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Medford residents oppose the township’s affordable housing plan

Medford residents oppose the township’s affordable housing plan as New Jersey kicks off its 2025 round of state-mandated housing obligations—requirements recalculated every 10 years based on a town’s population, income, and land capacity. In other words: the state runs the numbers again, and Medford is loudly arguing about what those numbers should mean on the ground.

Police are searching for suspects accused of breaking into 20 storage units in Philadelphia.

Police are searching for suspects accused of breaking into 20 storage units in Philadelphia, after investigators said four men in dark clothing and masks hit the facility and stole an unknown number of items from multiple units.

Avian flu suspected after hundreds of snow geese die at a quarry in Northampton County

Avian flu suspected after hundreds of snow geese die at a quarry in Northampton County, as the Pennsylvania Game Commission says avian influenza is believed to be behind the mass die-off discovered at the site.

Broadcaster reports from outside a rabbi’s funeral as mourners pay tribute

Broadcaster reports from outside a rabbi’s funeral as mourners pay tribute, with a service at the Chabad of Bondi describing his death as an “unspeakable loss.”

Fleeing suspect arrested after North Philadelphia crash that killed an Uber passenger

Fleeing suspect arrested after a North Philadelphia crash that killed an Uber passenger, after authorities say Cini ran from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department and slammed into 51-year-old Stephen Thompson and his passenger, 63-year-old Angela Cooper—turning a reckless escape into a fatal collision.

Khawaja falls short of a century as Jacks takes his first Ashes wicket

**Khawaja falls short of a century as Jacks takes his first Ashes wicket** — and yes, England will absolutely be framing it like a spiritual victory. Will Jacks grabbed his first Ashes scalp by removing Usman Khawaja for 82, caught by Josh Tongue in the deep, as Australia slipped to 185-5 on day one of the third Test in Adelaide.

Trump orders a “total and complete” naval blockade of Venezuela

Trump orders a “total and complete” naval blockade of Venezuela, with President Donald Trump on Tuesday directing a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers traveling to or from the country—because nothing says calm, measured statecraft like flipping the big red maritime switch.

Order issued to block sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela

Order issued to block sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela as Trump ramps up the pressure—fresh off U.S. forces seizing an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast in a rare, headline-hungry move that came after a conspicuous buildup of military muscle in the region.

Plan approved to merge four New Castle County school districts into one

Plan approved to merge four New Castle County school districts into one as Delaware’s Redding Consortium voted to advance a proposal folding Brandywine, Red Clay Consolidated, Christina, and Colonial into a single Northern New Castle School District. The 24-member task force—educators, elected officials, and youth advocates—says consolidation could be designed to deliver more equitable resources, but it’s already splitting the community, with some parents warning it could disrupt districts that are working and arguing the focus should be on practical supports like job training. A Wilmington public meeting was also derailed when a Zoom chatbot blasted racial slurs, forcing a pause to address the harm. The merger isn’t final: the consortium still has to draft a detailed plan, then win approval from the State Board of Education and the General Assembly.

BBC declines to playlist “Fairytale of New York” live version over slur

The public broadcaster reportedly will not playlist a new live version of the Pogues classic because it includes a homophobic slur, which could dull a fan push for a Christmas number one. It is the same annual ritual as mince pies and family arguments, the song surges every December, the BBC flinches, everyone acts shocked, and we do it all again next year.

30 years since the Dayton Accords, peace that stopped the war and froze the politics

This week marks three decades since the Dayton Accords were signed in Paris, ending the Bosnian war after negotiations at a U.S. air base in Dayton, Ohio. The deal did its core job, it stopped the shooting and preserved Bosnia as a single state with protections, but it also entrenched a complicated power-sharing system that still enables nationalist obstruction and periodic secession threats, especially as outside attention has waned. The lessons are not subtle, major powers have to act together and on time, justice is foundational (the UN tribunal indicted 160-plus people and helped pave the way for the ICC), displacement reshapes lives for generations, and complacency is how nationalism crawls back out of the basement.

Bruce Springsteen biopic “Deliver Me from Nowhere” set for digital and 4K/Blu-ray release

The film is slated for digital release on Dec. 23, followed by 4K and Blu-ray on Jan. 20, because apparently the Boss is not done materializing in your living room in ever-sharper resolution. Rock mythology, now in ultra-high definition, so you can see every pore of the American Dream.

