Firefighter turnout gear is designed to shield first responders from extreme heat and danger, but new research suggests it may also introduce chemical exposures. A U.S. study found that brominated flame retardants are present across multiple layers of firefighter gear, including newer equipment mark…

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and deep-river fish. Many were found not in the wild, but in museum collections, proving that major discoveries can still be hiding in plain sight.

The Justice Department released more than 10,000 files relating to Jeffrey Epstein early Tuesday morning. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more details.

“It’s creating division instead of building a movement that keeps everyone together.”

Guardian investigation reveals at least 119 direct attacks on hospitals and delivery wards since start of wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan‘I can’t forget the horror’: a young mother on giving birth twice during the Gaza warThirty women were sheltering in the Saudi maternity hospital in El Fasher, Sud…

Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a powerful rebel group from the field.

We’re almost out of time — the holidays are just about here, and if you’re still doing your holiday shopping, you’re not alone. Between wrapping things up at work before some well-deserved time off and making sure you have everything you need to host family and friends, it can be hard to find the ti…

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information.

Workers are installing security bars on a window at the Louvre Museum

Research shows 97% of band’s streaming revenue comes from 1973 single I Wish It Could Be Christmas EverydayIf you listen closely to the start of Wizzard’s yuletide standard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, you’ll hear the kerching of a cash register.The sound might have been “a winning speck o…

The economic sun shines from Davos to Main Street. But there are a few clouds on the horizon.

The U.S. now controls about 3.7 million barrels of Venezuelan crude from two interdicted oil tankers. And President Trump doesn't want to give it up."We're gonna keep it," Trump said Monday night when asked about the oil's fate.Why it matters: Trump's policy of seizing ships and their Venezuelan oil…

The Lebanese militant group has resisted calls to lay down all its arms, risking a return to war with Israel.

The basic Kindle is on sale for just $89.99 at Amazon ahead of Christmas. Save $20 while you still can.

Five of the officers also facing charges of conspiracy to steal and misconduct in public officeSix immigration officers have been charged with offences after an investigation into alleged thefts from migrants and money laundering.Five of the officers are facing charges including conspiracy to steal …

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The 8 worst technology flops of 2025 Welcome to our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year. We like to think ther…

He’s made millions from referring clients to trial lawyers, and he advocates mass tort litigation that would ruin the vaccine industry.

Avon and Somerset Police says the incident "does not meet the criminal threshold" for prosecution.

The specialty sailing offered Nicky Jam-inspired flash tattoos, pancakes from La Industria Bakery, and a lineup of rising Latin artists.

Spanish researchers have created a powerful new open-source tool that helps uncover the hidden genetic networks driving cancer. Called RNACOREX, the software can analyze thousands of molecular interactions at once, revealing how genes communicate inside tumors and how those signals relate to patient…

Internet Computer (ICP) was also an underperformer, down 2% from Monday.

Ukraine is rapidly deploying low-cost interceptor drones to counter Russia’s evolving aerial attacks on cities and power infrastructure

Lady Gaga in Harlequin Live: One Night Only premieres on YouTube at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST on December 24

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Traders on Clevedon’s Hill Road say they fear the proposals could hasten the decline of independent retail as councils across Britain look to raise income by forcing shoppers to pay to parkThe shop windows are decked out in their festive finery, there are carols on the stereos and the tills are ring…

The only abortion clinic in town is fighting an eviction notice and other efforts to shut it down.

The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.

Yemen’s government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have agreed to release 2,900 detainees from the 11-year civil war

The 1997 creature feature gets a self-referential redo that works best when it allows its two stars to lean into sillinessAnyone rightly suspicious of comedies that try to make sure they have plenty of “heart” will rightly get their hackles up during the opening section of Anaconda, which sheds the …

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, summed it up in three words: “This is embarrassing.”   Hassabis was replying on X to an overexcited post by Sébastien Bubeck, a research scientist at the rival firm OpenAI, announcing that two mathematicians had used OpenAI’s latest large language model, GPT-5…

UK’s richest woman received increase despite fall in profits at family-run gambling empire

The choicest European and Asian regal jewels from the Al Thani Collection are on show in Paris

Enough with the drama.

