
· Variety · 12h ago · “Down Cemetery Road,” the Apple TV thriller series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, has been renewed for a second season. The news comes on the heels of the show’s Season 1 finale, which aired on Wednesday.
Deadline Hollywood · 12h ago · EXCLUSIVE: TheCostume Designers Guildon Friday dressed up the nominations for its 28th CDGAs, with titles on the movie side ranging from such big hits as Wicked: For Good, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Weapons andF1 to specialty fare including Hamnet, Hedda andBugonia.
· Variety · 12h ago · TheCostume Designers Guildhas announced nominations for the 28thCostume Designers Guild Awards, with “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” “Weapons,” “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and “Bugonia” among the titles landing nominations.
ABC News · 12h ago · British writer Joanna Trollope, known for her bestselling novels about romantic escapades in rural England, has died at 82
· BBC · 13h ago · The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England.
Rolling Stone · 13h ago · The singer discusses the thwarted terrorist attack and Vienna concert cancellation in her The End of an Era documentary series
· Variety · 18h ago · It doesn’t take long for Taylor Swift’s Disney+ docuseries “The End of an Era” to get emotional. The first of the series’ six episodes quickly opens a window on something that had stayed publicly unseen until now: just how the pop star reac
Deadline Hollywood · 14h ago · Buzz is building for Paramount Pictures and Legendary’s Street Fighter. A teaser of the video game adaptation starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, 50 Cent, Jason Momoa and wrestlers Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, has dropped at the Game Awards, and a helluva lot of action is on display.
· Forbes · 23h ago · Roman Reigns revealed his Akuma look from the upcoming Street Fighter movie. Here's the first image and what Cody Rhodes looks like as Guile.
Deadline Hollywood · 15h ago · German director, author, and photographer Wim Wenders has been announced as the president of he International Jury of the 76th Berlinale. “Wim Wenders is one of the most influential voices in international cinema.
· Variety · 15h ago · Celebrated German director Wim Wenders will serve as the jury president at the 76th Berlin Film Festival in February. The trailblazing filmmaker, who is one of the pioneers of the New German Cinema movement, has worked across both fiction and documentary over his six-decade career.
Variety · Dec 11, 2025 · The “End of an Era” is finally here. Taylor Swift’s six-part docuseries premieres on Disney+ at 12 a.m PT/ 3 a.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 12. The series will be accompanied by a new concert film shot at her final show in Vancouver, BC.
· NBC News · Dec 11, 2025 · Here's how to watch Taylor Swift's "End of an Era" docuseries, which chronicles her time on her record-breaking "Eras Tour."
Los Angeles Times · 15h ago ·
Another Taylor Swift documentary? For fans who spent thousands on Eras, reliving it is priceless
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The pop star released 'The End of an Era,' a six-episode documentary series about her massive tour, and a second concert film Friday, but fans say the influx of content is never too much.
Business Insider · 21h ago ·
How to watch Taylor Swift's Eras Tour doc and concert film: Stream The End of an Era and The Final Show
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For her final Eras Tour bow, Taylor Swift is dropping a documentary series and full concert film.
Rolling Stone · Dec 10, 2025 ·
Taylor Swift Previews ‘The End of an Era’ Doc Series in New Clip
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The superstar shared a sneak peek of the film on Good Morning America following an advance screening in New York
CBS News · 9h ago · Cook will be making his first NFL start on Sunday
· ESPN · Dec 11, 2025 · If Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields can't go, New York will start its first undrafted rookie since 1975.
CBS News · 10h ago · Bill Belichick is making major changes to his staff entering his second year with the Tar Heels
· ESPN · 11h ago · North Carolina offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer will not return next season, with the school announcing the departure of both assistants after a 4-8 season in Bill Belichick's college coaching debut.
CBS News · Dec 8, 2025 · Our CBS Sports experts have prognosticated how the 2025-26 College Football Playoff will play out
· Wall Street Journal · Dec 7, 2025
Forbes · 13h ago · The NBA's extensive content creator initiatives takes center stage on Friday night ahead of the NBA Cup in Las Vegas.
· ESPN · Dec 10, 2025 · The top moments, highlights and takeaways as the Thunder and Spurs won their respective games to advance to Las Vegas.
