Justice Department says Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect believed election conspiracy theories - Politico 28 Dec 2025, 6:08 pm

1. Justice Department says Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect believed election conspiracy theories  Politico
2. Man admits to leaving bombs at DNC, RNC headquarters, authorities say  The Washington Post
3. Alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber said he wasn't targeting Congress' certification of Biden's victory: DOJ  ABC News
4. Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were 'in charge,' memo says  AP News
5. Details of alleged J6 pipe bomber's confession released  FOX 5 DC

Bondi Beach shooting hero says he just wanted to stop the assailant from killing more innocent people - CBS News 28 Dec 2025, 5:57 pm

1. Bondi Beach shooting hero says he just wanted to stop the assailant from killing more innocent people  CBS News
2. Bondi Beach hero says he wanted to stop gunmen from killing more innocent people  Yahoo
3. Wounded Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed recovering well and may soon leave hospital  The Guardian
4. ‘Good for him’: Big news for Bondi hero  News.com.au
5. Bondi hero’s faith weaponised by progressives to avoid conversation about radical Islam  Sky News Australia

Game Observations: 8 Takeaways From the Patriots Dominant Win Over the Jets in Week 17 - Official website of the New England Patriots 28 Dec 2025, 5:20 pm

1. Game Observations: 8 Takeaways From the Patriots Dominant Win Over the Jets in Week 17  Official website of the New England Patriots
2. NFL Winners and Losers: Drake Maye stays in the NFL MVP conversation and Patriots win AFC East title  Yahoo Sports
3. How beating the Jets impacts Patriots’ playoff and AFC East outlook  Pats Pulpit
4. "8-0 on the road this year" 😤 Drake Maye praises Patriots after blowout win vs. Jets  FOX Sports
5. 7 takeaways from the Patriots’ shorthanded blowout win over the Jets  98.5 The Sports Hub

Trump and Zelenskyy meeting in Florida to talk Ukraine peace plan - CBS News 28 Dec 2025, 5:14 pm

1. Trump and Zelenskyy meeting in Florida to talk Ukraine peace plan  CBS News
2. US, Ukraine make limited progress on peace deal, following Trump meeting with Zelensky  CNN
3. Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive  The New York Times
4. Live updates: Volodymyr Zelensky says US, Ukraine made progress on peace plan  The Hill
5. Trump and Zelensky strike hopeful tone after talks as hurdles remain  The Washington Post

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile launching drill - Reuters 28 Dec 2025, 5:13 pm

1. North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile launching drill  Reuters
2. North Korea’s Kim oversees test launch of long-range cruise missiles  Al Jazeera
3. Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea  NPR
4. North Korea releases images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine - Boston News, Weather, Sports  WHDH
5. Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to boost missile production in 2026  Euronews.com

Eagles vs. Bills: Second quarter score updates and discussion - Bleeding Green Nation 28 Dec 2025, 5:02 pm

1. Eagles vs. Bills: Second quarter score updates and discussion  Bleeding Green Nation
2. NFL Week 17 scores, news: Josh Allen and Bills fall flat vs. Eagles; Raiders one loss away from No. 1 pick in 2026 draft  Yahoo Sports
3. Eagles at Bills Live Updates | Week 17  Philadelphia Eagles
4. Bills QB Josh Allen becomes fastest, youngest player to reach 300 total touchdowns  NFL.com
5. Eagles outlast Josh Allen and Bills in rainy win, keep NFC’s No. 2 seed in play  Inquirer.com

‘It’s Revenge of the Banks’ as Private Creditors Lose Their Edge - Bloomberg.com 28 Dec 2025, 5:00 pm

LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling - The Verge 28 Dec 2025, 4:42 pm

1. LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling  The Verge
2. LG Unveils UltraGear evo, Redefining 5K Gaming With World's First AI Upscaling Technology  lgnewsroom.com
3. The LG 39GX950B is the World First 39″ 5K2K OLED Monitor to be Announced  TFTCentral
4. Updated: LG Display rebrands OLED lineup as 'Tandem WOLED' and 'Tandem OLED'  FlatpanelsHD
5. This 39-inch 5K Tandem WOLED panel signals LG’s next ultrawide direction  TechRadar

