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USA

Lawmakers and victims criticize the DOJ over heavy redactions following the release of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein records under a law signed by Donald Trump. While the files mention Bill Clinton and confirm a 1996...

6h/2m

Syria

Donald Trump ordered extensive airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria following a deadly ambush that killed two USA service members and an interpreter. The mission, known as Operation Hawkeye Strike, utilized...

8h/2h

USA

Lawmakers criticize heavy redactions as the DOJ releases thousands of Jeffrey Epstein files featuring scandalous photographs of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and other high-profile figures. The release follows the Epstein...

2h/1m

USA

Elise Stefanik is withdrawing from the New York gubernatorial race and will not seek re-election to Congress following a public dispute with Mike Johnson. The decision to prioritize her son's safety clears the path for...

8h/5h

USA

Lawmakers and survivors are considering impeachment or contempt charges after the DOJ failed to release all Jeffrey Epstein records by a December 19 deadline. Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche oversaw a partial release of...

USA

Investigators linked the Brown University and MIT shootings to Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente after confirming the deceased suspect killed two students and a physics professor. Neves-Valente, a former graduate student,...

8h/2h

USA

Marco Rubio affirmed the US will not force Ukraine into a peace deal as negotiators in Miami, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, worked to amend a framework following Russian drone strikes on Odesa that killed...

10h/2h

Brazil

Alexandre de Moraes approved Jair Bolsonaro's temporary release for hernia surgery while denying a house arrest request due to the former leader's high flight risk. Bolsonaro remains in custody in Brasília serving a...

6h/1h

Russia

Vladimir Putin expressed readiness for peace talks and praised Donald Trump while warning Europe after the EU approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine. During his annual press conference in Moscow, Putin criticized NATO...

6h/2h

USA

Elon Musk secured a major legal victory after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated his 2018 Tesla compensation package valued at approximately $146 billion. The ruling overturned previous decisions by Kathaleen...

4h/3h

India

Seven elephants died after an Indian Railways train derailed in Assam, an event occurring shortly after Mohit Turi filmed a separate fatal elephant attack in Jharkhand. The Rajdhani Express collision involving 650...

50m

USA

Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente married in a private Florida ceremony on December 3 following the birth of their son earlier this year. The couple obtained their marriage license in Miami just days before the...

4h/3h

USA

The White House is investigating a security breach after a personal finance YouTube livestream by Matt Farley appeared on the official government website for eight minutes on Thursday. This incident follows previous...

UK

Timothée Chalamet addressed rumors regarding his secret identity as the masked rapper EsDeeKid after releasing a collaborative remix of the song “4 Raws” on Spotify. The appearance follows months of speculation fueled...

USA

Cynthia Lummis joined the DOGE caucus and criticized the FBI after announcing she will not seek reelection to the US Senate in 2026. Harriet Hageman is reportedly considering a run for the seat as Lummis prepares to...

8h/39m

France

Avranches secured a historic upset by eliminating Brest in a penalty shootout as Les Herbiers narrowly missed a similar feat against Angers in the Coupe de France. Nassim Sabihi scored for the National 2 side before...

USA

Amit Mehta is considering whether Donald Trump is immune from civil lawsuits after his lawyers argued that his actions during the January 6 Capitol attack were part of his official duties. Attorneys representing members...

USA

Travis Kelce clarified his recent media silence and delayed a decision on his NFL future after the Kansas City Chiefs were eliminated from the playoffs following Patrick Mahomes's season-ending injury. The veteran tight...

7h/4h

SaudiArabia

Cristiano Ronaldo detailed his strict fitness and nutritional regimen after sharing a viral sauna photo that prompted a humorous response from Elon Musk. Ronaldo, who recently announced his engagement to Georgina...

USA

Public health groups like Public Health Watch are criticizing a potential overhaul of the USA vaccine schedule as the CDC begins rolling back recommendations for certain newborn immunizations. This follows a directive...

USA

Anthropic has launched a public beta of its Claude browser extension for all paid subscribers, expanding access to navigation features previously limited to high-tier plans. The tool enables the AI to navigate websites,...

USA

The City of Antioch agreed to a $4.6 million settlement and comprehensive police reforms following a civil rights lawsuit over systemic misconduct and racist text messages. John Burris represented 23 residents in the...

USA

Paul Feig secured Taylor Swift's approval to use the song "I Did Something Bad" in "The Housemaid" after she viewed the final cut. The film starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried opened nationwide on December 19...

12h/4h

UK

David Walliams is seeking legal advice after HarperCollins terminated his publishing contract following an internal investigation into harassment allegations involving junior staff. The decision by the UK publisher...

