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- Reuters
Russian missile strike kills one, injures 15 in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih
Ukrainian officials denounced the Christmas Eve attack on the city, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown. "The monsters landed a direct hit on a four-storey residential block with 32 apartments," the head of the city's military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, wrote on Telegram. One man whose body had been pulled from under the rubble could not be revived by medics, regional governor Serhiy Lysak said.
- The Canadian Press
Heat lose guard Dru Smith for remainder of season with torn Achilles
Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has suffered another season-ending injury, this one a torn Achilles in his left leg.
- USA TODAY
Starbucks strikes ramp up to over 300 stores across 45 states on Christmas Eve, union says
In what the union has dubbed "The Strike Before Christmas," more than 5,000 workers are walking out of 300-plus Starbucks locations nationwide Tuesday.
- MMA Junkie
Tatiana Suarez not worried about inactivity ahead of UFC 312 title fight
Tatiana Suarez steps into the biggest fight of her MMA career coming off one of the biggest layoffs she's ever experienced. Yet, despite the less-than-ideal circumstances, Suarez is not worried one bit. Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), a longtime UFC women's strawweight…
- Sky News
Driver arrested after death of boy, 15, hit by car in Andover
The family of Ryan Marshall, from Andover in Hampshire, have paid tribute to him as a "caring" and "cheeky" boy, who was "loved so much". Ryan died from his injuries on Sunday. The driver of the vehicle involved, a 29-year-old woman also from Andover, has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs.
- Investor's Business Daily
3 Powerful Forces Driving Honda And Nissan Into Each Other's Arms
Honda Motor, Nissan and Mitsubishi on Monday confirmed they are in talks regarding a possible merger at a time of auto industry upheaval. Honda stock tried to regain a key level on Tuesday after jumping on the merger news. The possible three-way merger would see Japan's second and third biggest carmakers join forces, along with smaller Mitsubishi.
- People
MLB Player Justin Turner Has Perfect Response After Man Reveals He Met His Fiancée While Celebrating 2017 Dodgers Win
Seven years ago, the fan was celebrating Turner's three-run walk-off home run when his downstairs neighbor thought he was being attacked and ran to check on him
- The Canadian Press
Ravens visit Texans on Christmas Day, needing win to keep AFC North title hopes alive
Baltimore (10-5) at Houston (9-6)
- The Canadian Press
Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- People
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell Go Shopping Together in Aspen Ahead of Christmas
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell typically spend Christmas in Aspen, Colorado, every year with their family
- Reuters
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis appeals for courage to better the world
Pope Francis said the story of Jesus' birth as a poor carpenter's son should instil hope that all people can make an impact on the world, as the pontiff on Tuesday led the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas. Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided at a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and opened the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, which the Vatican expects will bring some 32 million tourists to Rome next year. In a sermon focused on the virtue of hope, which is also the theme of the Holy Year, the pontiff said hope "is a summons not to tarry, to be kept back by our old habits, or to wallow in mediocrity or laziness".
- The Canadian Press
FBI offers reward in fatal shooting of 7-year-old boy on Colorado tribal reservation
DENVER (AP) — The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for help finding a man suspected of fatally shooting a 7-year-old boy on a tribal reservation in Colorado earlier this month.
- The Independent
‘Putting on a brave face’: The families made homeless for Christmas as no fault evictions surge
As the long-awaited ban on Section 21 notices approaches, many families are finding themselves in impossible situations this festive season
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Futures: Santa Claus Rally Underway; Tesla Surges, Nvidia Tops Buy Point
The Santa Claus rally got off to a strong start with Tesla leading the Nasdaq higher. Nvidia just topped a buy point.
- USA TODAY Sports
2025 NFL mock draft: Expert projections for Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders and other prospects
The 2025 NFL draft order was shaken up by a Raiders win over the Jaguars in Week 16. Here's how that's impacting NFL mock drafts.
- The Telegraph
Rolling tractor protests expected next year over tax raid on farmers
Britain could be hit by rolling tractor protests next year as farmers vow their fight against the Government’s tax raid will continue as long as it needs to.
- CBC
Quebec hospital steps into the future with robot tech for knee surgeries
As Dr. Hai Nguyen entered the operating room last week, he couldn't shake the feeling of performing in front of an audience.Watching him from the the other side of the glass were specialists, staff and representatives from the supplier of a cutting-edge robot recently acquired by Charles-Le Moyne Hospital in Longueuil, Que.For the first time, the advanced robotic technology was assisting him in a knee procedure that requires extreme precision."In terms of bone cuts, it gets us to half a millimet
- Bears Wire
NFL Week 17 power rankings: Vikings continue on, Chargers make a statement
The NFL is getting down to it. There are still quite a few teams that have a lot to sort out when it comes to the playoff picture.
- Reuters
At least five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank refugee camp
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in raids on Tuesday on a refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. Khawla Abdo, a 53-year-old woman, was killed as a result of shelling by Israeli forces at dawn, while Fathi Saeed Odeh Salem, an 18-year-old man, died after being shot in the abdomen and chest, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
- Fortune
La-Z-Boy launches ‘never recline’ petition for airplane passenger seats—and it’s closing in on 200,000 signatures
Petition signers can win a free recliner and $500 toward a flight.