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Top News Stories for Monday, December 29th 2025
Sunday, Dec 28th, 2025 -
President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said they made significant progress toward ending the war in Ukraine following an in-person meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. The meeting took place at Trump's private residence and club in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump said the discussions covered most outstanding issues related to the conflict and were followed by a joint phone call with European leaders, according ...
Source: bnonews.com
Sunday, Dec 28th, 2025 -
Instant analysis from the Patriots' 42-10 win over the Jets: ⋅ Beating up on the Jets and their undrafted rookie quarterback, Brady Cook, is obviously nothing to brag about. Sunday's game had a preseason feel, with Drake Maye pulled midway through the third quarter holding a 39-point lead. It marked the Jets' fourth straight loss by at least 21 points. Even the Saints and Dolphins beat them up. But the blowout ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Dec 28th, 2025 -
Film star who shot to fame in And God Created Woman in the 1950s and later became a campaigner against animal cruelty Brigitte Bardot was a very carnal incarnation of the new, sexually liberated woman, wrote film critics in the 1950s and 60s. ("I understand your main interest is animals," said a flustered BBC interviewer. "No," replied Bardot, "my main interest is sex.") That was how Bardot, who ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Dec 28th, 2025 -
( NewsNation ) — Texas authorities took an alleged kidnapper into custody this week after the father of a missing girl used parental control software to locate and rescue his daughter, officials said. The father became concerned Thursday when the 15-year-old girl took her dog for a walk in their Porter, Texas, neighborhood and did not return at her usual time, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said in a ...
Source: wfla.com
Sunday, Dec 28th, 2025 -
HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) — Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring another, authorities say. Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said rescuers responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11:25 a.m. Video from the scene shows a helicopter spinning rapidly to the ground. Police and fire crews subsequently extinguished flames that engulfed one of the ...
Source: wfla.com
Sunday, Dec 28th, 2025 -
Cody Adams, 33, charged with manslaughter after neighbor blocks away was killed as he was firing at a drink can A man in Oklahoma is facing a manslaughter charge after he allegedly shot a woman several blocks from his home while firing a gun he got himself for Christmas at an energy drink can in his back yard. As told in court documents reviewed by NBC News , the death of Sandra Phelps at the hands of Cody Wayne ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Dec 28th, 2025 -
in straight sets to win the 2025 version of the "Battle of the Sexes" in Dubai on Sunday, December 28, leading to ridicule from fans on social media. "Does Sabalenka even realize how stupid this makes her look? Battle of the Sexes… girl, so embarrassing," said one fan via X , alongside a screenshot from the match. Kyrgios won the first two sets of the best-of-three contest, 6-3, 6-3. . King won that match, ...
Source: bradenton.com
Sunday, Dec 28th, 2025 -
Historic embroidery will be protected from damage or loss under taxpayer-backed scheme The UK Treasury will insure the Bayeux Tapestry for an estimated £800m when it goes on show at the British Museum (BM) next year. According to the Financial Times, which first reported details of the agreement, the protection will cover damage or loss during the transfer of the tapestry from Normandy and also while it is on ...
Source: theartnewspaper.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 during a descent into conflict and, despite having its own government and currency, had never been recognized ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
BOSTON (AP) — More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year's. New York City received about 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) of snow Friday night into early Saturday — slightly under what some forecasts had predicted. At least 1,500 flights were ...
Source: apnews.com