Photos: A Venezuelan family Christmas – from the US dream to poverty
More than 7.7 million Venezuelans have fled economic collapse, but many are now returning home to face bleak realities.
Turkiye and Libya intensify probe into deadly plane crash near Ankara
Search teams find site of crash that killed Libyan army chief and seven other people, including three crew members.
Brazil’s jailed ex-President Bolsonaro undergoes ‘successful’ surgery
Bolsonaro’s operation addressed a painful double hernia; doctors anticipate five to seven days of hospitalisation.
‘It’ll never be the same’: Bondi Beach attack shatters life for Australia’s Jewish residents
SYDNEY — The sense of anger is palpable among members of the Jewish community in and around Bondi Beach as it reels from the attack
Video shows dramatic airlift rescue after flooding
Video shows dramatic airlift rescue after flooding
‘Un-American’: Trump’s ‘soulless goons’ accused of major violation with ‘savior’ statement
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in the hot seat on Christmas after her department released a statement that numerous observers flagged as a violation
‘I will break you!’ Gloves come off as two major anti-Trump ex-insiders fight each other
Two former Trump insiders who are now activists against the president turned against one another in the run-up to Christmas. Soviet-born Lev Parnas, who worked
California storm blamed for at least 2 deaths with possibly more heavy rain, mudslides
Southern California is bracing Thursday for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides, a day after heavy rain and gusty winds
King Charles says unity in diversity will help ‘right triumphs over wrong’ in giving 4th Christmas address
King Charles’s annual Christmas Day message highlights the importance of unity in diversity as wars and tensions put communities around the world under strain.
Last of its kind dodo relative spotted in a remote Samoan rainforest
The manumea, a critically endangered ground pigeon and one of the closest living dodo relatives, has been spotted multiple times in a remote Samoan rainforest.
Neuroscience word search — Find all the parts of the brain
How well do you know that organ between your ears? Test your recognition of neuroscience terms with this word search.
Archaeological artifacts should not be for sale in thrift shops. But putting them in a museum is harder than it sounds.
Archaeologists discovered artifacts for sale in a thrift shop. They decided to create a college course on what to do about them.
Don’t sleep on this story about English town canceling fireworks show to let walrus rest
Shouts of “goo goo g’joob” would likely have been just as unwelcome to the walrus as the pops and booms of fireworks.
Looking back on 2025: Rumors that took us down research rabbit holes
Snopes works hard to get to the bottom of every claim it investigates. These rumors took more time than most in 2025.