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The toll on older people and those with disabilities is especially severe as Moscow’s forces repeatedly attack the port city’s infrastructure.

Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.

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Hollywood is Hollywood because of its gift for mythmaking.

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A car with a Chanukah decoration on its roof was set ablaze in Melbourne early Thursday, as a wave of antisemitism persists in Australia. Read More

Security forces announced Thursday they had detained an Israeli citizen on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Iran, including photographing “areas near” the residence of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump seized on the occasion of Christmas Eve to assail opposition Democrats, branding them "radical left scum" as he sent out holiday greetings. Read More

A powerful winter storm is lashing Southern California, prompting California Governor Gavin Newsom to proclaim a state of emergency in Los Angeles and neighbouring counties. Coastal communities are bracing for multiple months’ worth of rain in just a few days, while areas charred by wildfires face the risk of mudslides. Read More

Google DeepMind and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs target gaming with AI-generated 3D environments

Generation Alpha’s ubiquitous watchword is beyond the reach of semantics

Poland scrambled fighter jets on Christmas morning after detecting a Russian reconnaissance aircraft near its airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Jake Paul revealed plans for a boxing hiatus after jaw surgery, saying on his brother Logan Paul's podcast that he has “baby fever" and plans to support fiancée Jutta Leerdam.

President Donald Trump's second term sparked major political controversies in 2025, from the longest government shutdown in history to mass deportation operations.

A shy and tech-savvy anteater was just a subway stop away from being the face of the MTA and its brand-new MetroCard in the '90s, but was nixed before he could lead the card marketing plan.

Zabar's is struggling to keep up with demand for its vanilla MetroCard cookie as the Big Apple grows more and more sentimental for the soon-to-be-gone New York City turnstile icon.

The 26-year-old posted snarky Lady Gaga lyrics via TikTok, leaving social media users convinced the upload was a message "for [his] blocked parents."

Heated Rivalry Episode 6 can't come soon enough!

Lawmakers cite Export Control Reform Act powers to demand Commerce Department explanation by January 2026

Hundreds of shoes suspected to date from Victorian times have been found washed up on a beach - possibly from a shipwreck.

For the second straight year, the Yankees and Mets are battling over a star outfielder.

Kendall Jenner held the festive gathering at her Beverly Hills mansion Wednesday night, marking the model's second year in a row hosting.

Wemby and co. will celebrate Christmas by visiting the defending NBA champs.

Alas, pennies lost their glow long ago, when they stopped raining down from heaven to bring us fortune, sunshine and flowers.

A group of 19 Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a declaration that aims to restrict gender transition treatment for minors.