Chris Mason: 2025 promises plenty of political fireworks at Westminster

Cooper promises law to tackle child abuse cover ups

The home secretary says those who fail to report child sexual abuse could face criminal sanctions.

BBC News - 1h

Golden Globes Stars Avoided Politics

Sunday’s show was Hollywood’s first megaphone since Donald Trump was elected to a second term. This time, there was barely a peep about it.

The New York Times - 6h

Minneapolis Promises Police Overhaul in Deal With Justice Department

With only two weeks left in the Biden administration, officials hurried to finalize a plan in the city where George Floyd was murdered.

The New York Times - 2h

Justin Trudeau promised ‘sunny ways’ but could not fulfil his lofty ambitions

Canada’s outgoing PM leaves behind a mixed legacy dotted with progressive wins but was accused of failing to deliver on key issues. He swept into parliament at the helm of surprise majority, ...

The Guardian - 9h

Trump promises pardons for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters

President-elect Donald Trump has promised pardons for those who stormed the Capitol four years ago to try to disrupt the certification of President Biden's election win. CBS News political ...

CBS News - 9h

Dolphins owner confirms HC Mike McDaniel, GM Chris Grier returning for 2025 despite missing NFL playoffs

Grier has overseen Miami's front office since 2016

CBS Sports - 11h

Musk extends political tentacles into UK, Germany

Elon Musk is seeking to wield the power of his social media network to boost far-right political movements in the United Kingdom and Germany, after becoming a major backer of President-elect Trump ...

The Hill - 14h

Trump’s Jan. 6 certification marks political comeback

President-elect Trump’s political comeback is set to be sealed on Monday as Congress certifies his election victory, a full 180 degree turn from four years ago, when he sat stewing in the White ...

The Hill - 14h

Musk and the red lines of rightwing politics

Tory calls for new national probe into child rape gangs — that it did not make in government — expose opposition anxieties

Financial Times - 15h

Chris Mason: Musk looms large over UK as MPs return for 2025

Another year in Westminster has got off to an explosive start after the tech billionaire's intervention.

BBC News - 22h

Colts' Jim Irsay declares Shane Steichen, Chris Ballard will return as team's head coach, GM for 2025 season

No sweeping changes in Indy for now

CBS Sports - 1d

2025: Predictions, scandals and political chaos

In 2025, Matt Gaetz's comeback as Governor of Florida is short-lived as a tsunami destroys Miami, Elon Musk crashes and burns as Speaker of the House of Horrors, and the battle for Greenland leads ...

The Hill - 1d

One million sign petition to ban private use of fireworks in Germany

Yahoo News - 1d

Lawmakers brace for Trump's promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint

The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with ...

ABC News - 1d

Cold dips, lights and fireworks: Photos of the week

A selection of news photographs from around the world.

BBC News - 3d

Chris Hayes: I Want Your Attention. I Need Your Attention. Here Is How I Mastered My Own.

The problem we face is existential and spiritual, not situational.

The New York Times - 3d

Germany debates menace of ‘firework bombs’ after New Year’s violence

Deaths and clashes with police mar celebrations, with officials calling for tougher curbs on use of powerful fireworks

Financial Times - 3d

Trump has made a lot of Day One promises. Which will he keep?

Way up on his list of Day One priorities is his promise to begin rounding up and deporting immigrants who snuck into this country — and those who committed serious crimes would be the first to go.

The Hill - 3d

New Year's attacks stoke fears of political violence

A pair of fatal attacks on New Year's Day have reignited concerns over political violence in the U.S. after an election already marked by multiple assassination attempts. The same day a Tesla ...

The Hill - 3d

Fox News host Neil Cavuto quits the network, but has plenty of homes to retire to

Cavuto and his wife own a penthouse in Florida and a grand home in New Jersey.

MarketWatch - 3d

In a Political Year, Some Deaths Spoke to the Struggles for Democracy

Among the notable figures who died in a sometimes polarizing 2024, many championed justice, equal rights and political freedom.

The New York Times - 3d

Will a devastating New Year's Eve explosion change Hawaii's fireworks culture?

Authorities and residents in Hawaii are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic ...

ABC News - 3d

Bowl action? There was plenty, and the best came far away from the spotlight of the college playoffs

Somewhere in the fight-filled, money-chasing hustle that the college bowl season has become, a national champion will emerge

ABC News - 4d

Content Creators Worry OpenAI Won’t Release a Tool That Promised to Protect Their IP

OpenAI said it would make it easy for content creators to prevent their material from being used to train AI, but it hasn’t yet delivered.

Inc. - 4d

Berlin minister speaks out in favour of fireworks ban in Germany

Yahoo News - 4d

Honolulu firework blast kills three after inflicting ‘war-zone injuries’

Tougher penalties promised for illegal fireworks as more than 20 people suffer severe burns and shrapnel wounds. Emergency crews arrived at a chaotic and gruesome scene in a neighbourhood of ...

The Guardian - 4d

Fireworks explosion in Hawaii kills at least 3, injures at least 20

The fireworks explosion happened just before midnight outside a home in a Honolulu-area neighborhood.

CBS News - 4d

New Year’s Fireworks Explosions Kill 3 in Honolulu

A series of explosions caused by fireworks in a residential area left more than two dozen people with burns and other injuries, officials said.

The New York Times - 4d

German officials call for clampdown on illegal ‘firework bombs’ after five deaths

Explosives brought in from Poland and the Czech Republic are combined with household items for a bigger bang. German officials have called for a clampdown on illegally imported and homemade ...

The Guardian - 4d

3 killed in Hawaii explosion caused by illegal fireworks display

A firework explosion in Hawaii has killed at least three people and injured two dozen more. Authorities say a partygoer lit a bundle of aerial fireworks which then fell on its side, setting off ...

CBS News - 4d

New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion kills 3, injures 20 in Hawaii

A New Year’s Eve firework display in a Hawaii neighborhood quickly went wrong after three people were killed and 20 injured on Tuesday night. When fireworks were lit in a neighborhood in ...

The Hill - 4d

New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion kills three people in Hawaii

Accident that also critically injured more than 20 others occurred just before midnight outside a Honolulu home. A New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least ...

The Guardian - 5d

5 things that will shape US politics in 2025

The fallout of last month’s high-stakes election and recent battles within Congress are offering early clues of what will set the tone for politics in 2025. Democrats are looking to regroup from a ...

The Hill - 5d

Politics 2025 preview: Trump’s 2nd term, Democrat voices, more

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY for an in-depth look at the political landscape of 2025. She discusses President-elect Trump’s upcoming administration, his plans for mass ...

NBC News - 5d

The biggest political winners and losers of 2024

A year full of extraordinary drama is at its close. A former president running for reelection narrowly survived an assassination attempt. A sitting president’s disastrous debate saw him forced to ...