Indiana's Fernando Mendoza wins 2025 Heisman Trophy

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Fernando Mendoza became the first Indiana Hoosier to win the Heisman Trophy, leading the undefeated team to the top College Football Playoff seed. ... Read full article

Chuck Schumer knows how to fix Somali fraud. He should just ask … Chuck Schumer

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Chuck Schumer remains silent on Minnesota fraud case involving Somali constituents, despite his 2013 immigration reform proposals. ... Read full article

Person of interest in custody following deadly shooting at Brown University

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Providence Chief of Police Colonel Oscar L. Perez Jr. confirmed that a person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting is now in custody. ... Read full article

What we know so far about Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting

Author: BBC News
Eleven people have been killed in an attack targeting a Hanukkah event on the beach. ... Read full article

'Person of interest' detained over Brown University shooting, official says

Author: BBC News
Two people died and nine others were injured in the incident in Rhode Island on Saturday. ... Read full article

12 People, Including One Gunman, Shot Dead at Sydney's Bondi Beach: Jewish Community Targeted in 'Terror Attack'

Author: Simon Kent
Twelve people, including one shooter, were killed in what has been designated a "terror attack" at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday evening. ... Read full article

Recruiting strategies for House candidates for the 2026 midterms

Author: Bill Barrow
Brian Jack is a first-term Republican congressman from Georgia, but he's become a key figure in the Oval Office. Jack is the top recruiter for his party's House campaign team and he regularly reviews potential candidates with President Donald Trump. On the De… ... Read full article

Man uncovers missing father’s bones buried beneath family home, unleashing ‘a thousand' other secrets

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True-crime documentary "Secrets We Bury" explores a family's quest to find missing father George Carroll, uncovering dark secrets buried in a Long Island home's basement. ... Read full article

Kast vs Jara: Chile votes in polarising presidential run-off

Author: Al Jazeera
Chileans gear up to cast their ballots in run-off election, with far-right candidate Jose Kast gaining ground in polls. ... Read full article

How fears of being labeled 'racist' helped 'provide cover' for the exploding Minnesota fraud scandal

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Minnesota fraud investigators faced racism accusations that effectively shielded billions in stolen funds from proper scrutiny in the massive 'Feeding Our Future' scandal. ... Read full article

What Mormons really think of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

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Those in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Britain tell BBC News about their lives, after the Disney+ show was laced with scandal. ... Read full article

Ukraine Says It Hit Russia’s Afipsky Oil Refinery Overnight

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Ukraine said it hit a major oil refinery and an oil depot in Russia as US President Donald Trump dispatched envoys to Berlin for another round of talks on how to end the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin started in 2022. ... Read full article

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Zelenskiy Says Accord Must Prevent Renewed Russian Aggression

Author: Olesia Safronova
A framework peace plan for Ukraine, consisting of 20 points and a roadmap for the country’s future development, should be effective enough to prevent renewed Russian aggression, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. ... Read full article

Witkoff and Kushner Touch Down in Berlin for Ukraine Peace Talks

Author: Breitbart London
U.S. envoys arrived in Berlin Sunday morning for another round of talks intended to secure a deal to end the war in Ukraine. ... Read full article

The prison to school pipeline: Why freedom behind bars starts with the mind

Author: Tariq MaQbool
Inside the US prison system, finding an avenue for higher education is a monumental task. ... Read full article

Agnelli Family’s Media Firm Should Stay Italian, Minister Says

Author: Donato Paolo Mancini
Italy’s foreign minister said the Agnelli family’s Gedi Gruppo Editoriale SpA media company should stay in Italian hands to safeguard press freedom, as sale talks continue with Greece’s Antenna Group. ... Read full article

Germany: Five Arrested over Alleged Terror Plot Against Christmas Market

Author: Kurt Zindulka
German police have arrested five men in connection with an alleged Islamist terror plot to attack targeting a Christmas market in Bavaria. ... Read full article

Anglesey family home being raffled for £5 a ticket

Author: BBC News
After failing to sell the traditional way, Jennie and John Bailey decide a different approach. ... Read full article

John Cena was always going to lose his last match. It was still pure art.