AI-designed dual-PCB Linux computer with 843 components boots on first try

LA startup Quilter says its AI-assisted workflow produced “Project Speedrun,” a complex dual-board Linux single-board computer with 843 components, in about a week, and it booted Debian on the first power-up. That “Holy crap, it’s working” reaction is less a quote and more the global hardware engineering mission statement. If the claim holds up, this could lower barriers for new hardware makers, or usher in an exciting new era of “move fast and accidentally ship a motherboard.”

White House hosts Hanukkah celebration with former president participating

A Hanukkah event at the White House is set to take place with President Trump participating, amid heightened security concerns after an attack during a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney. The celebration also draws attention to a notable, history-linked menorah connected to the occasion.

Measles outbreaks increasing, clusters reported in Utah–Arizona border area and South Carolina

Health officials report growing measles clusters along the Utah–Arizona border and in South Carolina, with hundreds of people in quarantine. Measles is not a quirky throwback disease, it is highly contagious, preventable, and still perfectly capable of wrecking communities when public health gets treated like optional software updates.

Hegseth Declines to Release Video of Strike on Alleged Boat Survivors

“Hegseth Declines to Release Video of Strike on Alleged Boat Survivors” as the Pentagon refuses to release the full footage of a U.S. military operation that involved repeated strikes on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean Sea, an attack that left 11 people dead—because nothing says accountability like keeping the receipts locked in a drawer.

Congo rebels agree to withdraw from Uvira following a U.S. demand

Congo rebels agree to withdraw from Uvira following a U.S. demand, as a rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo says he and his forces will pull out of the city after the United States requested it—apparently discovering that, on rare occasions, armed groups can take “please leave” as an actual agenda item.

Travel ban expanded to include Syria, South Sudan, and other countries

Travel ban expanded to include Syria, South Sudan, and other countries, as President Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation widening the administration’s restrictions on entry into the United States—adding “full restrictions and entry limitations” for travelers from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and South Sudan, while also targeting Syria and people from the Palestinian territory.

Trump defends Susie Wiles and praises his chief of staff amid a controversy.

**Trump defends Susie Wiles and praises his chief of staff amid a controversy**, brushing off backlash over her Vanity Fair remark that he has an “alcoholic’s personality.” Trump said he understood the comment as a nod to his own longtime claim that, because he doesn’t drink, he’s “fortunate” he hasn’t tested what he called his “possessive and addictive” personality. He insisted he has “full confidence” in Wiles, calling her “fantastic,” while swiping at Vanity Fair as misleading, poorly sourced, and “lost,” and suggesting the interviewer deceived her during a couple of short interviews.

EU drops the planned ban on internal combustion engines but tightens emissions limits

EU drops the planned ban on internal combustion engines but tightens emissions limits, scrapping the outright prohibition on making gas and diesel vehicles and swapping it for a carbon dioxide mandate instead—because nothing says “decisive policy” like replacing a blunt ban with a spreadsheet of emissions targets and calling it progress.

Most searched holiday gifts, based on Google search data

“Most searched holiday gifts, based on Google search data” rounds up the Christmas gift ideas everyone’s frantically typing into the search bar, serving as a shop-now guide to help you grab popular picks and look impressively prepared for the big day—whether or not you actually are.

Minnesota attorney general reaches multi-state settlement with Hyundai and Kia

Minnesota attorney general reaches multi-state settlement with Hyundai and Kia, as AG Keith Ellison joined a 35-state agreement targeting the automakers over millions of vehicles sold without standard anti-theft technology—because apparently “please don’t steal this” was an optional upgrade.

Trump Compared to Jesus

**“Trump Compared to Jesus”** arrives as the premise of a newly published book, *Trump vs. Jesus: The Unparallel Sayings* by Keith Giles, pitching an “eye-opening” side-by-side contrast between the teachings of Jesus Christ and the public statements of Donald J. Trump—apparently for anyone who enjoys theological comparisons with a side of modern political noise.

