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Healthcare

Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes

President Trump

Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

Netflix

Lions-Vikings Christmas game on Netflix sets NFL streaming record, averaging 27.5M viewers

Tate Reeves

Mississippi man serving an illegal sentence granted clemency, weeks after after his brother

Wall Street

Wall Street is slipping in light trading on the final day of 2025

NBA

NBA Christmas viewership hits 15-year high with 47M viewers. And social media numbers set records

Help wanted

US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200,000 last week with layoffs historically low

Oyster

Where are the wackiest New Year’s Eve drops in the US?

Westminster Kennel Club Best in Show Contestants lined up

Unleash the hounds! And terriers and lapdogs. The American Kennel Club adds 3 breeds

SNAP Benefits

SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1

Trump

U.S. sanctions 10 people and firms from Iran and Venezuela over drone and missile trade

Meta

Meta buys startup Manus in latest move to advance its artificial intelligence efforts

FBI Director Kash Patel

Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers

Tyler Robinson, accused of Shooting Charlie Kirk

Judge orders release of transcript from closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

Stethoscope

Wyoming nonprofit receives $3.4M of Nebraska’s opioid settlement funds to build Nebraska clinic

Cash with Stethoscope

Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID funds maintains innocence

Avian Influenza

Officials suspect bird flu after 12 swans die at Orlando’s Lake Eola

running group

Trying to improve your health and wellness in 2026? Keep it simple

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry’s accuser sent messages of gratitude and friendship years after alleged assault

Job Fair

A look at how Trump-era work requirements could impact people who receive public benefits

Money

How to build an emergency fund, pay off debt and make a plan for your money in 2026

DHS

Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system

Driving

California drivers warned to reconsider Christmas travel plans ahead of storms

Kansas City Chiefs

Royals face tough stadium decision of their own as Chiefs move to Kansas

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker

DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals

Medicaid

Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

Gas pump

US drivers are seeing lower gas prices this holiday season

Shipping

Fast shipping is increasing emissions. Here’s why delivery has become more polluting

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse

Former Nebraska US Sen. Ben Sasse reveals advanced pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Lottery Jackpot

$1.6B Powerball jackpot to be drawn Monday, but the odds still aren’t in your favor

60 Minutes

‘60 Minutes’ pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup

Betty Reid Soskin

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow to have surgery for early-stage lung cancer and postpones January concerts

Ken Paxton

Texas judge orders Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce records unsealed amid heated Senate primary

Power plant

Georgia regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers

Capital

Federal judge weighs Trump’s claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack

Brown University shooter

Motive still unknown after suspect in the Brown attack and MIT professor’s killing is found dead

President Trump

Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

Ghislaine Maxwell

Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing ‘new evidence’

Sky

Catch the Ursid meteor shower as it peaks just before Christmas

Charlie Kirk

Turning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk

Luigi Mangione

Judge says he’ll rule in May on Luigi Mangione’s fight to exclude evidence from NY murder trial

RFK Jr.

Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

Shopping

US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren’t feeling it

Trump

States brace for Trump’s push to make oil drilling cheap again

Nick Reiner

Rob Reiner’s son Nick appears in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

President Donald Trump

The Lumbee Tribe’s federal recognition is assured, with a final push by Trump

Ray Dalio

Billionaire Ray Dalio joins push to fund Trump Accounts, pledging $75 million to Connecticut kids

Netflix Warner Bros.

What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.

Lincoln Memorial

Federal appeals court allows National Guard deployment in Washington to continue for now

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