Your Call: Should a team ever willingly flex into a short week?

Archbishop to call for actions rather than words

His Christmas Day sermon comes as the Church of England faces criticism over failures in handling abuse scandals.

BBC News - 31m

Private equity payouts fell 50% short in 2024

Value of investments cashed out lingers well below historic average for third consecutive year

Financial Times - 1h

Fantasy Football Week 17 Lineup Decisions: Trust your Chiefs to carry to a league championship

Dig into the players who might be tough start/sit calls in your lineup based on game film notes, stats, more

CBS Sports - 5h

Fantasy Football Championship game PPR Cheat Sheet: Updated player ratings to guide your toughest lineup calls

Matchup ratings for every player in your Championship game

CBS Sports - 10h

Week 17 Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus every team's rookie of the year

How high did the Cowboys rise and how far did the Eagles fall? Plus, we pick rookies of the year on every team.

ESPN - 11h

Facts vs. Feelings: Five players to trust in your Week 17 lineups

Liz Loza delivers the gift of five players you can feel good about starting in your fantasy football lineups.

ESPN - 11h

Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings: Flex (Full-PPR)

The Yahoo Fantasy team reveals their Week 17 PPR flex rankings.

Yahoo Sports - 11h

Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings: Flex (Half-PPR)

The Yahoo Fantasy team reveals their Week 17 half-PPR flex rankings.

Yahoo Sports - 12h

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will Attempt the Closest Ever Pass of the Sun’s Surface

The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve.

The New York Times - 16h

Champagne-soaked sex and slow-burn longing – was this the swooniest year of TV ever?

Be it the understated romance of Japanese epic Shōgun, Danny Dyer’s tree sex in Rivals or Adam Brody risking his career for love – this was the year TV stole hearts. ‘I’m going to declare this an ...

The Guardian - 17h

For Leonie Benesch, not finding the words on 'September 5' was the right call

Leonie Benesch grew up in Germany without a TV and first saw footage — some of it re-created — from the Munich Summer Olympic attacks in 1972 while filming 'September 5.'

Los Angeles Times - 19h

Want to Boost Your Happiness, Improve Your Wellbeing, and Be More Productive? Science Swears by These 5 Strategies

Start 2025 with these strategies for a better, more productive life.

Inc. - 20h

Marv From ‘Home Alone’ Has a New Calling Card: Tangerines and Sculpture

Daniel Stern has built a social media following by documenting daily life on his family’s farm. “What a crazy way to walk through life,” he said, “to be a little part of people’s lives.”

The New York Times - 20h

People With Extreme Wealth Should Give It Away—or Be Penalized

The gap between the ultra-rich minority and the vast majority has never been greater. But a wave of activist millionaires is asking for higher taxes.

Wired - 21h

The Most Satisfying, Rewarding, and Fulfilling Thing Any Leader Can Ever Do

Aside from providing for yourself and the people you care about, of course.

Inc. - 22h

5 Ways Scammers Fool You With Fake Tech Support Calls

Seemingly realistic tactics can catch even savvy users unaware.

Inc. - 1d

5 Cold Email Calls to Action That Will Convert in 2025

How to intrigue today’s increasingly skeptical consumers.

Inc. - 1d

Bronny James called up by Lakers for game vs. Pistons, but does not play

Bronny is averaging 13.4 points per game for the Lakers' South Bay G League affiliate.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Will There Ever Be Real Size Diversity in Fashion?

A reader, discouraged by the perpetuation of outdated beauty standards in the fashion industry, wonders if we will ever see genuine inclusivity in fashion models.

The New York Times - 1d

Fiscal concerns should not hold up tax cuts

Small business supports extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. However, some Republicans are calling for spending cuts to offset the cost of the tax cuts.

The Hill - 12h

Five NHL Teams That Need A Reset In 2025

The 2024-25 NHL season is nearing its halfway point, and while some teams are feeling good, others may need a reset in the new year.

Yahoo Sports - 12h

Boston NWSL team signs White Stadium lease

The City of Boston, Boston Public Schools, and the owners of the NWSL expansion team set to play there in 2026 have executed a lease agreement that will allow the team to utilize White Stadium as ...

ESPN - 17h

Nasa’s Parker solar probe attempts closest ever pass of sun

Probe was scheduled to pass 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Nasa’s Parker solar probe is attempting its closest ever flyby of the sun, passing 3.8m miles from its surface on ...

The Guardian - 18h

Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun

The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.

BBC News - 19h

Why You Should Talk About Sex With Your Parents

Sex is a big part of life. Why is it so hard to talk to family members about it?

The New York Times - 20h

Your financial adviser has a plan for your money. But what if it’s their plan too?

To get you to follow their advice, your adviser says, “I do this for myself.” Is that good enough?

MarketWatch - 21h

Ripley to The Rings of Power: your top TV of 2024

Who is a god of TV? Who has magical chemistry? And who deserves to be lightning-bolted for bad behaviour? Here are Guardian readers’ best shows of the year. (Netflix) My favourite show of 2024. It ...

The Guardian - 21h

Haaland's return - FPL tips & team of the week

Will Boxing Day bring a reversal of fortunes for Manchester City? Thomas Woods thinks so, with three players in the team of the week including big-money Erling Haaland.

BBC News - 22h

Investors call for UK government to reform defined benefit pensions

Overhaul could free up billions for real estate and infrastructure, asset managers say

Financial Times - 1d

Gimenez calls Trump Panama threats 'legitimate'

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) on Monday called President-elect Trump’s recent threats about the Panama Canal “legitimate.” “I always take the president seriously, and it’s … [a] legitimate threat to ...

The Hill - 1d

Mahomes: Ankle should be OK during short week

With the Chiefs on a short week ahead of their Christmas Day game vs. the Steelers, Patrick Mahomes said his injured ankle is in "a lot better place."

ESPN - 1d

Your Call: Should a team ever willingly flex into a short week?

The Broncos agreed to flex their game against the Chargers to Thursday night ... and lost. Was that the wrong call?

Yahoo Sports - 1d

NFL Week 17: Vikings-Packers showdown flexed to late window, Eagles-Cowboys to be played earlier

The NFL has recognized that the Vikings and Packers have more to play for than the Eagles and the already eliminated Cowboys.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Watchdog calls for halt to energy loans amid insufficient conflict of interest controls

An internal government watchdog is calling on the Energy Department’s loan office to halt its financing for energy projects, saying there are insufficient controls in place to prevent conflicts of ...

The Hill - 1d

Breaking down NFL playoff picture, plus Week 16 grades for every team and Saints-Packers picks for 'MNF'

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 23

CBS Sports - 1d

Eagles' Kenny Pickett comes up just short in relief of injured Jalen Hurts: 'I think he settled in well'

Eagles' players went to bat for Kenny Pickett after the loss

CBS Sports - 1d

Baby mammoth in Russia is the ‘best-preserved’ ever found

The 50,000-year-old female, nicknamed Yana, is one of only seven whole remains discovered in world. Russian scientists have displayed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a baby mammoth found ...

The Guardian - 1d