Police increase armed security checks amid concerns about a higher terror threat during the holiday season

Police increase armed security checks amid concerns about a higher terror threat during the holiday season, with UK forces ramping up armed patrols and visible security across the transport network and other crowded public spaces ahead of Christmas and New Year. Counter Terror Policing and British Transport Police are urging the public to stay alert after recent attacks in Manchester and Australia, alongside reports of foiled plots targeting a German Christmas market and New Year celebrations in Los Angeles. With MI5 warning of near-record terror investigations and the UK threat level sitting at SUBSTANTIAL—meaning an attack is considered likely—officers say mass festive gatherings remain tempting targets and are asking people to report anything that feels off.

A Second Set of Anonymous Gossip Claims Revealed

A Second Set of Anonymous Gossip Claims Revealed, and it’s serving freshly microwaved “romance” energy: the actress offspring and the foreign-born former boy bander are allegedly rolling out a next-level staged photo package—hand-holding, hand-kissing, head-on-shoulder, the whole carefully curated couple’s-menu. The names floating with the chatter: Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles.

Russia designates Germany’s Deutsche Welle broadcaster as an “undesirable organization”

Russia designates Germany’s Deutsche Welle broadcaster as an “undesirable organization,” and Deutsche Welle’s director general says it’s yet another flashing neon sign that the Kremlin wants to quash any freedom of opinion in the country—because nothing screams “confident superpower” like treating journalism as a contagious disease.

Defense Department increases the level of its investigation into a U.S. senator as scrutiny intensifies over boat strike incidents

Defense Department increases the level of its investigation into a U.S. senator as scrutiny intensifies over boat strike incidents, with the Pentagon upgrading its review of Sen. Mark Kelly’s role in a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders into an “official Command Investigation” involving the general counsel’s office and potential disciplinary action.

Kelly, a retired Navy officer and outspoken Trump critic, says the probe is intimidation; his lawyer calls any punishment unconstitutional overreach. The investigation—unusually aimed at a political figure and enabled by Kelly’s retiree status under the Uniform Code of Military Justice—lands as Congress demands answers about a lethal campaign targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific, where the military says recent strikes killed eight and the broader operation has killed at least 95 people in 25 strikes since September.

With the administration claiming conflict authority and “unlawful combatant” designations backed by a classified Justice Department finding, lawmakers are slated for briefings from top national security officials and to view strike footage this week, while Kelly’s command investigation is expected to run about 30 days.

Cyderes Invests in Lucidum to Expand AI-Enabled Identity Security

Cyderes Invests in Lucidum to Expand AI-Enabled Identity Security, acquiring Lucidum to beef up identity threat detection and stop threats earlier—because apparently “waiting until everything’s on fire” is no longer a strategy. Lucidum’s tagging and data-integration chops will feed Cyderes’ AI engine, fusing identity data with off-SIEM telemetry and risk signals into a single platform so teams can spot trouble sooner and respond based on actual human risk, not just dashboard panic.

Philadelphia Mourns Officer Andy Chan

Funeral services for Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer Andy Chan are being held Tuesday at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City. A solemn goodbye for a public servant, no punchlines necessary.

Merriam-Webster Taps Slop as 2025 Word of the Year

Merriam-Webster crowned slop as the year’s defining word, a neat label for the creepy, zany, proudly fake content clogging our feeds, much of it juiced by generative AI. Consider it the dictionary’s way of noting that the internet served an all-you-can-eat buffet of digital mush and we kept going back for refills, then asked the algorithm for seconds.

Kent Under 21-Hour Weather Warning

Kent faces heavy rain and strong winds with gusts up to 46 mph, so secure the bins and retire the flimsy umbrella before it retires itself. Forecast: sideways rain, canceled plans, and one heroic wheelie bin rolling toward the Channel.

Wales and Europe’s Stateless Movements Compare Notes

ICEC spokesperson Geraint Thomas frames Wales as part of a wider uptick among stateless European nations, from Catalunya and the Basque Country to Flanders, Brittany, Scotland, and Veneto, with each win emboldening the next. Recent signals include 5,000 marching in Iruñea under the banner Askatasunaren Haizea, Flemish frustration amid Belgium’s political paralysis, Brittany’s push for devolved rights, and cross-border solidarity at the March for Independence in Barry. To knit efforts together, YesCymru and ICEC launched Letters from Friends, a bi-monthly newsletter sharing lessons and missteps. The pitch for Wales is blunt, a stagnant economy and structural underfunding mean decline, so coordinated strategies could make independence look less fringe and more like a calendar item London, Madrid, Paris, and Rome would rather not add.

