Despite all but cooked NFC East hopes, Washington has much to be proud of

Uncertainty and Hope on the Road to and from Damascus

Thousands of Syrians have been traveling to and from the Lebanese border since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Some families hoped to reunite with loved ones, while others are leaving amid an ...

The New York Times - Dec. 10

NFL Week 15 playoff scenarios: Four teams can clinch postseason spot, Eagles can lock up NFC East

Here are all of the NFL playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 15

CBS Sports - Dec. 10

Yanks 'proud' of Soto offer; don't regret trade

Brian Cashman said he was "proud" of the Yankees' efforts to retain Juan Soto and that they would now pivot to other opportunities in free agency.

ESPN - Dec. 10

Should you cook with black plastic utensils?

We asked experts if black plastic cooking utensils are dangerous and what you should be using instead.

NBC News - Dec. 10

Home Chef Review: An Easy Way to Get Cooking

This meal kit service has detailed recipe cards that are beginner-friendly and then some.

Wired - Dec. 10

You can judge someone by their enemies. I write for the Guardian because it has all the right ones | Arwa Mahdawi

Please support what Elon Musk calls our ‘laboriously vile propaganda machine’ as we try to reach our year-end fundraising goal. We welcome all contributions here . The year is 2050. The US ...

The Guardian - Dec. 10

It's the GOP's world in Washington. The Democratic governors are getting ready

Democratic governors met in Los Angeles over the weekend to discuss the way forward, as GOP is set to control all three branches of the federal government.

CBS News - Dec. 9

Falcons sticking with Kirk Cousins despite bad QB play, four-game losing skid as Atlanta drops NFC South lead

Raheem Morris wants to win games, and 'Kirk is definitely a part of that'

CBS Sports - Dec. 9

Evening Report — Pardons drama grips Washington

Plus: Latest on CEO shooting suspect; Hegseth; Gabbard; Trump's Day 1 plans. {beacon} Evening Report © Carlos Osorio and Matt Rourke, Associated Press Trump-Cheney feud intensifies as pardon ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

He Might Be South Korea's Next President. All He Has to Do Is Impeach the Current One.

Following the short-lived attempt by President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is now within striking distance of his nation’s top job.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 9

End of an era as 'proud' Taylor Swift finishes tour

The star says it's been "the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, challenging" experience.

BBC News - Dec. 9

My nightmare before Christmas dinner: top chefs and cooks reveal how they turned fiasco into feast

Turkey troubles, thieving pets, fire drills – all manner of things can jeopardise the most important meal of the year. Chef -owner at Chez Roux and former chef- patron at Le ...

The Guardian - Dec. 8

Syrian state TV airs video saying President Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all jail detainees freed

ABC News - Dec. 8

Wizards' 16-game losing streak ends: Washington stuns Denver despite Nikola Jokic's career-high 56 points

Jokic's big night was not enough, as the Wizards won for the first time since before Halloween

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

I’ve never been keen on turkey. Now my aversion is approaching outright loathing | Rachel Cooke

The Christmas bird has now been financially weaponised. I’m calling this column “Turkey, Revisited”, after “Toads, Revisited” by Philip Larkin, a poet who was most definitely not a gourmand (“I was ...

The Guardian - Dec. 7

How Cooking With a 98-Year-Old Italian Grandma Helped Heal My Grief: 'I'm Your Nonna Now' (Exclusive)

Yahoo News - Dec. 7

Middle East latest: Lebanon closes all its land border crossings with Syria except one

Lebanon said it is closing all land border crossings with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the Syrian capital Damascus

ABC News - Dec. 6

Cramer says brewer 'primed to go much higher' despite Trump's tariff threat

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - Dec. 6

'Brook has done a winter's work Santa would be proud of'

Harry Brook's 123 on the opening day in Wellington, following his 171 in Christchurch, has the tourists in reach of a series win.

BBC News - Dec. 6

Is Intel Cooked? + What’s Your P(Dyson Sphere)? + Hard Fork Gift Guide

The sudden departure of Intel’s C.E.O. reignites concerns about U.S. dependence on foreign manufacturing.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

Has Cowboys' Zack Martin played his last NFL snap? Micah Parsons, CeeDee Lamb cherish time with All-Pro OL

Parsons called Martin "the literal representation of the [Cowboys] star"

CBS Sports - Dec. 6

Ex-Proud Boys Leader dodges questions at trial of officer charged with feeding him intel

WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio, who is serving 22 years in prison on charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, sparred with a federal prosecutor and a judge and refused ...

NBC News - Dec. 5

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio delivers combative testimony in ex-cops defense

Former Proud Boys national chair Enrique Tarrio delivered combative and at times contradictory testimony Thursday as a star witness in the defense of a retired police officer accused of leaking law ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Former Proud Boys Leader Testifies in Defense of Officer Accused of Aiding Him

Enrique Tarrio appeared in court for the first time since being sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Will Washington need to step up to support Intel?

Exit of CEO Pat Gelsinger maybe a sign of a shift in attitude by the company’s board to a huge strategic overhaul

Financial Times - Dec. 5

NFL playoff picture: Who has the edge in crowded NFC West with five games left in 2024 season?

Will the Seahawks, Cardinals, Rams or 49ers pull away in a division in which first and last place are separated by just two games?

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

Baseball has much larger problems than the farcical ‘golden at-bat’

The proposed rule change has been met with widespread derision. But MLB has two teams in temporary homes and an avalanche of pitcher injuries. The first time I saw a mention of a baseball “golden ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

UConn gets much-needed win by beating ranked Baylor; Dan Hurley admits 'part of the problem has been me'

The shorthanded Huskies stepped up in what Hurley said was a win his team absolutely had to have

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

NFC North: How Lions, Vikings or Packers could win the division

We set the table for the stretch run, as the Lions, Vikings and Packers battle for the the NFC North.

ESPN - Dec. 4

Beware of what the NFC North has to offer ... unless it's Chicago

Three of the four NFC North teams are among the NFL's elite ... and then there are the Bears, whose former coach might've gone out in the worst possible way.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4

Ex-Proud Boys leader to testify in defense of police officer accused of tipping off group

Enrique Tarrio, former national chair of the Proud Boys, is set to take the stand Thursday to testify in defense of a police officer accused of tipping off the right-wing extremist group leader to ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

Davante Adams has no regrets joining Jets amid team's struggles, adds 3-9 mark in December 'not ideal at all'

Adams called it a 'weird year,' but is glad he made the move to New York

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life

Much as the CEO seems awestruck by AI and his just-released Apple Intelligence, he’s more convinced that the tech giant’s health apps will define the company’s legacy.

Wired - Dec. 4

Prosecutors: DC police officer’s talk with Proud Boys leader grew secretive as arrest neared

Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond’s communication with the former leader of the Proud Boys increased and grew more secretive as pressure to arrest him mounted in 2020, prosecutors ...

The Hill - Dec. 3