Browns stun Steelers 13-6, keep Ravens alive for AFC North title - NBC Sports 28 Dec 2025, 4:16 pm

1. Browns stun Steelers 13-6, keep Ravens alive for AFC North title  NBC Sports
2. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Live Score and Stats - December 28, 2025 Gametracker  CBS Sports
3. 2 NFL division titles on the line in Week 18 after crucial losses tighten playoff picture  Fox News
4. NFL playoff picture, standings, scores, updates: Steelers suffer brutal loss to Browns  Democrat and Chronicle
5. Aaron Rodgers can't rally Steelers to division title as Pittsburgh falls to Browns  Yahoo Sports

Winter Storm Batters Minnesota, Bringing ‘Potentially Life-Threatening Travel Conditions’ - The New York Times 28 Dec 2025, 4:16 pm

1. Winter Storm Batters Minnesota, Bringing ‘Potentially Life-Threatening Travel Conditions’  The New York Times
2. ‘Bomb cyclone’ forecasted to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and dangerous travel  NPR
3. MN weather: Early snow totals from Sunday’s storm  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
4. Millions under winter weather alerts on busy post-holiday travel day  CNN
5. Winter storm disrupts U.S. holiday travel: Midwest, Northeast face snow, wind threats  Axios

Old physics, new materials: The science behind how winter jackets keep you warm - PBS 28 Dec 2025, 4:01 pm

Bound for Antarctica: A Trip to Study the Thwaites Glacier Is Underway - The New York Times 28 Dec 2025, 3:57 pm

1. Bound for Antarctica: A Trip to Study the Thwaites Glacier Is Underway  The New York Times
2. Journey to the Melting Continent  The New York Times
3. Ice, beauty, peril  Borneo Bulletin
4. APTOPIX Climate Antarctica Photo Gallery  timesdaily.com
5. Antarctica Is At The Center Of Our Predicament | by Ricky Lanusse | Southern Winds | Dec, 2025  Medium

Brigitte Bardot: A Life in Pictures - The New York Times 28 Dec 2025, 3:28 pm

1. Brigitte Bardot: A Life in Pictures  The New York Times
2. The Real Reason Brigitte Bardot Quit Acting At 39 Reemerges After Her Death  Yahoo
3. Brigitte Bardot, legendary French actress and animal rights activist, dies at age 91  CNN
4. Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91  The Guardian
5. All About Brigitte Bardot's Estranged Son Nicolas-Jacques Charrier  People.com

‘Super flu’ cases rising across US: What to know - NewsNation 28 Dec 2025, 3:22 pm

1. ‘Super flu’ cases rising across US: What to know  NewsNation
2. Tamiflu isn’t the only recommended flu treatment in the US. These are the others.  CNN
3. Flu by state: Where this season’s highly contagious variant is spreading the most  Fox News
4. Flu & RSV cases are on the rise this holiday season  NBC 7 San Diego
5. The unusual symptoms to watch for with new flu variant hitting kids ‘hard,' according to doctor  NBC 5 Chicago

Suriname: Nine people, including five children, stabbed to death - BBC 28 Dec 2025, 2:32 pm

1. Suriname: Nine people, including five children, stabbed to death  BBC
2. 9 People, Including 5 Children, Dead After Stabbing Attack  People.com
3. Knife attack in Suriname kills at least 9 people, including children, police say  CBS News
4. Knife attack near Suriname’s capital Paramaribo kills at least nine people, including five children, police say  9News.com.au
5. News Highlights: Man in South America's Suriname fatally stabs nine people, including five children  The Economic Times

Ubisoft is rolling back Rainbow Six Siege servers after being forced to shut them down - Engadget 28 Dec 2025, 2:10 pm

