Grocery prices in November were up 1.9% from a year ago, according to a report from the Labor Department Thursday. Overall inflation dipped to 2.7%, from 3% in September. Charly Triballeau/AFP hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP The cost of living continued to climb in November — though a little less than two months ago … Read more
Zach KramDec 18, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. LeBron James is like no other player in … Read more
(MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. UnitedHealth is facing wrongful death lawsuits related to its refusal to pay for some nursing home residents to go the hospital. (Guardian) Some lots of tamales…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ukraine has won investor backing to restructure $2.6bn in debts that paid out based on economic growth, bolstering Kyiv’s war finances and slashing the cost of reconstruction after Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s finance ministry said … Read more
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor JOHN THYS/AFP Ukraine’s president has warned Europe’s leaders that an agreement has to be reached by the end of the year Volodymyr Zelensky has called on EU leaders at a crunch summit urgently to agree to a multi-billion euro loan in frozen Russian money to fund Ukraine’s military and economic needs. … Read more
South Africa has accused the US of using Kenyan nationals without work permits at a facility processing applications by white South Africans for refugee status. Seven Kenyans were arrested after intelligence reports revealed that people “had recently entered South Africa on tourist visas and had illegally taken up work” at the centre, said a statement … Read more
Sister Regina sits in the convent chapel at Schloss Goldenstein in Salzburg, Austria. Esme Nicholson/NPR hide caption toggle caption Esme Nicholson/NPR SALZBURG, Austria — Set against snow-capped Alpine peaks, the convent chapel at Schloss Goldenstein is candlelit and set for Advent. In early December, the mood was contemplative, a sharp contrast to the hubbub here … Read more
Amazon just introduced a . This lets Alexa+ answer the doorbell and converse with visitors, which certainly sounds futuristic in a “gated community as dystopia” kind of way. There are several caveats here. First of all, it only works with certain newer Ring video doorbell models. Customers also have to pony up for a Ring … Read more
If you’re struggling to find your next binge-watch, you can’t go wrong with anime. For the holidays, you can save on a Crunchyroll subscription, giving you access to its vast library of anime series to watch. Through December 29, you can sign up for an annual Fan subscription for $67, down from the usual $80, … Read more
Dec 17, 2025, 10:18 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Olivier Rioux lumbered through the lane, caught a bounce pass from teammate CJ Ingram and dunked, sending Florida’s bench and the home crowd into a frenzy. Rioux barely left his feet to make it happen. The 7-foot-9 center and world’s tallest teenager recorded his first collegiate … Read more