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Analysis: 2025 may be remembered as the year a reckoning began over the unholy marriage of sports and legalized gambling.
Analysis | Is anything real anymore? In 2025, even sports fans started to doubt.
The integrity of games might be sports’ most precious commodity. This year’s gambling scandals have fans questioning it — a trend some view as an existential threat.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Analysis: 2025 may be remembered as the year a reckoning began over the unholy marriage of sports and legalized gambling.
President Trump said that unspecified U.S. forces were responsible for an explosion at a marine loading facility in Venezuela, escalating the confrontation with the South American country over alleged drug smuggling.
Trump says U.S. destroyed loading dock in Venezuela
Trump would not say if the military or the CIA conducted the strike in Venezuela amid escalating U.S. pressure on Nicolás Maduro.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
President Trump said that unspecified U.S. forces were responsible for an explosion at a marine loading facility in Venezuela, escalating the confrontation with the South American country over alleged drug smuggling.
This year saw transcendent performances from the likes of A’ja Wilson, Shohei Ohtani and Rory McIlroy.
Here are our top 10 moments that defined sports in 2025.
Here are our top 10 moments that defined sports in 2025.
The 10 sports moments that defined 2025
From the Luka Doncic trade to WNBA players’ bold statement to a bonkers college football coaching carousel.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This year saw transcendent performances from the likes of A’ja Wilson, Shohei Ohtani and Rory McIlroy.
Here are our top 10 moments that defined sports in 2025.
Here are our top 10 moments that defined sports in 2025.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed a united front at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, despite rising tensions that threaten the fragile Gaza ceasefire brokered by the United States earlier this year.
Netanyahu, Trump navigate differences as Middle East tensions rise
Netanyahu has hailed Trump as the “greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House.” Now the two must navigate widening rifts over Middle East strategy.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed a united front at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, despite rising tensions that threaten the fragile Gaza ceasefire brokered by the United States earlier this year.
Over the past 12 months, the world said goodbye to an array of exceptional people. Each lived a life that was singular and complex. Yet their stories offer universal lessons.
Here are lessons, big and small, from noteworthy people who died this year:
Here are lessons, big and small, from noteworthy people who died this year:
A few life lessons from Robert Redford, Jane Goodall and others who died in 2025
Keep your cool. Less is more. Don’t forget the duct tape. And more wisdom from lives well lived.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Over the past 12 months, the world said goodbye to an array of exceptional people. Each lived a life that was singular and complex. Yet their stories offer universal lessons.
Here are lessons, big and small, from noteworthy people who died this year:
Here are lessons, big and small, from noteworthy people who died this year:
We asked readers to share what they are most proud of accomplishing in 2025. People from ages 7 to 84 reached out to share their achievements big and small.
Regardless of the grandeur, these moments are worth celebrating.
Regardless of the grandeur, these moments are worth celebrating.
What did you accomplish in 2025? Readers tell us their wins.
From losing 100 pounds to publishing a book and learning to ride a bike, readers shared with us what they were most proud of this year.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We asked readers to share what they are most proud of accomplishing in 2025. People from ages 7 to 84 reached out to share their achievements big and small.
Regardless of the grandeur, these moments are worth celebrating.
Regardless of the grandeur, these moments are worth celebrating.
Twelve baby ferrets were born this summer, descended from clones made from cells frozen nearly four decades ago, representing a milestone in a decades-long effort to revive one of North America’s most endangered mammals.
Frozen cells, clones and a new generation of endangered ferrets
Eleven black-footed ferrets were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo facility in Virginia, marking a big step in cloning research of this endangered species.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Twelve baby ferrets were born this summer, descended from clones made from cells frozen nearly four decades ago, representing a milestone in a decades-long effort to revive one of North America’s most endangered mammals.
For the GlamourGals of South Lakes High School, one of hundreds of chapters nationwide whose members aim to combat social isolation, foster empathy and build communication skills, doing makeup, nails and crafts is a means to an end.
GlamourGals bring more than manicures to nursing home visits
The group has hundreds of chapters nationwide whose members aim to combat social isolation, foster empathy and build communication skills.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For the GlamourGals of South Lakes High School, one of hundreds of chapters nationwide whose members aim to combat social isolation, foster empathy and build communication skills, doing makeup, nails and crafts is a means to an end.
The start of a new year is a time for resolutions.
But before you make a list of goals, do one simple thing: Set an intention.