Author: Jordan Mendoza
It shouldn't be a surprise John Cena ended his WWE career with a loss. Still, it was done exceptionally well. ... Read full article

How Christmas at the White House became a family affair | Opinion

Author: Stewart D. McLaurin
When the 2025 Christmas tree arrived at the White House, the conveyance brought more than a concolor fir: It carried more than a century of history. ... Read full article

Ways to improve indoor air quality during the holiday season

Author: Cheyanne Mumphrey
The warm scents of gingerbread and pine are holiday favorites, but experts warn they can affect indoor air quality. Burning candles, incense, and fireplaces releases chemicals that might cause allergy-like symptoms or long-term respiratory issues. Dr. Meredit… ... Read full article

Thai PM Says No Cambodian Ceasefire As First Civilian Is Killed

Author: Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said there’s no plan for a ceasefire as the country reported the first civilian death from a Cambodian rocket attack after eight days of intense fighting. ... Read full article

I write about ultraprocessed foods, yet I still can’t tell you how to avoid them. Here’s why

Author: Sandee LaMotte
“Ultraprocessed” has become a bad word in our food supply, but regulators are struggling with how to define the term to help consumers. Here’s why that’s so hard to do. ... Read full article

How to avert a U.S.-Europe breakup

Author: Editorial Board
As the transatlantic alliance becomes transactional, Trump’s tough love is no reason to get in bed with China. ... Read full article

Chile Holds Presidential Runoff With Right-Wing Poised to Clinch Power

Author: Matthew Malinowski
Chileans are voting in Sunday’s presidential runoff that’s expected to usher in a new era of hard-right politics in one of Latin America’s most prosperous nations. ... Read full article

Trump’s ramped up travels pose risk, reward for GOP ahead of 2026

Author: Brett Samuels
President Trump is set to ramp up his appearances on the campaign trail in support of Republicans ahead of next year’s midterms, with the White House and its allies banking on his ability to turnout low-propensity voters. Trump traveled to Pennsylvania this w… ... Read full article

The Memo: Trump’s hold on GOP loosens, a bit

Author: Niall Stanage
A dramatic defeat on redistricting in Indiana is the latest sign that President Trump’s grip on the GOP is loosening – slightly. Hoosier-state senators on Thursday voted emphatically against a redistricting plan that Trump had pushed with fervor. More than ha… ... Read full article

Tennessee religious charter school fight could tee up next Supreme Court showdown

Author: Lexi Lonas Cochran
A new religious charter school fight is brewing in Tennessee that has the potential to challenge a deadlock vote at the Supreme Court earlier this year that denied the creation of a similar institution in Oklahoma.   A lawsuit was recently filed in Tennessee … ... Read full article

Revamp of train timetables comes into effect

Author: BBC News
Rail operators promise more services across the network and faster journeys on some routes. ... Read full article

Brown University shooting live updates: Gunman at large after killing two, injuring 9

Author: Niha Masih, Leo Sands, Naomi Schanen, Joanna Slater, Gaya Gupta, Angie Orellana Hernandez, Susan Svrluga, Kelly Kasulis Cho
About 400 officers are involved in the hunt for the suspect. The FBI, ATF, Rhode Island State Police, Providence police and campus security are all engaged. ... Read full article

Opinions from across America on today’s news

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King Charles gives post box to Antarctic research staff

Author: BBC News
The King sends a new post box to the remote station, where actual letters are seen as a "real lift". ... Read full article

Five arrested over plot to attack German Christmas market

Author: BBC News
Local media says one of the suspects is an imam at a mosque, and police allege he "called for a vehicle attack". ... Read full article

At least 10 dead after mass shooting during Hanukkah event on Australia's Bondi Beach

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An investigation is underway after a deadly attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. ... Read full article

Kemi Badenoch: Tories to scrap petrol ban if they win next election

Author: BBC News
The Conservative Party leader says the policy is "destructive" and "economic self-harm". ... Read full article

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party Dissolves After 31 Years

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Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once the city’s largest opposition group, voted to dissolve after 31 years of operation. ... Read full article

Adrian Grenier calls out 'woke liberal college kids' trying to tell farmers how to do their jobs

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"Entourage" star Adrian Grenier discusses his transition from Hollywood to sustainable farming, defending agricultural practices and environmental advocacy. ... Read full article

Nine killed in shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach

Author: Michael E. Miller, Jennifer Hassan
At least 12 others were injured in a shooting at Sydney’s popular Bondi Beach. One gunman was also killed, and another suspect is in custody, police said. ... Read full article

Do you have to file taxes in 2026? Here's why you might want to.

Author: Andrea Riquier
Millions of Americans file taxes, even though they may not owe anything. Here are the requirements and other good things to know. ... Read full article

Which is the better investment, stocks or a home? Answers here.