USA

Maria Farmer and Annie Farmer criticized the DOJ Epstein Library after a released 1996 FBI document confirmed authorities knew of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes decades ago. The sisters, who advocated for transparency at the...

USA

Myles Jack posted $100,000 bail after being arrested for allegedly firing shots and falling from a second-story window in Frisco, Texas. The former NFL linebacker faces felony charges of deadly conduct following the...

Germany

Lars Klingbeil proposed a "Fund for Germany" to restore confidence as Joachim Nagel and the Bundesbank lowered the 2026 growth forecast to 0.6 percent. Peter Leibinger warned of irreversible deindustrialization while...

USA

The family of Tyler Skaggs reached a confidential settlement with the Los Angeles Angels as jurors were prepared to award up to $100 million following a trial over the pitcher's 2019 overdose death. The agreement...

9h/2h

Germany

Victim advocates criticized the eight-and-a-half-year sentence as mild following revelations that Fernando P. filmed 34 separate attacks on his wife and shared the footage in chatrooms, building on earlier findings that...

9h/8h

NewYorkTimes

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Riots, Fires in Bangladesh After a Student Protest Leader Is Killed”

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France

Foot traffic reached 300,000 after Shein opened its first Paris store amid controversy over online child sex dolls, but unclear sales figures leave its success uncertain. Shein launched the shop at BHV in November as...

7h/6h

USA

Google will continue upgrading Google Assistant users to Gemini into 2026 after releasing Gemini 3 Flash optimized for search. Gemini 3 Flash delivers advanced reasoning at three times the speed of Gemini 2.5 Pro and...

Greece

Russia vows a response after Ukraine’s Security Service said aerial drones critically damaged the Russian tanker Qendil in the Mediterranean more than 2,000 kilometres from Ukraine; Putin made the threat during his...

21h/14h

Italy

Silvio Campara will lead Golden Goose as Chinese investment firm HSG agrees to acquire a controlling stake in the Italian luxury brand for over €2.5 billion. The deal follows a shelved IPO attempt by Permira and...

11h/5h

Finland

Sarah Dzafce is legally challenging the Miss Finland Organization after her title was revoked following a racially offensive social media post that sparked international tension. Petteri Orpo issued formal apologies to...

11h/3h

CNN

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'Release all the files': DOJ withheld more Epstein files than law requires”

Palestine

The UN-backed IPC announced that Gaza is no longer in famine following an October ceasefire, though a state of emergency persists as winter weather recently caused the death of a baby. Antoine Renard and Bushra Khalidi...

14h/11h

USA

TikTok signed an agreement to spin off parts of its US operations into an independent joint venture after ByteDance agreed last month to divest about 80 percent of its American assets. The new US entity will oversee...

31h/10h

Italy

Rome will impose a €2 surcharge on nonresidents stepping onto the Trevi Fountain’s recessed edge between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. starting Feb. 1, 2026, aiming to manage overcrowding and generate roughly €7 million annually...

USA

Steve Biskupic said he was “disappointed” and puzzled by the split verdict following a federal jury’s conviction of Judge Hannah Dugan for obstruction of justice. Brad Schimel denied that the prosecution was political...

25h/8h

UK

Assemble launched its People’s Charter outlining demands to tax wealth rather than work, curb political corruption and establish a permanent citizens’ assembly after activists breached barriers in the House of Lords and...

10h

Taiwan

Security is being tightened for New Year's Eve celebrations after authorities revealed Chang Wen meticulously planned a knife and smoke grenade attack that killed three people in Taipei. The 27-year-old suspect set...

14h/45m

SouthKorea

A committee was appointed last week to explore whether public insurance could cover hair restoration treatments, after Lee Jae Myung first asked his government to study extending universal health insurance to hair-loss...

10h

USA

At a Turning Point USA event in Washington DC on Thursday, Russell Brand opened with jokes about COVID-19 vaccines and then mocked Justin Trudeau as a “globalist stooge” amid Katy Perry’s reported romance with the...

15h/10h

USA

DHS ordered an immediate pause of the diversity visa (DV1) program after officials identified Claudio Neves Valente as a green-card holder who entered the USA through the lottery and was accused of shootings at Brown...

22h/13h

USA

Viewer engagement and ratings declined over its 10-episode run, prompting Paramount+ to cancel NCIS: Tony & Ziva after its first season as the streamer had announced it would not return for a second season. The spin-off...

10h

USA

Google asks a court to enjoin SerpApi from further bypassing its SearchGuard protections and to destroy the technology used for unauthorized scraping, following its December suit alleging the data-scraping firm...