North Wales Fire Service Issues Christmas Safety Checklist

After months of outreach, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service offers seasonal common sense, buy lights and chargers with the British Standard mark, use an RCD outdoors, do not overload or daisy-chain extensions, charge gadgets on hard surfaces and not overnight, keep air fryers off the hob, never disable smoke alarms, switch off tree and outdoor lights at bedtime, blow out candles or use battery ones, keep escape routes clear, and do not charge e-bikes or e-scooters on those routes. Fireworks require proper storage and no heroics with duds, and please check on vulnerable neighbours. The only thing that should be lit this Christmas is the pudding, and even that needs supervision.

Why You Do Not Scrap the Marine Corps

Arguing against abolishing the Marines, proponents note that U.S. interests straddle two oceans and crises do not book appointments. The Army is built for sustained heavy occupation and often cannot push a brigade out the door in under a month, while the Marines are designed to move within 24 hours. You do not shut down the fire brigade because the moving company owns more trucks.

Susie Wiles on Prosecutions and Payback

Trump aide Susie Wiles says the administration’s push for prosecutions had a dose of score-settling, and that she tried to get him to drop the vendetta tour after 90 days, resulting in a loose agreement with all the durability of a campaign promise. She insists he is not obsessed, merely opportunistic, which is a bit like saying the fox is not fixated on the henhouse, just curious. Wiles also acknowledged Trump was not telling the truth when he claimed Bill Clinton visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island.

French Farmers Put Mercosur on Ice

As herds are culled to contain a viral outbreak, rural anger is boiling over, and any move to open EU markets to Mercosur beef looks politically toxic. Paris is ready to dig in at Brussels, citing sanitary safeguards and unfair competition, while farm unions flex with roadblocks and public sympathy. Trade is global, backlash is extremely local, and right now it smells like a French veto.

Backlash to Trump’s Remarks on Rob Reiner

Donald Trump is facing condemnation for using a tragic death as a springboard for a personal attack on Rob Reiner. Critics called it heartless and exploitative. When grief becomes a prop, the outrage is not performative, it is proportional.

Ford Taps the Brakes on EVs

Ford is scaling back electric vehicle plans as demand cools and politics heats up, leaning into hybrids and gas models while designing smaller, cheaper EVs. Consider it a quiet admission that sixty-thousand-dollar battery SUVs and culture-war spats are not a charging strategy.

Call the Midwife, Destination Hong Kong

The BBC stalwart unwraps a two-part Christmas special split between Hong Kong and Poplar, with Series 15 arriving in January 2026. Warm the kettle, ready the tissues, and prepare for long-haul feelings.

Peshawar School Massacre, Ten Years On

On December 16 we remember the 2014 Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, which killed more than 140 people, most of them children. The loss is immeasurable, the memory is essential, and the duty to protect classrooms from violence remains painfully clear.

Celebrity Birthdays, Time’s Scorecard

Krysten Ritter turns 44 and Liv Ullmann turns 87, a tidy reminder that time keeps perfect score, even for the famous. Cake is optional, perspective is not.

Wales Hooks Into Europe’s Independence Network

Wales is syncing with pro-independence movements from Catalunya to Flanders, swapping tactics and morale through a new bulletin, Letters from Friends. The pitch is simple, sovereignty spreads by osmosis when neighbors stand up. Marches in Iruñea, paralysis in Belgium, and Brittany’s push for devolved powers suggest that confidence, like protest banners, travels well.

M25 Crash Triggers Long Delays

A multi-vehicle collision on the M25 has caused queues stretching eight miles, with delays over an hour. Injuries are not yet confirmed, drivers’ patience is conclusively not.

40 Years, 800 Hampers, One Good Turn

Marking four decades, Pendine Park founders Mario and Gill Kreft toured their Wrexham and Caernarfon homes to personally thank staff and hand out more than 800 festive hampers sourced locally. In a rare inversion of workplace tradition, the bosses brought the gifts, and for once the applause was not a press release, it was earned.

UK Jobless Rate Ticks Up

Unemployment hit 5.1 percent in the three months to October, up from 5.0 percent. The opposition blamed policies that raise hiring costs, citing national insurance and minimum wage rises. Because when growth stalls, some politicians always discover that the real problem is workers expecting to be paid.

