The week's bestselling books, Dec. 22

The Papers: Ukraine's 'high-stakes talks' and 'nonsense planning delays' shake-up

This week's planned talks between Kyiv and Washington lead some papers, with others reporting on UK planning reforms.

BBC News - 23h

China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect

The action came in response to the higher levies on Chinese imports that President Trump announced last week.

The New York Times - 20h

Hinge Health to go public as soon as April, source says

Hinge Health could file for an initial public offering as soon as next week, CNBC has learned.

CNBC - 18h

Nicholas Grabko Signs With ECHL's Idaho Steelheads

Former Alaska Fairbanks goaltender Nicholas Grabko has signed with the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads, it was announced late last week.

Yahoo Sports - 18h

Karl-Anthony Towns on Draymond Green's comments: 'I choose to approach that with love and not hate'

Towns missed last week's Knicks-Warriors game after the death of a family friend.

Yahoo Sports - 16h

Florian Wirtz injury: Knee issue forces Bayer Leverkusen superstar out for Champions League vs. Bayern Munich

Leverkusen are already down 3-0 after the first leg and will now be without their attacking superstar for several weeks

CBS Sports - 17h

Stock market falls sharply as investors fret Trump policies

Stocks continue to slide on Monday, following its worst week since September as president's protectionist policies darken economic view.

CBS News - 12h

Novo Nordisk shares fall on latest trial results for new obesity drug

Participants with type 2 diabetes had an average weight loss of 15.7 per cent after 68 weeks on CagriSema

Financial Times - 13h

Bracketology: North Carolina, Oklahoma among teams with work to do entering conference tournaments

A look at teams whose at-large status remains up in the air in the final week before Selection Sunday

CBS Sports - 12h

GOP-led Congress races to avert government shutdown ahead of Friday deadline

The path to averting a government shutdown at the end of the week remains murky in the Republican-controlled Congress.

NBC News - 10h

Reshma Saujani’s Advice for Female Founders? Build Your Own Door

The founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First joins ‘From The Ground Up’ this week.

Inc. - 10h

Wall Street Sinks as Recession Fears Loom

Last week’s steep sell-off resumed, with all three major U.S. indexes suffering sharp declines.

Inc. - 9h

March Madness 2025: College basketball conference tournament predictions, picks, odds, sleepers, upsets

Conference tournaments get underway this week for the top leagues and our experts pick who will be cutting down the nets

CBS Sports - 8h

Don’t expect Trump or Powell to bail out investors this time as stock market hits ‘danger zone’

After three weeks of unrelenting declines, U.S. stocks slid into the market’s “danger zone” on Monday.

MarketWatch - 6h

The Players Championship first and second round tee times, how to watch: Scottie Scheffler eyeing three-peat at TPC Sawgrass

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele will be paired up for the first two rounds this week in Florida.

Yahoo Sports - 7h

US 'just about' ready to lift Ukraine intel freeze, Trump says ahead of Saudi meet

Tuesday's talks are intended to revitalize bilateral relations following weeks of tense exchanges between Washington, D.C., and Kyiv.

ABC News - 7h

Congress faces Friday deadline to fund the government. Here's what to know

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

CBS News - 2h

Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from U.S. into limbo following human rights criticism

PANAMA CITY — After weeks of lawsuits and human rights criticism, Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after being deported from the United ...

NBC News - 1d

Schiff: Democrats lacked ‘coordinated response’ to Trump joint address to Congress

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he thought Democrats lacked a “coordinated response” to President Trump’s joint address to Congress last week. Schiff joined ABC News’s “This Week” on Sunday, where ...

The Hill - 1d

Sea lions sickened as toxic algae threatens California’s marine mammals

Number of animals affected by neurological toxin increases in past week as experts warn of impact from climate crisis. The number of marine mammals in California affected by a neurological toxin ...

