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President Trump has been racing to rack up peace deals — but keeping them intact is proving far more difficult.

Friday, Dec. 12, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

A multilayered political thriller, a dark-comedy salute to radical resistance, a ping-pong picaresque and a bluesy vampire tale set in Jim Crow Mississippi are among THR film reviewers’ favorites of the year.

Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.

Australian accident investigators have released dramatic images showing a skydiver's parachute entangled on an airplane's tail, leaving him dangling at 15,000 feet. The incident happened in September near Tully Airport in Queensland. The skydiver used a hook …

It's the Justice Department's second time trying to indict James in one week.

Peters is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Colorado after being convicted by a state court for tampering with voting machines.

Kyle Pitts enjoys the best game of his NFL career to help the Atlanta Falcons come from behind and clinch a last-gasp 29-28 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The first two episodes of Taylor Swift's six-episode docuseries “The End of an Era” will premiere on Disney+ Friday. Swift appeared at an exclusive screening of the episodes in New York on Tuesday. Swift touches on the failed terror plot that resulted in the …

Two 20cm waves were observed in locations off the northeast coast of Japan before the advisory was lifted.

On behalf of the creative teams at Xbox, Bethesda Softworks, Activision, and Blizzard, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to this year’s winners and nominees at The Game Awards!

Trump’s latest executive order attempts to punish states that regulate artificial intelligence technology, a policy that has triggered division in the GOP.

December has arrived, and with it the year's peak meteor season for the northern hemisphere.

Washington is under a state of emergency from the extreme weather that prompted water rescues and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.

Texas and Tennessee will settle the battle of orange-clad schools in Knoxville to open the conference slate, kicking off the revamped scheduling format that features nine conference games. The Southeastern Conference announced the 2026 football schedules for …

Thursday's hearing was the first time Tyler James Robinson has been in a Provo courtroom since he was charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.

Jean Leising spoke at a breakfast this fall at her 8th grade grandson’s school. Hours later, when she was set to give him a ride home from basketball practice, he bashfully told her that his entire team had received text messages about her that day — “and the…

Predictions for Eagles-Raiders and the rest of the Week 15 slate in the NFL.

Some Republicans are scrambling to see if a deal can come together in the final weeks of 2025, but most are skeptical.

The Writers Guild of America said that Disney's huge licensing deal with OpenAI appears to "sanction" the AI company's "theft of our work."

This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.