1. Ubisoft is rolling back Rainbow Six Siege servers after being forced to shut them down  Engadget
2. Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits  BleepingComputer
3. Rainbow Six Siege is under siege by hackers, Ubisoft forced to take all servers offline — players randomly received billions of credits, ultra-exclusive skins, and bans or unbans  Tom's Hardware
4. Ubisoft Hack is Reportedly ‘Blown Way Out of Proportion’, Say Sources  Insider Gaming
5. Mechanics VoiceOver showed a recording of the Russian voice acting for Silent Hill f  IXBT.games

Syrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead - The New York Times 28 Dec 2025, 1:47 pm

1. Syrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead  The New York Times
2. Syria protests updates: Deadly clashes erupt as hundreds demonstrate  Al Jazeera
3. Syria: 3 killed amid clash during Alawite protest  DW
4. Three dead, dozens injured in Syria during clashes between Alawites and counterdemonstrators  CNN
5. Defiant Assad Loyalists Attack Government Forces on Syrian Coast  Bloomberg.com

Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves one person dead and another injured, officials say - CNN 28 Dec 2025, 1:40 pm

1. Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves one person dead and another injured, officials say  CNN
2. Hammonton, New Jersey helicopter crash leaves 1 dead, 1 injured  6abc Philadelphia
3. 2 helicopters collide in New Jersey; 1 person dead, another critically injured, say officials  ABC News
4. Pilot Is Dead After Helicopters Crash in New Jersey  The New York Times
5. 1 killed, another injured after 2 helicopters collide and crash in Hammonton  NBC10 Philadelphia

Giving a kid a phone before this age can be especially harmful, research suggests - The Washington Post 28 Dec 2025, 1:00 pm

1. Giving a kid a phone before this age can be especially harmful, research suggests  The Washington Post
2. A wave of large-scale studies is quantifying how early smartphone access and heavy screen use can harm adolescent minds. The numbers suggest screens are taking a broader, deeper toll on teens than many expected.  Facebook
3. Upcoming workshop: age limit for cell phones is the smart move  Northern Wyoming News
4. Children under 12 with smartphones are prone to more health problems, says study  The Indian Express
5. It's official—scientists confirm that early smartphone use is associated with increased mental health problems in adolescents  Blanquivioletas

‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Soars To $760M+ Global, Sending Franchise Across $6B; ‘Zootopia 2’ Sails Past $1B Overseas For $1.42B+ WW; ‘Wicked 2’ Tops $500M; ‘Anaconda’ & ‘SpongeBob’ Enjoy Big Debuts – International Box Office - Deadline 28 Dec 2025, 12:38 pm

1. ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Soars To $760M+ Global, Sending Franchise Across $6B; ‘Zootopia 2’ Sails Past $1B Overseas For $1.42B+ WW; ‘Wicked 2’ Tops $500M; ‘Anaconda’ & ‘SpongeBob’ Enjoy Big Debuts – International Box Office  Deadline
2. ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ ignites box office for second straight weekend  CNN
3. Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Dominates Christmas With $88M for $760M Global Crown, Timothée Chalamet Strikes Again  The Hollywood Reporter
4. 'Avatar' and 'Marty Supreme' propel strong ticket sales to wrap a turbulent 2025 for Hollywood  ABC News
5. Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Adds $88 Million Over Christmas Weekend, ‘Marty Supreme’ Scores A24’s Second-Biggest Debut With $27 Million  Variety

Rep. Mike Turner defends US strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria - Politico 28 Dec 2025, 12:29 pm

1. Rep. Mike Turner defends US strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria  Politico
2. Opinion | Why West Africa is worth worrying about  The Washington Post
3. Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area  CNN
4. Opinion | Trump Bombs ISIS in Africa  The Wall Street Journal
5. US bombs target ISIL in Nigeria: What’s really going on?  Al Jazeera

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares - AP News 28 Dec 2025, 11:31 am

1. New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares  AP News
2. What to Know About OMNY, MetroCard’s Tap-and-Go Successor  The New York Times
3. Offbeat NYC artists who use MetroCard for creations ‘in denial’ in its final days  New York Post
4. The end of the line: New York City’s iconic MetroCard is about to go out of service  CNN
5. End of the line for the NYC subway MetroCard  Salon.com

Bank of America CEO says the market "will punish people if we don't have an independent Fed" - CBS News 28 Dec 2025, 10:46 am