CBS News · 5h ago · Reese is under contract until 2027, when the Sky have a team option, but her future was in doubt after a tumultuous end to last season
CBS News · 5h ago · Whittingham has been the head coach at Utah since 2005
CBS News · 5h ago · Slot sought to quell the explosive situation Friday ahead of Liverpool's crucial away match
ESPN · 5h ago · Both Mahomes and Chiefs temamate Travis Kelce saw their Madden NFL 26 stock drop in Week 14
CBS News · 5h ago · Wembanyama has been sidelined with a calf strain for nearly a month
ESPN · 5h ago · Caitlin Clark discussed the need for compromise in the ongoing WNBA CBA negotiations at USA Basketball camp on Friday, her first organized practice since a soft tissue injury sidelined her for most of the 2025 season.
CBS News · 5h ago · King Charles III says that his cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year because of early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to doctor's orders.
· NBC News · 6h ago · Britain’s King Charles III has revealed that his cancer treatment will soon be scaled back, crediting an “early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to doctors’ orders” for an improvement in his condition.
ABC News · 14h ago · Berlin has summoned the Russian ambassador following accusations of sabotage, cyberattacks and interference in German elections, a spokesperson for the German foreign office said
· BBC · 11h ago · The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference.
International Business Times · 13h ago · Charlie Puth has appealed directly to Elon Musk after a 3am SpaceX rocket launch 'violently' shook his Santa Barbara home and frightened his pregnant wife.
· Rolling Stone · 17h ago · The singer wrote on social media that the sonic booms have "really frightened my pregnant wife"
ABC News · 12h ago · Devotees of Mexico's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, have flooded the streets of the capital
· Los Angeles Times · 15h ago · Every December, an estimated 10 million people flock to a Mexico City basilica to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe.
The Verge · Dec 11, 2025 · The next Star Wars game is coming from the director of Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic was revealed during The Game Awards with a brief trailer that got Geoff Keighley so excited his voice started cracking.
· Variety · Dec 11, 2025 · A new Star Wars video game, “Fate of the Old Republic,” was announced Thursday during the 2025 Game Awards. Arcanaut Studios unveiled a teaser trailer of the video game live during this year’s ceremony.
International Business Times · 19h ago ·
'Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic' Isn't KOTOR 3 — But It Could Be the Successor Fans Have Been Waiting For
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'Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic' has been revealed as a new single-player RPG led by KOTOR director Casey Hudson, promising player-driven storytelling without directly continuing the classic series.
Ars Technica · 23h ago ·
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor
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Original KOTOR director Casey Hudson returns to Star Wars with new studio Arcanaut.
International Business Times · 5h ago · Here are 10 photos of Mia Sorety who claimed that ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore slid into her DMs.
International Business Times · 5h ago · Amherst College faces backlash as students staged explicit sex acts and drug use in a chapel orientation show, defended by administrators as sexual respect education despite £70K tuition fees.
International Business Times · 5h ago · Stanley Baxter, the beloved Scottish comedian, passed away in a home care facility, just five years after revealing a secret he had hidden all his life.
NPR · 6h ago · As they mark the first anniversary of toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians also celebrate another coming milestone: the lifting of sanctions, which could help give the country a new start.
NBC News · 6h ago · TEL AVIV — Torrential rain has turned the Gaza Strip’s tent cities into swamps, killed at least a dozen people and washed away hopes that a ceasefire that has lasted two months would substantially improve the quality of life for millions of displ
Smithsonian · 7h ago · The filmmaker's custom F.P. Journe watch, which he helped design in 2014, brought in nearly $11 million at auction
The Economist · 9h ago · We weigh up the options
Smithsonian · 9h ago · Unearthed off the coast of Alexandria, the vessel may have once measured 115 feet long. Experts think it would have held a "luxuriously decorated cabin" and a team of 20 rowers
Smithsonian · 9h ago · The invasive insects have been spreading across the United States for over a decade, leaving behind poop that bees are transforming into a less sweet, sometimes savory, honey
Smithsonian · 9h ago · The surprisingly high amounts of chlorine and potassium in a supernova remnant could help solve the mystery of where these crucial elements come from
New Scientist · 11h ago · There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a gravitational pull to drive tides in the Red Planet's lost lakes and seas
NASA · 11h ago · NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has released detailed plans for a major survey that will reveal our home galaxy, the Milky Way, in unprecedented detail.