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Dec. 23, 2025.

The suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University that killed two people and injured nine others was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, officials announced on Thursday night. The big picture: The 48-year-old Portuguese national and former Brown student was also the suspected shooter in Monday's …

Data: Pew Research Center, American Presidency Project; Chart: Axios VisualsPresident Trump has signed more executive orders in less than a year than he did during his entire first term, according to new data from Pew Research Center.The big picture: Trump has shattered presidential traditions and s…

Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare “failed star” by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi, the OASIS survey tracked subtle stellar wobbles to pinpoint where unseen worlds were lurk…

A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government.

The affected dog, less than one-year-old, was euthanized last week.

A Malaysian court has rejected former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bid to serve the rest of his graft sentence under house arrest

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent developments in markets, finance and the economy. And sometimes it's contributions from our network of expert…

"He thought he knew more than everybody else," a former classmate of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente said.

There are some possible explanations for what’s happening with seemingly conflicting macroeconomic data.

The trio recorded “Sold Out” to benefit Everytown, the gun violence prevention organization

Change in attitudes has been stoked by disinformation, viral videos and the election of rightwing populist presidentValeriia Kholkina was out buying ice-cream with her husband and four-year-old daughter when a man overheard them speaking Ukrainian. “Teach your daughter to speak Polish,” said the str…

In August 2025, Wang Lei decided it was finally time to say goodbye to his electric vehicle. Wang, who is 39, had bought the car in 2016, when EVs still felt experimental in Beijing. It was a compact Chinese brand. The subsidies were good, and the salesman talked about “supporting domestic innovatio…

Consumer spending drove higher growth in the third quarter

Affinity Partners, the fund tied to President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, has backed out of Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, Axios has confirmed. Why it matters: The news comes ahead of an expected announcement from the Warner Bros. board that it plans to reject Paramount's latest $…

New analysis provides the first national, bottom-up estimate of cement’s natural carbon dioxide uptake across buildings and infrastructure.

Job listings for store Santas have plunged in recent years as more families shop online and retailers look to contain costs, a new analysis found.

President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has just taken its milestone 100,000th photo of the Red Planet using its high-definition camera. It reveals a dark region of moving sand dunes.

A wide-screen Samsung Galaxy Fold phone would combine the pocketability of a Flip 7 and the versatility of a Fold 7.

In their own statement, the band’s other members confirmed they had parted ways with Farrell

Tell us about a lesser-known European beach – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakAt this time of year, thoughts turn to warmer days and dreamy holidays on sun-drenched beaches. We’d love to hear about beaches you’ve discovered on your travels in Europe (excluding the UK). We’re interest…

The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction must prompt a global conversation about intelligent machines, regulation and riskIf AI did not change your life in 2025, next year it will. That is one of few forecasts that can be made with confidence in unpredictable times. …

The chaos is undeniable, but where else are you going to get a pair of jeans and a pistachio-cream panettone cake for such a reasonable price?‘Oh it’s a mess!” my mum says, shaking her head. “It’s like a jumble sale.” I’m fresh from a trip to TK Maxx, and all I’m getting is negativity. A couple of d…

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat.

The world’s top three container operators said they fear instability in Gaza and broader regional tensions mean continued danger.

A 2020 email noted that Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet at least eight times from 1993 to 1996.

The earth around Lake Naivasha, a shallow freshwater basin in south-central Kenya, does not seem to want to lie still.  Ash from nearby Mount Longonot, which erupted as recently as the 1860s, remains in the ground. Obsidian caves and jagged stone towers preside over the steam that spurts out of fiss…

Neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson on how she discovered a host of evidence-based ways to keep her brain healthier in 2026

The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago

New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

The rapper's boo, Stefon Diggs, finished with nine catches for 138 yards in the win over Baltimore.

Plant parents don’t always want another plant—up your gift-giving game with these favorite plant presents we've tested.

