Russell Wilson says he plans to return to Steelers in 2025: 'I've always wanted to be here'

2025 NFL playoff picture, bracket for AFC and NFC: Here are the 14 teams projected to make the postseason

So who's going to make the playoffs? Glad you asked

CBS Sports - Jan. 1

Fate of endangered monkey hinges on Brazilian city’s planning policy

Pied tamarin has narrow range and is found only around borders of Manaus in the Amazon rainforest. The fate of one of the world’s most threatened primates will be on the line in the coming months ...

The Guardian - Jan. 1

'I wanted to be a dancer - now I'm a WWE star'

Isla Dawn has gone from Langside College to becoming a tag team champion in the world's biggest wrestling company.

BBC News - Jan. 1

NHS, education, housebuilding . . . Labour’s progress so far and its plans for 2025

First six months of new year will prove crucial to Keir Starmer’s ambition to drive ‘change’

Financial Times - Jan. 1

Trump Says He Plans to Attend Carter’s Funeral

In wide-ranging remarks at a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect also predicted that Mike Johnson would secure enough votes to be re-elected as House speaker.

The New York Times - Jan. 1

Trump says he thinks Johnson has the votes to get confirmed

President-elect Trump firmly believes House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will get a second term. “No one else can get the votes,” he told reporters Tuesday. On Monday, Trump offered Johnson his ...

The Hill - Jan. 1

Trump says he would make calls for Mike Johnson

The president-elect also plans to attend Jimmy Carter's funeral.

Politico - Dec. 31

Ross Kemp returns to EastEnders for 40th anniversary

Kemp will appear as Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap for the first time in nine years.

BBC News - Jan. 1

Jimmy Carter wanted to see Guinea worm disease eliminated. He came very close.

Jimmy Carter hoped to outlive the Guinea worm — and he came achingly close. Carter helped lead a decades-long campaign against the parasitic infection.

NBC News - Dec. 31

Islanders' Patrick Roy Pulls Goalie In Defensive Zone, Maple Leafs' Craig Berube In Disbelief: 'I Think It's The First Time I've Seen That'

The Maple Leafs scored an empty-net goal power-play goal and never left the attack zone.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 31

Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Never Says the Words’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

The New York Times - Dec. 31

See Ya, 2024. Here’s What We Loved.

Where Times Opinion — and listeners — found joy this year.