But before you make a list of goals, do one simple thing: Set an intention.
Want to set an intention for 2026? Use this word generator.
Choosing a specific word that resonates can help you create a vision for the new year.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The start of a new year is a time for resolutions.
But before you make a list of goals, do one simple thing: Set an intention.
But before you make a list of goals, do one simple thing: Set an intention.
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Remember Madison Cawthorn? And Cori Bush?
These two are among the growing group of former lawmakers who want to return to Congress.
I asked them: why?!
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These two are among the growing group of former lawmakers who want to return to Congress.
I asked them: why?!
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Duty? Insanity? These former members of Congress want to come back.
By The Washington Post’s latest tally, at least 18 former members — 11 Democrats and seven Republicans — are asking voters to send them back to D.C. next year.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Remember Madison Cawthorn? And Cori Bush?
These two are among the growing group of former lawmakers who want to return to Congress.
I asked them: why?!
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These two are among the growing group of former lawmakers who want to return to Congress.
I asked them: why?!
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April is the snowiest month of the year in Black Hawk, South Dakota, and Browning, Montana. But January is the snowiest month of the year in Washington, D.C.
See when your area gets the most snow:
See when your area gets the most snow:
What’s the snowiest month where you live?
January or February is the snowiest month for many central and eastern states, home to about 190 million people. In the Plains and Rockies, March and April are typically snowiest.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
April is the snowiest month of the year in Black Hawk, South Dakota, and Browning, Montana. But January is the snowiest month of the year in Washington, D.C.
See when your area gets the most snow:
See when your area gets the most snow:
On the Hill, the direction of travel is toward the door.
But outside of Washington, another group is emerging: former lawmakers who want to return.
But outside of Washington, another group is emerging: former lawmakers who want to return.
Duty? Insanity? These former members of Congress want to come back.
By The Washington Post’s latest tally, at least 18 former members — 11 Democrats and seven Republicans — are asking voters to send them back to D.C. next year.
wapo.st
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
On the Hill, the direction of travel is toward the door.
But outside of Washington, another group is emerging: former lawmakers who want to return.
But outside of Washington, another group is emerging: former lawmakers who want to return.
A woman’s gender-swap experiment is sparking questions about how bias — in humans or machines — dictates who must work harder to be heard in professional spaces, online and otherwise.
Why women on LinkedIn are masquerading as men
One woman’s gender-swap experiment quadrupled her reach on the career platform, underscoring concerns about gender stereotypes and algorithmic bias.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A woman’s gender-swap experiment is sparking questions about how bias — in humans or machines — dictates who must work harder to be heard in professional spaces, online and otherwise.
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People love to hate wolves. They're the villain of old fairy tales — and today a bane for cattle ranchers
But new research is helping rewrite the story of the big, bad wolf — with a surprise twist
But new research is helping rewrite the story of the big, bad wolf — with a surprise twist
December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
People love to hate wolves. They're the villain of old fairy tales — and today a bane for cattle ranchers
But new research is helping rewrite the story of the big, bad wolf — with a surprise twist
But new research is helping rewrite the story of the big, bad wolf — with a surprise twist
Within the already stretched community of caregiving, these three women belong to a group that is even more overlooked and undercounted: grandchildren.
How grandchildren are stepping up to fill the caregiver gap
As the population ages, grandchildren are taking on caregiving roles, but often struggle with the emotional, financial and physical demands.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Within the already stretched community of caregiving, these three women belong to a group that is even more overlooked and undercounted: grandchildren.
A months-long offensive by Vice President JD Vance and other White House officials, the details of which have not been previously reported, has worked.
But the truce between President Trump and Elon Musk is fragile, allies of both men say.
But the truce between President Trump and Elon Musk is fragile, allies of both men say.
How Vance brokered a truce between Trump and Musk
As Trump’s first year in office comes to a close, both he and his Trump world allies have learned hard lessons about Musk’s unusual influence.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A months-long offensive by Vice President JD Vance and other White House officials, the details of which have not been previously reported, has worked.
But the truce between President Trump and Elon Musk is fragile, allies of both men say.
But the truce between President Trump and Elon Musk is fragile, allies of both men say.
A deadly wildfire destroyed thousands of homes nearly a year ago in Altadena, California.
On West Las Flores Drive, a street on the town’s hardest-hit west side, promise and persistent uncertainty hover over the charred debris and new green growth.