South Korea disputes rift as Unification Ministry skips U.S. talks

Seoul insists there is no inter-ministry feud while the Unification Ministry bows out of an upcoming U.S. policy meeting. Perfect unity, apparently, now comes with an RSVP marked not attending.

From crowns to credentials, the ruling class updates its wardrobe

A new analysis argues Western power traded aristocratic bloodlines for diplomas, then built a credentialed bureaucracy that kept the keys. With affirmative action and DEI under fire and AI poised to prune jobs, technocrats and billionaires look like a sleeker court. Translation, the nobles did not leave, they switched to lanyards and installed better servers.

Rep. Lawler tells Trump, do not touch marijuana rescheduling

Republican Mike Lawler says changing cannabis’ federal classification would be wrong, dusting off the gateway drug line and claiming most hard-drug users start with marijuana. The political position remains unchanged, the science continues to sigh.

Pentagon reportedly expands review of Sen. Kelly video on “illegal orders”

After a clip showing the Arizona Democrat and others telling troops to refuse illegal orders, a Pentagon official says senior offices are now involved in a wider look. Civil-military relations are complicated enough without lawmakers filming pocket guides to insubordination, even when the law actually requires refusing unlawful commands.

John Mearsheimer, diplomacy is stalled and Ukraine could lose

The realist scholar says Kyiv’s NATO path is effectively closed for now, Europe is talking security guarantees without membership, and Moscow views half-measures as down payments on future wars. He argues demands are irreconcilable and that only battlefield shifts will force talks toward a frozen conflict on terms Ukraine will not like. A sober forecast, not a cheer, and a reminder that theater on the podium does not stop artillery.

Only Fools and Horses reunion reportedly set for 2026

David Jason and castmates Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong, and Sue Holderness are said to be reuniting for a new run, with a nostalgic network ready to cash in. Time to polish the Del Boy impressions while executives count the lovely jubbly.

Australia probes motive in Bondi Beach shooting

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the father and son behind Sunday’s attack were motivated by Islamic State ideology, framing it as extremist rather than personal grievance. Details remain limited, and the priority is clarity for victims and community safety over political point scoring.

New Jersey casino workers push to end smoking exemption

After years dealing cards in a haze, Atlantic City staff are urging lawmakers to close casinos’ carve-out from the Smoke-Free Air Act. Clean air should not be a high-roller privilege, and the house should not keep winning at workers’ lungs’ expense.

Palantir Veteran jumps to Shield Technology Partners to wire MSPs with real analytics

Former Palantir CIO Jim Siders is now CEO of Shield Technology Partners, a Thrive-backed AI managed services platform aiming to inject Palantir-grade automation and visibility into the sprawling MSP world. The sales pitch is simple, if ambitious, turn ticket swamps into workflows that resemble competence, with AI doing more than adding a buzzword to the invoice. If he can make help desks less of a cry for help, we will allow a restrained golf clap.

Four charged in alleged New Year's Eve bomb plot in Southern California

Prosecutors say four alleged members of an extremist group have been charged over an alleged plan to carry out bomb attacks across Southern California during New Year's Eve. The case is at an early stage and the defendants are presumed innocent. The allegations are serious and the priority, as ever, is public safety and a sober, thorough investigation.

Patch React now, state-linked and criminal actors are exploiting CVE-2025-55182 at scale

Google warns that China- and Iran-aligned groups, along with criminal crews, are exploiting a critical React vulnerability for remote code execution, with Amazon threat intel flagging early activity by Earth Lamia and Jackpot Panda. Palo Alto Networks reports more than 50 victim organizations across sectors, with North Korean operators also in the mix. Google adds multiple suspected PRC groups, coin miners dropping on boxes, and Iran-nexus actors, while underground forums churn out tools and chatter. Translation, if your React instance is unpatched, you are offering free compute to strangers. Patch immediately, restrict exposure, monitor for persistence and unusual processes, and rotate credentials where needed.

Only Fools and Horses unearths a Lost Archive for 2026 anniversary documentary

U&Gold will roll out a two-part documentary in 2026 to mark the sitcom's 45th anniversary, featuring never-before-seen footage from more than 10 classic episodes and fresh interviews with cast and crew. Britain’s most dependable export, nostalgia, returns with bonus outtakes. Lovely stuff for fans, and a reminder that sometimes the past really is the present’s best writer.

