NFL Week 16 lived up to the hype as pressure was put onto the teams looking to make the playoffs. Several games came down to the wire and a couple went into overtime.

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Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers spoiled Philip Rivers' return to Indianapolis, as they took down the Colts to remain in contention for the top seed in the NFC.

Plus, the biggest lottery jackpots ever.

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The Ukrainian leader cited progress on security guarantees, even as Russia bombed Ukraine overnight, indicating that it is prepared to continue fighting.

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In exchange for the land in Texas, the rocket and satellite company would give the government some of its own property nearby, documents show.

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For their heroics after a wave of bomb threats in New Jersey on Election Day, more than two dozen dogs were presented with an award from the state attorney general.

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YouTube’s big streaming lead over Netflix and other competitors stems in large part to its dominance during daylight hours.

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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.

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As funds deliver mediocre returns and sheds investors, the industry is struggling to unload 31,000 investments, an increase over this time last year.

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And research shows the less favored children suffer for it.

Mr. Adams will be remembered for the drumbeat of scandals that derailed his mayoralty in New York City, a growing affordability crisis and progress on public safety and housing.

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Housing experts and politicians agree that New York City needs to add hundreds of thousands of new homes. The Real Estate Board of New York is keeping tally.

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The mayor has kept his vow to lower crime in New York City, but the city’s economic recovery has stalled and homelessness has risen.

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As warfare is reinvented in Ukraine, and Silicon Valley races to maintain its A.I. lead, China’s battery dominance is raising alarms far beyond the auto industry.

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Fashion, characters, celebrities, scenes and more incredible moments that made you look in 2025.

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The U.S. on Monday attacked a "low-profile vessel" that had been "engaged in narco-trafficking operations," according to U.S. Southern Command.

Brown University's powerful board of trustees, including Bank of America CEO, remains silent after campus murders. Boston Globe reports security failures.

Royal expert call Andrew a "blithering idiot" after new Epstein photos surface, referencing claims from Tina Brown's book about the disgraced prince.

Hunter Biden gave an interview on "The Shawn Ryan Show" where he claimed wealthy Americans avoided consequences while regular people suffer from division.

New analysis reveals America's "most complained-about" Christmas attractions, with visitors citing long waits, high prices and underwhelming holiday displays.

Turning Point USA publicly endorses JD Vance for future president at AmericaFest, with new leadership confirming longtime support for the vice president.

The death of Rob Reiner and his wife is a horrific tragedy, and the details are hard to read. The grim particulars need not be repeated here. It is enough to acknowledge that Reiner gave us some of the most enduring and entertaining films of the 20th century. Read More

Last Friday, three men were arrested in Toronto and charged with hate-motivated extremism targeting women and members of the Jewish community. One of them, 26-year-old Waleed Khan, also faces terrorism charges linked to ISIS, an exceptionally violent Sunni jihadist group also known as the Islamic State. According to the RCMP, Khan allegedly conspired with “persons known and unknown” in Toronto and elsewhere in Ontario to commit murder — a chilling indication that other extremist elements could be involved. It is the third ISIS-related arrest in Canada this year, following earlier cases in Montreal and Newmarket, bringing the total number of arrested suspects linked to the group since 2023 to 23. Read More