On West Las Flores Drive, a street on the town’s hardest-hit west side, promise and persistent uncertainty hover over the charred debris and new green growth.
A year later, Altadena fire survivors confront hard choices about housing
One year after the Altadena fire destroyed nearly 6,000 homes, survivors of the catastrophe are dealing with recovery in myriad ways.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A deadly wildfire destroyed thousands of homes nearly a year ago in Altadena, California.
On West Las Flores Drive, a street on the town’s hardest-hit west side, promise and persistent uncertainty hover over the charred debris and new green growth.
On West Las Flores Drive, a street on the town’s hardest-hit west side, promise and persistent uncertainty hover over the charred debris and new green growth.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he asked President Donald Trump to make a “historic decision” and grant Ukraine security guarantees against Russian aggression that would last decades — a request he said Trump has agreed to consider.
In Florida meeting, Zelensky asked Trump for lengthy security guarantees
Ukraine’s leader made the request for security guarantees lasting up to 50 years while meeting with Trump about a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he asked President Donald Trump to make a “historic decision” and grant Ukraine security guarantees against Russian aggression that would last decades — a request he said Trump has agreed to consider.
Suriname National Police said a 42-year-old suspect attacked his four children, ages 5 to 15, then attacked five neighbors between the ages of 7 and 80.
Man kills at least 9, including his children, in Suriname stabbing, police say
Police accused a 42-year-old man of killing at least 9 people outside the capitol of Paramaribo, just days after Christmas.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Suriname National Police said a 42-year-old suspect attacked his four children, ages 5 to 15, then attacked five neighbors between the ages of 7 and 80.
The man charged with leaving pipe bombs outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington has admitted to planting the explosives in 2021, federal authorities said.
Man admits to leaving bombs at DNC, RNC headquarters, authorities say
Prosecutors said Brian J. Cole told the FBI that he planted the explosives on Jan. 5, 2021, because he was frustrated with the workings of the U.S. political system
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December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The man charged with leaving pipe bombs outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington has admitted to planting the explosives in 2021, federal authorities said.
If you missed the 2024 solar eclipse because of stratospheric hotel rates or sold-out flights and cruises, 2026 could be the year of redemption.
Want to see an eclipse next year? Here’s where to go.
The biggest astronomical events of 2026, including solar and lunar eclipses, planet parades and the Artemis II mission to the moon.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you missed the 2024 solar eclipse because of stratospheric hotel rates or sold-out flights and cruises, 2026 could be the year of redemption.
Obsessively licking and chewing paws can be a sign of allergic skin disease, one of the most common problems in dogs. Here’s what could trigger it.
Column | Ask A Vet: Why won’t my dog stop licking her feet?
Odds are the problem is a skin allergy. But figuring out what’s triggering it can be complicated.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Obsessively licking and chewing paws can be a sign of allergic skin disease, one of the most common problems in dogs. Here’s what could trigger it.
After meeting her boyfriend’s “strikingly beautiful” ex, she learned it ended because he was so insecure about losing her.
“... And now I’m the one who is insecure.”
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax responds:
“... And now I’m the one who is insecure.”
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax responds:
Column | Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend feels more secure with ‘real girl’ than with stunning ex
After meeting boyfriend’s “strikingly beautiful” ex, she learned it ended because he was so insecure about losing her.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
After meeting her boyfriend’s “strikingly beautiful” ex, she learned it ended because he was so insecure about losing her.
“... And now I’m the one who is insecure.”
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax responds:
“... And now I’m the one who is insecure.”
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax responds:
A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities responsible for his arrest.
“In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states.
“In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states.
A retired policeman was jailed over an anti-Trump meme. Now he’s suing.
Attorneys for 61-year-old Larry Bushart say a Tennessee sheriff violated the First Amendment: “In America, we do not jail people for political speech.”
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December 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities responsible for his arrest.
“In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states.
“In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states.
In South Korea, an array of American companies that have little to do with fashion have been resurrected or reinvented as sleek clothing companies — all with a K-beauty glow-up.
How Pan Am and Kodak turned into fashion brands, with a K-beauty glow-up
In South Korea, National Geographic and even Lockheed Martin are among the U.S. brands that have been resurrected or reinvented as clothing lines.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
In South Korea, an array of American companies that have little to do with fashion have been resurrected or reinvented as sleek clothing companies — all with a K-beauty glow-up.