As authorities investigate the motives behind last week’s deadly Bondi Beach attack, leading criminologists note an unusual characteristic differentiating this mass shooting from others: the suspected gunmen were family members working together. https://cnn.it/4qnB5WM

In the Bronx, fresh produce is scarce and ultra-processed foods dominate store shelves.

By many measures, Oregon's retirement savings program — the first of its kind at the state level — has been a success. But the program also has one problem: people keep dipping into their savings before they retire.

Festivus started as a sitcom bit. It has since become an enduring folk holiday.

OPINION: Tommy Tuberville's escalating attacks on Muslim Americans culminated last week in a demand for their mass deportation.

President Donald Trump's first-term Department of Justice declined to prosecute 10 of Jeffrey Epstein's "co-conspirators," according to files released this week.

Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 3 people and cuts power

Judge to decide on bail for GTA lawyer accused of counselling Ryan Wedding to kill an FBI witness

Trump administration to start seizing pay of defaulted student loan borrowers in January

Measles cases rise amid holiday travel arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/23/r...

The DOJ appealed a federal court's dismissal of its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after it unsuccessfully attempted to reindict both of them separately.

How to have yourself a merry, queer Christmas 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/how-to-have-...

Aside from choosing your room category when booking a hotel, you never quite know what room you'll be given. (Contains affiliate links)

“Seeing well over 1 million people lose their work authorization in a single year is a really huge event that has ripple effects for employers and communities and families and our economy as well."

Basic Income in Canada is closer than you think #canpoli rabble.ca/columnists/b...

AFP's Dylan Collins was among journalists injured in an Israeli attack on Lebanon in 2023. The attack killed Reuters' Issam Abdallah. Collins was in Washington this month to press for accountability. n.pr/49oWjxH

A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.

EXCERPT: In 'Storm at the Capitol,' police officers detail a brutal assault on Jan. 6, 2021 https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/excerpt-storm-capitol-police-officers-140111964.html

Christmas heat wave could break dozens of temperature records https://www.axios.com/2025/12/23/christmas-heat-wave-temperatures-map https://www.axios.com/2025/12/23/christmas-heat-wave-temperatures-map

Cambria, California Thursdays Stand For Democracy

Gross doesn’t cover it.

“.. More than 42 million Americans hold student loans.” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/12/23/s...

As a U.S. Navy Veteran, I can't think of anything more inappropriate than naming ships after a weak, sniveling, dictator-wannabe, who's been impeached twice for crimes against the nation, and who led an insurrection to overturn a legitimate election. www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...

France's postal service, La Poste, said it was hit by a disruptive cyberattack that knocked its services offline.

One of the photos that was recently released showing Trump with a victim (their face wasn't shown) was photographed inside a jet.

The 60 minute story CBS took down.

tRump did such a bang-up job with his favorite word, “Tariffs”, that he caused Canadian retailers to pull American spirits from their shelves. Consequently, Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main distillery in Kentucky. #FAFO #Pinks #ProudBlue www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-bea...

Despite their horrific nature & my sorrow for the victims, I have tended to view the "Epstein Files Show" as a distraction from the serious constitutional issues at stake with Trump. But Trump always escapes from his misdeeds, so if Epstein helps bring him down, then bring it on! wapo.st/4b3ycG6

Here's how AI could influence the Fed's economic outlook

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is requesting information from an architect hired to oversee President Trump’s White House ballroom project and from people invited to a donor dinner with the president.

For more than a month, a Virginia high school football coach accused of child pornography offenses has remained missing after vanishing from his home without a trace. https://cnn.it/45ltIXA

The pandemic temporarily exacerbated social isolation. There’s been some rebound, but often not back to where it was before. religionnews.com/2025/12/19/e...

Here's the best age to take Social Security, based on simple math

One project aims to harness local geothermal resources to pull CO2 from the air. Will it prove that carbon removal can really help our warming planet?

In an interview with WBEZ radio, Anthony Vazquez talks about what it was like when he was in the middle of a tense standoff between federal agents and residents on the Southeast Side.

The woman's family says that she has lymphocytic leukemia and has been denied medical care while inside, losing 70 pounds during her 10-month detention. ICE says they're lying.

"Inspired by American and French revolutions, Russian officers attempted to move the country away from autocracy toward broader, representative government 200 years ago."

A small group of volunteers will receive multiple injections of the experimental treatments next month, says Unlimited Bio.

“Access to technology should be a guaranteed right to the all Brazilian citizens. To have a cell phone doesn't make (anyone) less Indigenous.”

Ted Cruz could face off against a section of the Republican Party that "hate" him — and another huge obstacle — should he bid for the presidency, according to a report.

NEW: For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.

Researchers have warned of the unexpected consequences of extremely hot, humid conditions during pregnancy.

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. www.wired.com/story/the-do...

Managing a full December calendar can quickly take you from festive to frazzled. Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano shares advice on reducing stress and increasing joy this season.

Snowy owls declared extinct in Sweden

The authoritarian war on the news industry, in the U.S. and in Canada Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social