1. Bank of America CEO says the market "will punish people if we don't have an independent Fed"  CBS News
2. Market ‘Will Punish People’ If Trump Influences Federal Reserve, Bank Of America CEO Warns  Forbes
3. CBS News correspondents share biggest stories of 2025 and what's ahead for 2026  Yahoo
4. Bank of America chief sees economic strength ahead, even as consumer confidence slumps  Washington Times
5. Transcript: Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 28, 2025  MTGamer

Gas leak outside Los Angeles shuts down major highway, nearby residents shelter in place for hours - ABC News 28 Dec 2025, 9:15 am

1. Gas leak outside Los Angeles shuts down major highway, nearby residents shelter in place for hours  ABC News
2. Crews try to determine the cause of explosive gas line rupture in Castaic that closed the I-5  Los Angeles Times
3. Gas line explosion shuts down 5 Freeway in Castaic  KTLA
4. Heavy rains triggers mudslide that causes natural gas explosion next to major highway  KOMO
5. 5 Freeway in Castaic reopens following natural gas leak; investigation into cause continues, SoCalGas says  ABC7 Los Angeles

Nancy Pelosi predicts Dems win House gavel back in ‘26, reflects on career and Jan. 6 attack - ABC News 28 Dec 2025, 9:04 am

1. Nancy Pelosi predicts Dems win House gavel back in ‘26, reflects on career and Jan. 6 attack  ABC News
2. Nancy Pelosi predicts Democratic wins, House takeover in midterms  USA Today
3. Pelosi predicts Democrats will win back House in 2026  The Hill
4. Pelosi insists Dems don’t seek to impeach Trump a third time, says prez forced them to previously  New York Post
5. Nancy Pelosi bets on Democratic House return, names the man she says is ‘ready’ to be speaker  livemint.com

Restaurants' hottest menu item in 2025 was 'value.' That won't change next year - CNBC 28 Dec 2025, 8:00 am

1. Restaurants' hottest menu item in 2025 was 'value.' That won't change next year  CNBC
2. The 6 biggest chain-restaurant food trends of 2025 — and 3 that won't survive 2026  Business Insider

Disneyland's current novelty is a $250 drink served from a cart - SFGATE 28 Dec 2025, 7:12 am

Mercury: The planet that shouldn't exist - BBC 28 Dec 2025, 5:00 am

11-year-old Alabama boy, sickened with the flu, dies - AL.com 28 Dec 2025, 12:42 am

1. 11-year-old Alabama boy, sickened with the flu, dies  AL.com
2. 11-year-old Hueytown boy dies after battling severe case of the flu  WBRC 6 News
3. 11-year-old boy dies after battling severe case of the flu, family says  WMTV 15 NEWS
4. Boy, 11, Dies After Severe Case of the Flu: ‘Jace Never Even Got to Open His Christmas Gifts’  People.com
5. Hueytown Intermediate student Jace Watkins dies after battle with flu  WVTM

Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Jordan,Egypt,Algeria Comoros,Djibouti,Gambia Iran,Iraq Kuwait,Libya Maldives,Nigeria Oman,Pakistan, Palestine,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,Somalia Sudan,Turkiye,Yemen and the OIC - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan 28 Dec 2025, 12:05 am

1. Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Jordan,Egypt,Algeria Comoros,Djibouti,Gambia Iran,Iraq Kuwait,Libya Maldives,Nigeria Oman,Pakistan, Palestine,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,Somalia Sudan,Turkiye,Yemen and the OIC  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan
2. More countries reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland  AP News
3. Any Israeli presence in Somaliland will be a ‘target’: Houthi leader  Al Jazeera
4. African regional bodies reject recognition of Somaliland by Israel  NBC News
5. Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state  The Guardian

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 28, 2025 - Mashable 27 Dec 2025, 10:20 pm

1. NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 28, 2025  Mashable
2. NYT Connections Answers for Dec. 28, 2025  The New York Times
3. Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Dec. 29, #932  CNET
4. Connections hints, clues and answers on Sunday, December 28 2025  USA Today
5. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Sunday, December 28  Parade