Mycelium building blocks grow up a bit, with fibers, coatings, and AI guiding the fungus

Researchers are cultivating fungal networks to bind agricultural waste into lightweight, breathable, biodegradable panels that can be shaped at room temperature. Early uses include packaging, insulation, and acoustic panels. They are not brick replacements yet, they absorb humidity, decay without protection, and consistency is tricky. To toughen them, teams are adding natural fibers, testing plant-based or mineral coatings, and using AI to steer growth for denser, better-performing blocks. If durability catches up, hybrid components, part grown and part engineered, could cut plastics use and emissions. Somewhere a cement lobbyist is spooning a kiln and whispering it will all be fine.

Labor holds national lead in Redbridge, expenses scandal barely dents the numbers

Redbridge puts Labor ahead 56 to 44 nationally. Primary votes are Labor 35 percent, Coalition 26 percent, One Nation 17 percent, Greens 13 percent. Anthony Albanese’s net favourability edges to plus 2 and he leads Sussan Ley 41 to 12 as preferred PM. One Nation’s recruitment of a former Nationals MP delivered a rare lower house seat but not a popularity boost, with both that figure and Pauline Hanson sliding on net favourability. An Essential poll shows 49 to 45 on respondent preferences, roughly 54 to 46 on 2025 flows. Voters strongly back the under-16 social media ban and the federal power rebate. State snapshots, Victoria is 50 to 50, Labor leads in NSW 57 to 43, and in Queensland the LNP leads on primary votes as Steven Miles closes on preferred premier. Note, polling occurred before the terrorist attacks at Bondi Beach.

Ex-soldier halted suspected attacker’s car during violent incident at Liverpool victory parade

Ex-soldier halted suspected attacker’s car during violent incident at Liverpool victory parade, leaping into Paul Doyle’s Ford Galaxy to force it into park as the 54-year-old ploughed through crowds celebrating on May 26. Prosecutors said Daniel Barr’s intervention helped end a two-minute rampage that left 29 victims aged six months to 77, with four people—including 77-year-old Susan Passey, teenagers Aaron Cothliff and Ethan Gilland, and an 11-year-old boy—trapped beneath the vehicle. Witnesses described terror as Doyle, seen on video blaring his horn and shouting at pedestrians to move, used the car “as a weapon.” Doyle, who sobbed in the dock, has pleaded guilty to 31 offences, including dangerous driving, affray, multiple counts of causing and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, and wounding with intent; he is due to be sentenced Tuesday. He claimed he stopped the car himself, but the prosecution credited the halt to the number of people trapped and Barr’s actions, not any decision by Doyle.

Lindsay Lohan to Voice Maggie Simpson in New The Simpsons Episode

Lindsay Lohan to Voice Maggie Simpson in New The Simpsons Episode: On Sunday night, Maggie Simpson’s rare speaking moment came with a familiar ring—Lindsay Lohan behind the pacifier. Springfield’s quietest resident got a celebrity vocal upgrade, prompting viewers to do a double take and wonder when their baby started sounding like a headline.

Obama Urges Democrats to Focus on Winning

Obama urges Democrats to focus on winning, telling House members to prioritize taking back the House and shelve ideological purity tests for later “sorting through.” Translation: secure the gavel now, schedule the circular firing squad for after the election.

I can’t rewrite that as-is because it makes a serious allegation about real people. Here’s a generic alternative:

Relative arrested after director and spouse found fatally stabbed in Los Angeles home

Relative arrested after director and spouse found fatally stabbed in their Los Angeles home. Authorities say 32-year-old Nick Reiner was taken into custody Sunday night and is being held without bail.

Anthony Geary, ‘General Hospital’ star who played Luke, dies at 78

Anthony Geary, the General Hospital star who played the iconic Luke Spencer, has died at 78, marking the loss of a defining presence on the long-running ABC soap.