Author: Daniel de Visé
Soaring home prices may have convinced you that real estate rivals stocks as an investment. Is that true? ... Read full article

Gen Z’s search for decorative collectibles is fueling vinyl sales

Author: Auzinea Bacon
Vinyl records are popular again, but it’s not just audiophiles or nostalgic boomers fueling the resurgence. ... Read full article

Bessent expects taxpayers will see 'very large' tax refunds early next year

Author: Eric Revell
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that American households could receive substantial $1,000-$2,000 tax refunds in early 2026 under OBBBA tax law changes. ... Read full article

In one of the driest places on Earth, recurrent rain and floods have become deadlier

Author: Josh Partlow, Salwan Georges, Ben Noll
A Washington Post investigation found that in one of the planet’s most arid regions, extreme rain and floods have become frequent and deadly. ... Read full article

You might regret buying that viral couch

Author: Rachel Kurzius
Social media ads don’t mention the feeling of a metal bar across your back every time you want to lie down. ... Read full article

Trump’s library plan: An ‘iconic building’ in Miami and a ‘fake news wing’

Author: Michael Kranish, Lori Rozsa
Trump might follow the example of Obama, who created a private foundation to build his Chicago center where museum exhibits are not subject to government review. ... Read full article

Congressional probe adds to mounting criticism of D.C. police chief

Author: Olivia George, Jenny Gathright
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee interviewed police commanders and concluded Smith “propagated an ecosystem of fear, retaliation, and toxicity.” ... Read full article

Are you living a good life? Take this quiz to find out.

Author: Richard Sima, Chelsea Conrad, Carson TerBush
Now is a good time to reflect on the life you’re leading — and what you want out of it. ... Read full article

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism

Author: Kanis Leung
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism. Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei said Sunday this is the best way forward for its members. Lo expressed deep regret but noted the decision was based on … ... Read full article

US envoys arrive in Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks

Author: Stefanie Dazio, Claudia Ciobanu
U.S. envoys are in Berlin for another round of talks intended to secure a deal to end the war. U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to hold a series of meetings on Sunday and Monday. Ukrai… ... Read full article

Gunmen kill at least 11 at Sydney's Bondi Beach

Author: Kristen Gelineau, Charlotte Graham-McLay, Rod McGuirk
Two gunmen have shot dead at least 11 people at a Jewish event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said. One gunman was fatally shot by police, and the second was arrested and is in critical condition. The attack happened on Sunday. Police said 29… ... Read full article

The EU Is Entering a Crucial Week to Show Trump It’s Not ‘Weak’

Author: Jorge Valero, Alberto Nardelli, Andrea Palasciano
The European Union faces an inflection point this week as it strives to prove it’s a geopolitical force. ... Read full article

FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025 final: PSG vs Flamengo – team news, lineups

Author: Manasi Pathak
FIFA’s new-look club competition returns as the champions of Europe and South America clash in an epic final in Doha. ... Read full article

Bondi Beach shooting live: Two in custody; Sydney police operation ongoing

Author: Usaid Siddiqui
Police in Australia say they are responding to a developing incident at Sydney’s Bondi Beach after reports of gunshots. ... Read full article

Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fighting

Author: Tian Macleod Ji, Jintamas Saksornchai
Thailand's government reports a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager. This marks the first Thai civilian death from recent border combat between the two nations. Fighting began on Dec. 7, following a skirmish that wounded two Th… ... Read full article

'Never give up': Belarusian prisoners celebrate release after US lifts sanctions

Author: BBC News
"It's a feeling of incredible happiness," says political prisoner Maria Kolesnikova, freed after more than five years. ... Read full article

Hamas confirms killing of senior commander in Israeli attack in Gaza

Author: Al Jazeera
Hamas’s Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya says Raed Saad was among five people killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza. ... Read full article

Two People in Custody After Incident at Bondi Beach, Police Say

Author: Yi Wei Wong
Two people are in police custody at Bondi Beach in Sydney, the New South Wales Police Force said in a post on X on Sunday. ... Read full article

Two People in Police Custody After Fatal Bondi Shooting

Author: Peter Vercoe, Ainslie Chandler
Ten people, including one shooter, are confirmed to be dead after gunmen opened fire at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, where hundreds of people had gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah. ... Read full article

Australia police respond after gunshots reported at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Author: Al Jazeera
This is a breaking news story. ... Read full article

‘SNL’ Trump on Venezuela: ‘We’re doing pirate now!” | CNN Business

Author: Mason Winterhalter
The “Saturday Night Live” cold open featured a spoof of a President Trump Air Force One press conference. ... Read full article

Brown University shooting: What we know so far

Author: Tim Hume
A massive police operation is under way following the latest deadly attack at a US educational institution. ... Read full article