After years of mystery and months of turmoil, the Justice Department is expected on Friday to release — as required by law — the bulk of its unclassified archive on Jeffrey Epstein.Why it matters: No saga has commanded more public fascination this year than the Epstein files, which destabilized the …

CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" segment on the Trump administration deporting Venezuelan immigrants to an El Salvador prison, with staffers alleging that the move was a politically motivated appeal to the president. The big picture: The prison, CECOT in El Salvador, has become a symbol of President…

The Oscars will move from ABC to YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday, marking a historic milestone for the streaming TV industry. Why it matters: What's arguably the most high-profile award show will now be accessible to more than 2 billion peopl…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said that his government would invite Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit Australia following a deadly anti-Semitic shooting in Sydney targeting the Jewish community.

In his 10 years at MIT, Loureiro helped illuminate the physics occurring at the center of fusion vacuum chambers and at the edges of the universe.

Your eyes may reveal when your brain is working overtime. Researchers found that people blink less when trying to understand speech in noisy environments, especially during the most important moments. The effect stayed the same in bright or dark rooms, showing it’s driven by mental effort, not light…

Long before opioids flooded communities, something else was quietly changing—and it may have helped set the stage for today’s crisis. A new study finds that as church attendance dropped among middle-aged, less educated white Americans, deaths from overdoses, suicide, and alcohol-related disease bega…

Unfortunately, it appears Democrats are keen to end 2025 on the wrong foot.

Amazon is selling Apple's USB-C Magic Mouse for $68, which is a discount of 14 percent. This isn't a record-low price, but it's darned close. The mouse typically sells for $79, though today's sale only applies to the white model.
It's rare for official Apple accessories to go on sale, and the USB-C…

Anna's Archive, the open-source search engine for shadow libraries, says it scraped Spotify's entire library of music. The group acquired metadata for around 256 million tracks, with 86 million actual songs, and is just under 300TB in total size."A while ago, we discovered a way to scrape Spotify at…

If you haven't yet upgraded to Apple's AirPods Pro 3, you can pick up the company's latest model at a discount through a deal on Amazon right now. The AirPods Pro 3, which came out in September, are currently down to $199. That's $50 off and the best price we've seen. With the new AirPods Pro, Apple…

The U.S. military says it struck another vessel that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing one person. CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd has more.

The Central American country’s economy is projected to grow 4% this year, the IMF said.

Spending limits for 2025 extended into new year but officials warn new budget is needed to finance investments

Gov. Ned Lamont (D) told Balance of Power wind power is essential to bringing down energy costs in New England.

The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, the latest blow to an industry that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as p…

Logan Paul, entertainer, entrepreneur, and professional athlete, and Ken Goldin, founder and CEO of Goldin, speak with Bloomberg’s Romaine Bostick about Netflix’s King of Collectibles and the growing popularity and investment appeal of the collectibles market. (Source: Bloomberg)

These authors rejected Anthropic's class action settlement, arguing that "LLM companies should not be able to so easily extinguish thousands upon thousands of high-value claims at bargain-basement rates."

Kai Murakami and Thomas Jane will play 'Star Trek' legends Hikaru Sulu and Leonard McCoy in the final episode of 'Strange New Worlds.'

How to watch Carabao Cup for free. Live stream Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup for free.

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The OnePlus Pad Go 2 is officially available for sale, and my first week's experience has been positive - with only a few caveats.

Metropolitan Police say two women have come forward with allegations against the actor, who will be on trial next summer for previous charges

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Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensionsWhile all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreements with other countries to deploy US troops acros…

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If you’re a high earner, you could convert after-tax income into a Roth account and never pay tax on it again.

The four boys were picked up by a military patrol and their bodies were later found mutilated and burned.

International organisations not registered by 31 December face closure in Israel, but the Israeli government says aid delivery will not be affected.

People scrambled to safety as the ferry sank on the Mekong River, with a local woman and two children feared dead.

The victims, including women and children, were ambushed on their way to a religious festival.

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg had the opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin about his plans for the future of the country.

Conservative influencers were conspicuously silent following the latest release - but political danger remains for the president.

The Christmas homecoming of Jack Hibbert, who was shot in the head and shoulder, is a "miracle", his family say.