Royal family celebrates Christmas with no sign of Prince Andrew

Yankees free agency and trade buzz: Andrew Chafin 'high' on NY's list of lefty pen targets

The latest Yankees free agency and trade buzz during the MLB offseason.

Yahoo Sports - 5h

Holiday Briefing: A Day to Celebrate

A special edition for a special day.

The New York Times - 9h

A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus

A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country's capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day

ABC News - 14h

Family tensions can run high over Christmas. Here’s how to make things a little easier | Becca Bland

Approaching disagreements with respect and curiosity can deepen our connections with even difficult relatives. Becca Bland is a journalist and researcher with a specialism in family estrangement ...

The Guardian - 15h

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and the Brute Force of Celebrity P.R. Tactics

On the internet, the truth and the manufactured lies about celebrities are hard to sort through.

The New York Times - 18h

Chrismukkah, the Mash-Up Holiday for Interfaith Families

Like many members of interfaith families, I get to observe the two holidays on the same day this year.

The New York Times - 1d

Gunnar and Boomer Esiason: How a football family found solace in hockey

Throughout Gunnar Esiason's journey with cystic fibrosis, the sport of hockey has always been huge part of his family. See their story on E60 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).

ESPN - 1d

You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family

AI voice cloning and deepfakes are supercharging scams. One method to protect your loved ones and yourself is to create secret code words to verify someone’s identity in real time.

Wired - 1d

The Animal Celebrities Who Surprised, Soothed and Screamed at Us in 2024

Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, Flaco the escaped eagle-owl, Charlotte the maybe-pregnant stingray — they distracted us from the messy human world but were also clear reflections of it.

The New York Times - 1d

Biden signs 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve

Among the new laws signed by President Biden are Paris Hilton's bill to protect institutionalized teenagers and a bill to address hazing on college campuses.

CBS News - 2d

Nordstrom Family Reaches $4 Billion Deal to Take Retailer Private

The department-store chain agreed to be acquired by members of the founding family and Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool.

The Wall Street Journal - 3d

Trump expected to pick Andrew Peek for NSC post focused on Europe

Politico - 4d

How They Celebrated the Holidays 250 Miles Above Earth

The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating contest and built a reindeer from storage bags.

The New York Times - 5h

Biden signs 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve, here are some of the highlights

President Biden signed 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve, including one that formally makes the bald eagle the country's official bird. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has ...

CBS News - 12h

Trump ‘border czar’ plans to reinstate family detention centers

Tom Homan, the incoming “border czar” for President-elect Trump’s administration, said in an interview with The Washington Post published Thursday he will reinstate policies that hold families in ...

The Hill - 14h

What is Boxing Day? All about the celebration's origin and traditions

Boxing Day 2024 is here, but not all Americans understand the meaning of the holiday celebrated in countries like the U.K. and Canada.

CBS News - 18h

How the holidays are being celebrated around the globe

Jericka Duncan takes a look at how Christmas and Hanukkah are being marked around the world and even aboard the International Space Station.

CBS News - 1d

Amid Gaza war, another year of subdued Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

For a second straight year, the war raging in Gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, where Christmas tourism makes up about 70% of the city's economy. ...

CBS News - 1d

Bills' Hamlin-backed HEARTS Act signed into law

President Biden has signed into law a Damar Hamlin-backed bill that aims to improve access to resources for heart health. The Bills safety suffered a cardiac arrest in January 2023 and resumed ...

ESPN - 1d

Celebrating first night of Hanukkah in Wilkes-Barre

Yahoo News - 1d

How your favorite celebrities are celebrating Christmas

From matching pajamas to a baby's first Christmas, here's a look at how your favorite celebrities are spending the holiday.

ABC News - 1d

Celebrated Indian author MT Vasudevan Nair dies at 91

A prolific writer and filmmaker, MT Vasudevan was the doyen of Malayalam-language literature.

BBC News - 1d

Hanukkah coincides with Christmas this year, setting up a gift-giving conundrum for Jewish families

The eight-night Jewish holiday begins on the evening of Dec. 25.

MarketWatch - 1d

After a Family Tragedy, an N.B.A. Star Is Learning to Love Basketball Again

Andrew Wiggins felt helpless watching his father suffer, but he has rediscovered his spirit and found reconnection in his memory.

The New York Times - 1d

The British royal family's Christmas rituals close out a difficult year

The King's Speech will see Charles in a former hospital chapel as he and Princess Kate mark the holiday after a year in which they were diagnosed with cancer. Prince Andrew and Prince Harry will be ...

NBC News - 1d

Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel's war in Gaza

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians continue to be killed.

NBC News - 1d

Haiti’s media association says 2 reporters were killed, several wounded in gang attack at Port-au-Prince’s main hospital

ABC News - 2d

Biden signs 50 bills, including 1 backed by Paris Hilton, on Christmas Eve

President Biden spent Christmas Eve signing new bills into law approving everything from the country’s official bird to protections for children in youth care facilities. Here are a few of the ...

The Hill - 2d

The Evening: Signs of Trouble for Trump’s Spending Cuts

Plus, celebrating “Chrismukkah.”

The New York Times - 2d

WATCH: Family unexpectedly finds a ‘Charlie Brown’ Christmas tree

What they thought was the perfect Christmas tree in the woods turned out to look a little bit different when they got it home.

ABC News - 2d

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 - 2d

Christians in Gaza, Huddled in Churches, Celebrate Christmas

Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain those who have fled will ever feel safe enough to return home.

The New York Times - 2d

Why 2024 was Prince William's 'annus horribilis'

From cancer battles to an ongoing family fallout, it was a testing year. But it also gave a telling glimpse into his approach to leadership

BBC News - 2d

Skiing, wool baubles, ice-cream: how Antarctic scientists celebrate Christmas

From the Flask glacier to King George Island, intrepid researchers expect good cheer, snow and penguins. Many of us will not get a white Christmas this year, but a group of scientists are ...

The Guardian - 2d

Former Greek royal family expresses 'deep emotion' after regaining citizenship

Members of Greece’s former royal family have expressed “deep emotion” after being granted Greek citizenship, ending a decades-old dispute with the country's government

ABC News - 3d

Andrew McCutchen signs 1-year, $5-million deal to stay with the Pittsburgh Pirates, AP source says

Andrew McCutchen is sticking around to see if the Pittsburgh Pirates can finish the climb back to contention

ABC News - 3d

Nordstrom to go private in $6.25 billion deal with Nordstrom family

Century-old department store Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican retail group in a $6.25 billion deal.

CBS News - 3d

On Chrismukkah, What’s an Interfaith Family to Do?

The two holidays will converge for the first time since 2005. For some, celebrating both means “the best blend of the two.”

The New York Times - 3d

Nordstrom to go private in $6.25 billion deal with founding family, Mexican retailer

Nordstrom on Monday announced it will become a private company after it agreed to a buyout deal valued at roughly $6.25 billion from Nordstrom’s founding family and Mexican department store El ...

NBC News - 3d

Royal family celebrates Christmas with no sign of Prince Andrew

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