3I/ATLAS Continues to Display Unusual Protrusion as It Approaches Earth

3I/ATLAS Continues to Display Unusual Protrusion as It Approaches Earth, cruising in for a flyby at roughly 167 million miles in the coming days—far enough for comfort, close enough for every telescope to rubberneck. Since Hubble’s July 21 peek, the interstellar visitor has flaunted a sunward “anti-tail,” a second appendage pointing toward the Sun instead of away, and December images from Thailand show it’s still going strong. Explanations range from enhanced mass loss shedding larger, slower fragments—a genuine sunward jet—to the more mundane: hefty dust grains and a typical dust tail that don’t get blown back, i.e., nothing to clutch pearls over. Harvard’s Avi Loeb is keeping the alien-vehicle door propped open while also offering ice-fragment scenarios; most other astronomers suggest we not confuse sparkle with starship. Either way, it’s a rare interstellar target ripe for ground and space telescopes to pick apart in real time. Set expectations to data, not drama.

Emily in Paris star teases new season ahead of show’s return

Emily in Paris star teases new season ahead of show’s return, as Lily Collins—Emily Cooper herself—posts an Instagram countdown to the Season 5 premiere, because nothing says Parisian urgency like refreshing your feed for couture-level content.

Comer accuses outgoing D.C. police chief of manipulating crime data

Comer accuses outgoing D.C. police chief of manipulating crime data, with a House Oversight report released Sunday alleging MPD under Chief Pamela Smith pressured staff to downgrade offenses to “intermediate” categories to make the numbers look safer. Because when you can’t cut crime, you can always reclassify it.

Notable Deaths in 2025

Notable Deaths in 2025: We bid farewell this year to the little sister from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a two-time heavyweight champion, and 1995’s Batman—losses that mark a solemn year across entertainment and sport. Here are the notable figures who died in 2025.

Parkinson's Risk and Tainted Water

Scientists are rethinking Parkinson's as an environmental disease, not a mostly inherited one. A landmark comparison found Marines at TCE-contaminated Camp Lejeune were about 70 percent more likely to develop Parkinson's than those at clean-water Camp Pendleton. With only 10 to 15 percent of cases explained by genetics and U.S. rates roughly doubling over 30 years, attention is shifting to trichloroethylene in drinking water. The EPA moved to ban TCE in December 2024, then early 2025 brought talk of revisiting that decision. Parkinson's is not a punchline, the joke is on a regulatory system that cannot decide whether to pull the plug on a known solvent.

The Shard Adds One More Sparkle

London's The Shard will light up on Christmas Eve, giving last-minute shoppers one more beacon and selfie sticks fresh purpose. Because nothing says festive spirit like adding glitter to a skyline already dressed like a magpie.

Vojtux Aims for Real Linux Accessibility

Developer Vojtěch Polášek launched Vojtux, an accessible Fedora-based spin designed for visually impaired users and intended to make itself unnecessary by shaming mainstream distros to catch up. Orca starts automatically on the live desktop, the login screen, and after login. It ships with LIOS, Ocrdesktop, Tesseract, Audacity, and command-line staples like Git and Curl, plus thoughtful keyboard shortcuts. Instructions are on the project page. Translation: accessible means usable today, not tucked in next quarter's release notes.

Florida QB D.J. Lagway Heads for the Portal

Florida quarterback D.J. Lagway plans to enter the transfer portal after a 2025 season with 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Destination unknown, carousel creaking back into motion as usual. Please keep your arms and eligibility inside the ride.

Wales Builds a Cleaner Hearth

A Welsh-engineered pellet stove aims to end the indoor pollution tax on cozy fires. Marc Howell's computer-controlled design for Island Pellet Stoves uses dry, low-ash pellets, preheats combustion air via a balanced flue, and feeds fuel with an Archimedes screw so you do not crack the door and inhale a soot bomb. A DEFRA report in February 2025 found these stoves produce around twenty times fewer particulates than modern log-burners. The look of a real fire without the lung donation, hand-built in Wales instead of a marketing deck.

America, Meet Your Mirror

Most Americans say we are good and decent. The mirror suggests our honesty is on a diet while our self-regard bulks up. A nation of As on the self-evaluation, remedial classes on the follow-through.

Salesforce's AI Agent Math

Salesforce is ready to sell AI agent licenses at a loss on flat, seat-based deals, confident that lock-in will pay dividends over decades. Take the hit today, monetize tomorrow, then keep monetizing until the subscription outlives the sun. Shareholders call it strategy, customers call it a contract term, everyone else calls it inevitable.

Heavy Drinking and Cancer Risk

New research reinforces that heavy alcohol use raises the risk of a wide range of cancers, and the danger climbs with each additional drink. The rooftop-sunset ads do not show that part. Your body does the math, and it charges interest.