Ad Agency Stocks Seen Turning AI Disruption to Their Advantage

Author: Henry Ren
A key stock-market theme of 2025 has been the slide in shares that stand to lose out from advances in artificial intelligence, chief among them being advertising agencies. ... Read full article

Gaza to Dublin: A journey through war, displacement, hope

Author: Rawand Alagha
‘Survival comes with weight,’ writes Rawand Alagha in an essay about the pain of leaving Gaza. ... Read full article

Search for Brown University shooter stretches into second day

Author: Kimberlee Kruesi, Jennifer McDermott
Hundreds of police officers are scouring the Brown University campus and nearby neighborhoods in the hunt for a shooter who killed two people and wounded nine others in a classroom. The search stretched late into a second day after the Saturday afternoon shoo… ... Read full article

'SNL' cold open skewers Trump over new Jeffrey Epstein photos

Author: Brendan Morrow
In the latest "SNL" cold open, James Austin Johnson's Trump defended himself against new Jeffrey Epstein photos and ordered a strike on Santa Claus. ... Read full article

Iowa National Guard soldiers identified as victims in deadly Syria ISIS attack

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Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in ISIS ambush attack in Syria as Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' against the terrorist group in response. ... Read full article

European anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies increase

Author: Jill Lawless
In the past year, tens of thousands hostile to immigrants marched through London chanting “send them home!” A British lawmaker complained of seeing too many non-white faces on TV. And senior politicians advocated the deportation of longtime U.K. residents bor… ... Read full article

Chile's hard right eyes its first presidency since the dictatorship

Author: Isabel DeBre
Chileans are headed to the polls and even detractors of ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast say the candidate is now almost certain to become Chile’s next leader. Kast has a meaningful lead in the polls over his rival in the presidential runo… ... Read full article

REPORT: Biden Struggles to Raise Funds for Presidential Library

Author: Jasmyn Jordan
Despite launching his presidential library foundation a year ago, Joe Biden has struggled to raise substantial funds for the project. ... Read full article

Buffalo Bills remain in Providence hotel as police seek Brown shooter

Author: Providence Journal
The Bills are in town preparing to play the New England Patriots on Sunday in nearby Foxboro, Massachusetts. ... Read full article

Brown is the only Ivy League school in recent history to experience a mass shooting

Author: Bailey Allen
Brown University is the first Ivy League school in recent history to experience a shooting in which multiple people were killed. ... Read full article

Giffords Urges Congress to Act Before Brown U Shooting Details Known

Author: AWR Hawkins
Gabby Giffords responded to the shooting at Brown University by urging Congress to act before specific details in the incident were known. ... Read full article

Binge-watching 2025's Christmas films: The good, the bad and the so-bad-it's-good

Author: BBC News
Kiefer Sutherland, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kate Winslet all star in new festive films this Christmas. ... Read full article

Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman Trophy, becomes Indiana's first winner

Author: Scooby Axson
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the school’s first Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player Saturday night. ... Read full article

Church puts zip tie on baby Jesus in nativity scene | CNN

Author: Jasmine Amjad
A church outside of Chicago has sparked mixed reactions after displaying a nativity scene showing baby Jesus in zip ties and ICE agents with gas masks, aiming to protest recent immigration raids. ... Read full article

Police Seek Suspect 'Dressed in Black' After Shooting at Brown University

Author: AWR Hawkins
At least two people are dead following a shooting at Brown University Saturday shortly after 4:00 p.m., according to the Associated Press. ... Read full article

WATCH: Trump Gets Hero's Welcome at Army-Navy Game, Participates in Coin Toss

Author: Nick Gilbertson
Trump received a hero's welcome at the Army-Navy football game in Baltimore on Saturday, where he tossed the coin to decide the kickoff. ... Read full article

Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza, Kirk Cousins among 7* QBs NFL teams should target

Author: Nate Davis
Teams in need of a new passer next season might have a fairly narrow set of options on the QB menu. ... Read full article

At least 2 dead in shooting at Brown University

Author: Ryan Mancini
At least two people were killed on Saturday in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, according to authorities. The university initially said that multiple people were shot and transported to local hospitals, and later confirmed at least two deaths. … ... Read full article

'Too Big to Regulate': Anti-Trust Expert Warns Conservatives New Corporate Mergers Pose Threat to Speech, Culture, or Markets

Author: Breitbart TV
On Friday on "The Alex Marlow Show," Joel Thayer, President of the Digital Progress Institute, talked about mergers Thayer said, "Conservatives don't | Clips ... Read full article