Russia strikes Kyiv, Ukraine, kills at least 1 person day before presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump meet in Florida - ABC7 Los Angeles 27 Dec 2025, 6:29 pm

1. Russia strikes Kyiv, Ukraine, kills at least 1 person day before presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump meet in Florida  ABC7 Los Angeles
2. Ahead of peace talks with Trump, Zelensky calls Putin ‘man of war’ after Russian attack on Kyiv region  CNN
3. Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting  The New York Times
4. Russian attack pummels Kyiv as Zelensky prepares to meet Trump  The Washington Post
5. Photos show the destruction after Russia’s latest attacks on Kyiv  AP News

Winter storm brings heavy snow and ice to busy holiday travel weekend - NPR 27 Dec 2025, 6:13 pm

1. Winter storm brings heavy snow and ice to busy holiday travel weekend  NPR
2. Storm could bring up to 11 inches of snow to NY, NJ: Snowfall amounts, advisories, alerts  FOX 5 New York
3. Hundreds of Flights Canceled at New York Airports, Even With a Few Inches of Snow  The New York Times
4. 4 feet of snow? Map tracks accumulation from storms on both coasts.  USA Today
5. Travel disruptions mount as strong storm system sweeps across the country  NBC News

Samsung Expands Its Audio Ecosystem for 2026 With Smarter Multi-Device Sound and Immersive New Designs - samsung.com 27 Dec 2025, 6:00 pm

1. Samsung Expands Its Audio Ecosystem for 2026 With Smarter Multi-Device Sound and Immersive New Designs  samsung.com
2. Samsung Expands Its Audio Ecosystem for 2026 With Multi-Device Sound and Immersive New Designs  samsung.com
3. I Can't Stop Gawking at Samsung's New Wi-Fi Speaker  CNET
4. Samsung's two new speakers will deliver crisp audio while blending into your decor  Engadget
5. Samsung will debut two new wireless speakers at CES 2026  The Verge

New York state has set a record for flu cases ahead of peak season - Gothamist 27 Dec 2025, 11:52 am

1. New York state has set a record for flu cases ahead of peak season  Gothamist
2. Record-breaking flu numbers reported in New York state, sparking warnings from officials  Fox News
3. Everyone is sick  Mid Hudson News
4. ‘Fever, bad chills’: Flu cases skyrocket in NYC  PIX11
5. Flu patients share stories amid New York State's record-breaking cases  KOMO

'Marty Supreme': How Jack Fisk Recreated 1950s New York - Variety 27 Dec 2025, 11:30 am

1. 'Marty Supreme': How Jack Fisk Recreated 1950s New York  Variety
2. How ‘Marty Supreme’ Got Ping Pong Right  The New York Times
3. ‘Marty Supreme’ Cements Timothee Chalamet as King of the Christmas Box Office  Variety
4. Made in America  Los Angeles Review of Books
5. What’s Fact and Fiction in Marty Supreme  Slate

Game Preview: Bears at 49ers | 2025 Week 17 - Chicago Bears 27 Dec 2025, 10:19 am

1. Game Preview: Bears at 49ers | 2025 Week 17  Chicago Bears
2. How to watch, listen to, stream Bears-49ers Week 17 game  Chicago Bears
3. Bears at 49ers: Week 17 SNF open thread  Yahoo Sports
4. Betting 'Sunday Night Football': Why the over hits in San Francisco, CMC tops DFS options  ESPN
5. Bet365 bonus code CBSBET365: Claim $150 bonus bets for 49ers vs. Bears on NFL Sunday Night Football  CBS Sports

The 12 biggest space stories of 2025 — according to you - Space 27 Dec 2025, 6:00 am

1. The 12 biggest space stories of 2025 — according to you  Space
2. The Best Space Photos of 2025 Reveal the Most Jaw-Dropping Views of the Cosmos  Scientific American
3. The top astronomical discoveries of 2025  Space
4. NASA Kennedy Top 20 Stories of 2025  NASA (.gov)
5. Best space photos of 2025  Live Science