NFL's Netflix debut on Christmas Day kicked off without a glitch
Netflix’s NFL debut kicked off on Christmas Day without a glitch. Mariah Carey opened Wednesday’s doubleheader with a taped performance of “All I Want for Christmas is You” before Patrick Mahomes, ...
US census data shows how Middle Eastern and Hispanic residents differ in racial identity
The U.S. Census Bureau currently is getting public feedback about how it should tally responses from people into new race and ethnicity groups ...
Trial of man accused in Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back to September
A man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in South Florida won’t be tried until September 2025 ...
Dozens dead as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport close to the Caspian Sea on Wednesday morning.
How 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.
Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows
A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of ...
Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December ...
China and Japan agree to talks on security issues as they seek to mend ties
BEIJING -- China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial ...
Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
Activists have called for Biden to commute the sentence of many or all federal death row inmates for some time. More than 130 ...
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope ...
Edmunds: Five dream-worthy vehicles you wish you got for the holidays
Edmunds highlights five dream-worthy vehicles for holiday wish lists, focusing on models that are luxurious yet somewhat ...
Striking students in Serbia tell chief prosecutor to 'fight for law and justice'
Serbia’s striking university students on Wednesday rallied outside the chief prosecutor’s office to demand justice over a concrete canopy collapse that killed 15 people last month in the country’s nor ...