Brown University in US reports ‘active shooter’ situation on campus

Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Multiple people have been reported injured in a shooting near the Ivy League campus in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Read full article

Shots fired at Brown University: Photos show the scene

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Police responded to reports of an active shooter on campus at Brown University, an Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Read full article

Dem Rep. Delia Ramirez Initiates Impeachment Push Against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

Author: Jasmyn Jordan
A Democrat congresswoman from Illinois has formally called for an investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. ... Read full article

One person killed after U-Haul truck explodes in Idaho retail shopping center parking lot

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One dead after U-Haul truck explodes outside Old Navy in Idaho. Blast damages nearby businesses as multiple agencies respond to Saturday incident. ... Read full article

Why Trump is edging toward a serious conflict with Venezuela

Author: Filip Timotija
President Trump is turning up the pressure against Venezuela and its strongman leader Nicolás Maduro, seizing a massive oil tanker en route to Cuba this week and slapping additional sanctions against his leadership.  The seizure of the sanctioned ship, called… ... Read full article

Two U.S. Army Soldiers and Interpreter Killed in Syria, Three Wounded; Trump Promises Retaliation

Author: Lowell Cauffiel
In the same week Syrians were celebrating a new chapter in their country, an ambush has killed two U.S. soldiers and an interpreter in Syria, the Pentagon announced. ... Read full article

US service members, civilian killed in Syria ambush attack: CENTCOM

Author: Ashleigh Fields
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed Saturday that two U.S. service members and one civilian were killed, and several others injured, after a gunman tied to ISIS launched an ambush. “On Dec. 13, two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were killed, … ... Read full article

Arctic air mass pushes to the U.S. South

Author: Martha Bellisle
An arctic air blast swept south from Canada, spreading into the northern United States. Thousands of people have been evacuated. In the nation's heartland, big cities like Chicago and Minneapolis faced dangerous wind chills. On Saturday, Grand Forks, North Da… ... Read full article

Belarus frees 123 prisoners including Ales Bialiatski as US lifts sanctions

Author: Al Jazeera
This is a breaking news story. ... Read full article

Democrats gather in California feeling sunny once again

Author: Elena Schneider, Melanie Mason, Liam Dillon
At the Democratic National Committee’s winter meetings in L.A., party leaders are feeling good for the first time in a year. ... Read full article

Is Snoopy a sellout?

Author: Scottie Andrew
Peanuts’ star beagle shows up everywhere: on slow cookers, sweaters and luxury goods. Yet somehow, as “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and shopping season come around again, he seems to be the one entity who can’t be overcommercialized. ... Read full article

The forensic archaeologist on the hunt for trafficked antiquities

Author: Lianne Kolirin
Christos Tsirogiannis has spent almost two decades trawling through inventories of museums, auction houses and other collections for illegally trafficked antiquities. ... Read full article

Wisconsin redistricting lawsuits may get ruling after 2026 elections

Author: Ryan Mancini
Two lawsuits urging Wisconsin to redraw its congressional maps that currently favor the GOP may not be resolved until after the 2026 midterm elections, which could help President Trump’s push for red state redistricting in order for Republicans to keep contro… ... Read full article

Democrat: Latest Epstein photo cache shows ‘people engaged in sexual acts’

Author: Ryan Mancini
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) on Friday said some of the photos found in the home of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein depict “people engaged in sexual acts.” The Virginia Democrat made the confirmation when asked on “The Arena with Kasie Hunt” on CNN. … ... Read full article

Indiana GOP’s Trump rebuke could lead to temporary redistricting detente

Author: Brakkton Booker
It doesn’t mean the redistricting wars are over. ... Read full article

Carville: Crockett broke ‘first rule of politics’ with Senate campaign launch

Author: Ryan Mancini
Democratic strategist James Carville mapped out on Thursday what he sees are possible problems with Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-Texas) announcement to run for Senate, saying she broke the “first rule of politics.” “First of all, she seems like she’s well-educa… ... Read full article

GOP health care chaos spills into battleground midterm races

Author: Lisa Kashinsky, Alec Hernandez
Republican Senate candidates aren’t on the same page about extending Obamacare subsidies, reflecting a broader tension that is creeping into House and Senate races. ... Read full article

CNN Weekly News Quiz: December 12, 2025

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She died in 1817 after an unidentified illness. Now it’s ‘one of literature’s great mysteries’

Author: Ashley Strickland
As fans celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, scholars are still combing over documents to solve the mystery shrouding her final days. ... Read full article