10h

USA

US online holiday spending rose 6.1% to $187.3 billion between November 1 and December 12, following UK retail sales falling 0.1% in November and Swedish e-commerce rising 3% that month. Casey Armstrong said online...

24h/9h

USA

Newly disclosed messages show Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein discussed using a Kovel agreement and other steps to try to shield Bannon’s filmed interviews with Epstein, after the House Oversight Committee released...

24h/20h

Bermuda

William Frazer is investigating other islands globally following the discovery of a 20-kilometer-thick rock layer that keeps Bermuda unusually elevated. The study by Frazer and Jeffrey Park suggests the low-density slab...

11h

USA

Tyler Robinson made his first public court appearance in connection with the September shooting that killed Charlie Kirk after Erika Kirk endorsed JD Vance as the 2028 Republican nominee. Erika Kirk assumed leadership...

23h/7h

Fox

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This is a powerful endorsement”

Norway

Harald described the health of Mette-Marit as heavy following reports that medical teams are preparing for a potential lung transplant due to worsening pulmonary fibrosis. Are Martin Holm stated the condition is very...

21h/11h

USA

One of the black boxes from the Cessna Citation 550 that crashed near Statesville Regional Airport has been recovered and sent to Washington DC for examination, as investigators continue to analyze the December 18...

36h/9h

Italy

Juventus players and staff denied divisions after new reports said Jonathan David was being excluded from team dinners, following earlier remarks by coach Luciano Spalletti who joked that teammates stopped inviting him...

12h

USA

Lawrence Yun forecasts existing-home sales will jump about 14 percent in 2026 after the National Association of Realtors said November sales rose 0.5 percent from October to a 4.13 million annual pace but remained 1...

13h

BBC

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Epstein files released - thousands of documents now on US Justice Dept website”

USA

Cassell Falconer says the black-and-gold snakeskin catsuit debuted in Miami because the original Roberto Cavalli fabric was exhausted and the team had to recreate and rush a replacement, addressing early fittings that...

14h

Poland

Karol Nawrocki said Ukraine has shown a lack of gratitude for Poland’s wartime help, following Volodymyr Zelensky’s warning that a Ukrainian defeat would let Russia 'inevitably' move against Poland and deeper into...

14h

France

The government will seek a special law to roll over the 2025 budget into 2026 after a joint committee collapsed, leaving lawmakers unable to agree on the 2026 state budget. The committee of seven senators and seven...

19h/17h

USA

The US Coast Guard removed wording that had described swastikas and nooses as "potentially divisive," and Kevin Lunday said the passages were "completely removed" from the policy manual after The Washington Post...

27h/13h

Italy

Italy’s Senate Budget Committee approved a revised amendment to the 2026 Budget Law on December 19 that streamlines defense projects and allows civilian industries to convert to military production after the government...

22h/10h

USA

Video of a May immigration raid in Worcester showing officers restraining a 16-year-old has reignited debate over bystander recordings, after The Intercept published an investigation into how Donald Trump’s second-term...

15h

USA

Lochte clarified his recent remarks and explained why he is auctioning three of his six Olympic gold medals in a recent Instagram statement, after he announced the auction and said he was writing a tell-all book last...

16h

USA

Keith Lee was named TikTok's Creator of the Year and accepted the award onstage at the Palladium Theatre in Los Angeles, following TikTok's first US awards ceremony that honored creators' influence. Lee, who has more...

26h/23h

NewYorkTimes

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The Most Notable Movies of 2025”

10h

CNN

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Chaotic protest erupts in Albania’s Parliament”

11h

USA

Elsie Hewitt underwent a wisdom tooth extraction just one day after welcoming her first child, Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, with Pete Davidson on December 12, 2025. The couple, who confirmed their relationship earlier...

30h/11h

USA

Howard Kessler, Kim Rivers and Tony Fabrizio emerged as the architects of Donald Trump’s executive order easing federal marijuana restrictions and launching a Medicare pilot for cannabidiol coverage, following his...

29h/6h

USA

SpaceX says the Starlink 35956 satellite likely suffered a small onboard explosion, vented its propulsion tank, dropped about 4 kilometers in orbit and released trackable debris after the company had earlier reported...

17h

USA

Jim Cramer and market analysts recommend buying Nike stock after a 10 percent plunge followed disappointing sales in China and tariff concerns. CEO Elliott Hill remains focused on a brand turnaround as the company faces...

31h/12h

USA

The CPUC cut the allowed returns for PG&E, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas starting in 2026, reducing PG&E’s maximum return on equity to 9.98 percent from 10.28 percent...