Science Daily · 13h ago · A sweeping review of more than 2,500 studies reveals that despite booming public enthusiasm, cannabis has strong scientific support for only a few medical uses, leaving most popular claims—like relief for chronic pain, anxiety, and insomnia—on shaky ground.
Smithsonian · 13h ago · You can see the large white seabirds dancing, preening, feeding and raising young—though the live feed might show a dark side of island living, too, with potential predation from invasive mice
Smithsonian · 13h ago · The study bolsters one hypothesis of when people arrived at the landmass that became Australia and other islands, and presents some of the earliest evidence of seafaring
CNBC · 7h ago · The FDA is reportedly preparing to add what's known as a "black box" warning to Covid shots by the end of the year, marking a major shift in vaccine oversight.
NPR · 11h ago · Managing a full December calendar can quickly take you from festive to frazzled. Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano shares advice on reducing stress and increasing joy this season.
CNBC · 14h ago · As consumers find their next grocery obsession in fiber, food and beverage companies are racing to keep up with the trend.
NBC News · Dec 11, 2025 · The Senate failed to pass two different health care plans, which means premiums will spike for many people who rely on Obamacare. One breast cancer survivor told NBC News she feels caught in the middle of a political fight.
NBC News · Dec 11, 2025 · In a recent email to parents and surrogates, Surro Connections wrote it was abruptly shutting down because of “financial and operation difficulties”.
New Scientist · Dec 11, 2025 · Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the microbe responsible for gonorrhoea, is developing resistance to most antibiotics, which means we need new drugs to treat the condition. An antibiotic called zoliflodacin might be part of a solution
ABC News · Dec 11, 2025 · Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing
NBC News · Dec 11, 2025 · A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday finds that Covid vaccines continue to protect healthy children from severe illness — a conclusion top federal health officials have questioned in recent months.
NBC News · Dec 11, 2025 · Originating in South Korea, K-Beauty skin care is now stocked at major U.S. retailers and is all over social media, with Americans spending $2 billion on products in 2025 — up 122 percent in just two years.
CNBC · Dec 11, 2025 · Growing competition from smaller players is tightening the race for market leaders Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly as more weight loss medicines near market entry.
NPR · 10h ago · Gehry, who died Dec. 5, designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Disney Concert Hall in LA. His work has been likened to sculptures rather than buildings. Originally broadcast in 2004.
Christian Science Monitor · Dec 11, 2025 · A quartet of art and nature books captures the splendor and mystery of the natural world.
NPR · Dec 11, 2025 · Whether you're craving something sweet, savory, spicy — or all of the above in one flavorful meal — we've got you covered. Here are 10 favorite cookbooks from the past year.
NPR · Dec 10, 2025 · As the year wraps up, we bring you some final notable titles — including The Sea Captain's Wife and The Rest of Our Lives — publishing before 2025 comes to a close.
NPR · Dec 10, 2025 · New York Timesfinancialcolumnist Andrew Ross Sorkin draws parallels between the stock market crash of 1929, which led to the Great Depression, and today's economic uncertainty.
Christian Science Monitor · Dec 8, 2025 · From mystery and history to fiction and memoir, these are the titles that captivated Monitor reviewers this year.
NPR · Dec 8, 2025 · Patrick Markee spent two decades walking through New York City's tunnels, armories and intake centers. His book asks: what if homelessness isn't a personal failing, but the result of policy choices?
NPR · Dec 8, 2025 · Fresh Air's book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell's The Antidote was her favorite.
NPR · Dec 7, 2025 · Rebecca Armitage, author of the novel 'The Heir Apparent', imagines a woman forced to choose between love and the British crown.
NPR · Dec 7, 2025 · Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.
Forbes · 7h ago · New Honma woods and irons have hit the market.
NPR · 8h ago · Independent video game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept the Game Awards last night. The L.A. ceremony draws millions of views for its industry honors and exclusive previews of upcoming games.
Forbes · 9h ago · This year's Nutcracker keeps the warmth and tradition audiences expect but adds a freshness that welcomes both loyal fans and those seeing the ballet for the first time.
Forbes · 10h ago · With scrutiny of UPFs broadening, but consumption rates and profit margins high, how will regulations reshape the market and impact the bottom line of producers?
Forbes · 11h ago · The singer has been hands-on in PVRIS’ design since the band’s inception. During the “White Noise” anniversary tour, she’s taking things a step further.
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