Sports betting is fueling today’s gambling surge, and young men are the industry’s bullseye.

President Trump ordered the suspension of a green card lottery program that enabled the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and killing of an MIT professor to live in the U.S, a top official announced late Thursday.The big picture: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's announcement mar…

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.

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…

Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get it? Here’s what to know.

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.

Reduce, reuse, recycle.

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.

CEO Jamie Dimon appears to have reversed course from once equating Bitcoin with a “pet rock.”

Some people in Ukraine weathered the harshest moments of the last ice age by creating shelters made partly of mammoth bones and tusks.

In this episode, we look back at 2025 and look ahead to what's happening in 2026—including what’s in store for Uncanny Valley.

The Mac Mini is a fantastic little computer, but you'll need one of these great monitors to complete the setup.

A budget price for premium sound, a comfortable design, and multi-platform support.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ship seizures were meant to force Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro from power.

A new Gallup survey found that among a baker’s dozen of U.S. leaders, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the most popular. Over four in 10 respondents to the poll, released Monday, said they approve of Powell’s job performance. That includes 46 percent of Democrats, 34 percent of Republicans an…

Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest cityOutside an abandoned building in New Zealand’s second-biggest city, a sign reads “slightly haunted but manageable”. In the middle of a busy shopping strip, pedestrians are w…

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

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…

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

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.

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

"What a surreal holiday season" the actress-turned-rocker said in a video of the fitting.

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.

Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continuesIsrael has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that poses a further threat to th…

Two men planned an attack in Greater Manchester and a third man failed to report the plan.

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…

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…

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…

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

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.

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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…

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…

The town of Siversk had served as a stronghold in the portion of eastern Donetsk still under Ukrainian control. Moscow wants Kyiv to surrender the town as part of a peace deal.

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

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

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…

Sasse, who is 53 and voted to impeach Trump, says he has ‘metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer’US politics live – latest updatesBen Sasse announced on Tuesday that he has terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer. The former Republican senator revealed his diagnosis in a post on X, calling it a “d…

Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA group of the world’s top economists – including the Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz – have called for Sri Lanka’s debt payments to be suspended as it tackles the devastation caused by Cyc…

Forced by an act of Congress, the Justice Department has released “hundreds of thousands” of pages of documents related to Epstein—but not everything, as is required by law.

The Pompidou Center is the place to see contemporary art in Paris. Or it was, until curators put its astonishing collection into storage.

The time of day that cancer drugs are administered could make a big difference to a patient's outcomes, and would be a relatively simple intervention to roll out

An excavation in Suffolk, UK, has uncovered pyrite and flint that appear to have been used by ancient humans to light fires some 400,000 years ago

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 $…

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

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

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…

Scientists have discovered that T cell receptors activate through a hidden spring-like motion that had never been seen before. This breakthrough may help explain why immunotherapy works for some cancers and how it could be improved for others.

The Vocaloid song of the year this year is DECO27’s “Monitoring.”

Homebuyers who make these moves will be better poised to take advantage of market conditions in the new year.

Trudeau was all talk and all looks as prime minister, but talk and looks are pretty good qualities in a boyfriend.

Former special counsel Jack Smith requested to testify in "an open and public hearing" in a Thursday letter from his attorneys to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).Why it matters: The open forum would give Smith — who is facing congressional probes and calls from President Trump to have him …

A photo of President Trump along with a batch of other files was initially removed from the Justice Department's newly released tranche of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents, images and recordings.The photo of the president has since been re-uploaded by the DOJ.The big picture: The vanis…

Susie Wiles, President Trump's chief of staff, chronicled the chaotic inner workings of the White House in a series of shockingly candid, unfiltered interviews with Vanity Fair throughout the year, published Tuesday.Why it matters: Wiles discussed Trump's "alcoholic's personality," Elon Musk's drug …

It's purportedly the first of four planned teasers, one per week, showing before Avatar: Fire and Ash.

A tribute to Vince Zampella, the pioneering Call of Duty developer.

Two iconic characters from Star Trek: The Original Series will appear in the final episode of the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Thomas Jane will play Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy, while Kai Murakami will play Hikaru Sulu in the series finale.

Magic: The Gathering Christmas deals are still live!

007 First light is delayed two months for “further polish,” developer and publisher IO Interactive has announced. It now has the release date previously occupied by GTA 6.

The Russian-labeled candy bars are a reminder of how difficult it is to completely disconnect a major economy from the global flow of goods.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday named former BlackRock financier Mark Wiseman to serve as Canada's next ambassador to the U.S. Wiseman also previously served as president and CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and chair of the board of the Alberta Investment Management Cor…

A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse.

TripZapp founder Rory Okoli wants to make it simple for tourists to book and pay for African travel.

California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.

Under the so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11 process, the main maker of its devices will take ownership of the firm.

The US president has vowed to revive American shipbuilding after lagging behind China in naval capacity.

Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedChina and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, while Donald Trump continues to ramp up his pressure campaign on the Sout…

Revealing the magic behind the making of the nation’s favourite Christmas music videos.

The presenter, who has become a staple on 1Xtra's airwaves, will host his final show in January.

We knew that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy did more than just help control type 2 diabetes and aid weight loss, but the extent of that potential really came to light in 2025

Scientists found a way to let people perceive an intense blue-green hue unlike anything they had seen before – and the technique could help people with colour blindness

From machine learning to voting, the workings of the world demand randomisation, but true sources of randomness are surprisingly hard to find. Now quantum mechanics has supplied the answer

White-sided dolphins seem to help killer whales "scout" and catch Chinook salmon near Vancouver Island, then eat the leftovers

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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