26h

Italy

The Palermo Juvenile Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation after an 11-year-old boy said he was sexually abused by a group of schoolmates outside his school, following the family report that the child told his...

19h

Japan

Sony will acquire the Peanuts franchise for about $460 million after agreeing to buy WildBrain’s 41 percent stake, giving Sony an 80 percent ownership share and leaving the Schulz family with 20 percent. The deal, which...

26h

USA

Barack Obama released his annual list of favorite books, movies and music for 2025, posting it on social media and linking to his Medium page after USA TODAY reported his mid-December cultural roundup. He highlighted...

20h

USA

Injuries to Milton Williams, Will Campbell and others leave the New England Patriots still positioned to win the AFC East and reach the playoffs after collapsing against the Buffalo Bills last week. Analysts say New...

19h

USA

Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned after old antisemitic social media posts resurfaced, following her announcement as Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments. The Anti-Defamation League posted X messages from 2011...

29h/27h

TEDTalks

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How to make AI a force for good in climate”

14h

USA

Maxwell testified that Donald Trump never had sexual relations with underage girls after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche led her deposition in July, as the Justice Department released roughly 300,000 pages of court...

Thu/6h

USA

Donald Trump announced that the White House will host the first-ever Patriot Games next fall as part of Freedom 250, following his July preview of the semiquincentennial competition. He said the four-day televised event...

30h/28h

NewYorkTimes

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Fani Willis Calls Trump and Allies ‘Criminals’ at Georgia Senate Hearing”

15h

USA

An amended complaint filed in Los Angeles County court alleges Riley Keough is the biological parent of one of John Travolta and the late Kelly Preston’s children, following photos showing Keough in her first public...

28h

USA

Florida carried out its 19th execution of the year, executing Frank Athen Walls amid new scrutiny of error-prone Florida Department of Corrections records and the rapid pace of state warrants after courts denied his...

28h

USA

Consumer sentiment improved for the fourth consecutive month as inflation expectations eased, following economists’ warnings that November’s CPI data were distorted by missing October values. The University of Michigan...

39h/7h

USA

Donald Trump unveiled new descriptive plaques beneath a gold-heavy display he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame, replacing Joe Biden’s portrait with an image of an autopen and his signature after earlier reports that...

32h/30h

USA

Kristin Cabot said in interviews published by The New York Times and The Times of London that she had been separated before the Coldplay concert and that both she and Andy Byron have begun divorce proceedings, following...

38h/31h

USA

Sean Astin, chair of SAG-AFTRA, praised Harrison Ford after the union announced he will receive the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award; the union announced the honor this week and Ford will be presented the award at a...

29h

France

The Sun, in an article by Harvey Geh, recalled a similar February death as it updated details about a 24-year-old British skier who fell about 300 metres down a steep off-piste slope at Les Arcs 2000 in the French Alps....

29h

BBC

“

I was fired by Rockstar games for alleged leaks - I just wanted to join a union”

17h

USA

Trump Media will provide up to $300 million and invest $200 million immediately to fund TAE Technologies’ first US fusion plant, Michl Binderbauer said, following the all‑stock merger that values the combined company at...

39h/35h

Bangladesh

Violent protests erupted across Bangladesh after Sharif Osman Hadi died late Thursday in Singapore after six days on life support following a gunshot to the head while launching his campaign for national elections,...

23h

CNN

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Trump's Patriot Games spark Hunger Games comparisons”

18h

Italy

Kering is acquiring Raselli Franco Group in a staged deal that values the Valenza-based supplier at about €575 million and begins with a 20 percent purchase for €115 million in early 2026, following earlier...

34h/31h

Reuters

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Australia to launch gun buyback scheme after Bondi massacre”

25h

Netherlands

The USA imposed sanctions on two ICC judges who rejected Israel’s challenge to the court’s Gaza investigation, following earlier US moves against court officials. The measures, announced by Secretary of State Marco...

37h/36h

TheDaily

“

Trump Says the Economy Is Good”

20h

USA

Donald Trump said in an NBC News interview that he would not rule out military action against Venezuela following US sanctions imposed on seven associates of Nicolás Maduro on December 19. Marco Rubio emphasized at a...

Thu/6h

TheVergecast

“

Brendan Carr discusses regulation before Congress”

20h

SouthKorea

LG will allow users to delete a Microsoft Copilot shortcut after several owners, including Engadget staff, discovered the icon had appeared on some newer LG smart TVs and initially seemed impossible to remove. LG...

31h

CNN

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Brown University shooting suspect found dead”

26h