The Guardian - 15h

How to watch Shaun White's Snow League half-pipe competition

Olympic snowboarder Shaun White's brand-new halfpipe league debuts this week, here's how to watch the first competition live from Aspen, CO.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Pamela Bach, actor and ex-wife of 'Baywatch' icon David Hasselhoff, dies by suicide

Actor Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, who appeared in several TV series and was the ex-wife of 'Baywatch' star David Hasselhoff, died of suicide this week. She was 62.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

Defunded Aid Programs Are Asked by Trump Administration to Prove Their Value, on a Scale of 1 to 5

A week after terminating thousands of contracts, the administration has sent questionnaires to those programs asking how their work benefits the U.S. national interest.

The New York Times - 4d

Sweeping Tariffs Threaten to Undo a 30-Year Trade Alliance

The stiff tariffs President Trump briefly imposed on Mexico and Canada this week could have pushed those allies into recession. The impact for America would be messy.

The New York Times - 4d

After Colorado Wildfires, Two Families Saw Different Insurance Outcomes

Two neighboring families lost their houses in a Colorado wildfire. One was reimbursed for the contents of their home within seven weeks, and the other is still fighting.

The New York Times - 3d

DOGE's secrecy to be tested in court with sworn testimony, depositions

Over the next week, several judges have ordered top Trump administration officials to testify about efforts to reduce the size of the federal government.

ABC News - 3d

WATCH: Bald eagle nest cam captures live hatch in California

A live camera stream of a bald eagle nest in Southern California has gained viral attention, attracting hundreds of thousands of views this week.

ABC News - 3d

SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures

The new version of Starship will be tested again in four to six weeks. A third consecutive failure could indicate fundamental problems with the updated design.

Wired - 3d

Gene Hackman Lost His Wife and Caregiver, and Spent 7 Days Alone

The exact details may never be known, but Mr. Hackman, 95 with advanced Alzheimer’s, was alone for about a week after his wife and sole caregiver died.

The New York Times - 2d

Federal funding cuts lead FEMA to cancel National Fire Academy courses

The cancellation of courses at National Fire Academy comes as the federally funded institution was set to welcome a new set of fire safety officers for training next week.

CBS News - 2d

NFL free agency primer: Sam Darnold to Seattle? Aaron Rodgers heading to Minnesota?

Sam Darnold and Aaron Rodgers are the two top quarterbacks available in free agency, but there are plenty of other top players that could be signing with new teams this week.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Bookmakers dinner: An exclusive seat at the table with legends of Las Vegas

Every year during the week of the Super Bowl, some of the most legendary bookmakers come together for a meal, to share stories and to think about what's ahead.

ESPN - 1d

Treasury yields fall as investors weigh the state of the U.S. economy

U.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Monday as investors await a busy week of key economic data, and consider the state of the U.S. economy.

CNBC - 19h

March Madness: Breaking down the race for NCAA men's tournament No. 1 seeds

Auburn remains the clear-cut No. 1 overall seed and Duke seems like a lock, but the other two spots are up for grabs heading into conference tournament week.

Yahoo Sports - 15h

Sec. of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, 83% of programs gone

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week dismantling of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development

ABC News - 16h

Search continues for college student who vanished during spring break in Dominican Republic

The search for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished last week while on a spring break trip in the Dominican Republic.

NBC News - 13h

Details on House GOP bill to avoid government shutdown

House Republicans are expected to vote on a stopgap measure to prevent a government shutdown this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

CBS News - 13h

DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it

"CANCELLED: $600,000 grant to study 'menstrual cycles in transgender men,'" Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on X last week. That's not what it was.

CBS News - 12h

Trump Media stock has lost half its value since Inauguration Day

Trump Media sold off amid an across-the-board stock plunge as the volatility that dragged down all three major indexes last week worsened.

CNBC - 8h

Government shutdown looms amid budget showdown in Congress

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Nikole Killion explains.

CBS News - 4h

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