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Holiday retail spending rose 4.2% this season, driven by e-commerce and electronics: Visa report - CNBC

Holiday retail spending rose 4.2% this season, driven by e-commerce and electronics: Visa report  CNBCVisa: Sales are up 4.2% for first 7 weeks of the holiday shopping period but the pace lags last year  ABC NewsHas Holiday Shopping Halted? Circana Finds Lack of Momentum  Happi | Household And Pe...[read more]

Russia Bombards Ukraine Hours After Zelensky Calls Peace Plan ‘Quite Solid’ - The New York Times

Russia Bombards Ukraine Hours After Zelensky Calls Peace Plan ‘Quite Solid’  The New York TimesThree dead after Russia launches 'massive' attack across Ukraine  BBCRussia pounds Ukrainian infrastructure while downplaying peace talks progress  NBC News'Massive' Russian strikes prompt power cuts ac...[read more]

U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss - NPR

U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss  NPRNovo Nordisk's new obesity pill, Alphabet's data center deal, the end of EV euphoria and more in Morning Squawk  CNBCF.D.A. Approves Wegovy Weight-Loss Pill  The New York TimesWith FDA approval of Wegovy pill, new era of oral GLP-1 weight lo...[read more]

Philip Young in court charged with drugging and raping ex-wife - BBC

Philip Young in court charged with drugging and raping ex-wife  BBCUK man charged with repeatedly drugging and raping his ex-wife for years  CNNU.K. Man and 5 Others Charged With Sexual Offenses Against His Wife  The New York TimesFormer Tory councillor in court accused of drugging and raping ex-...[read more]

‘We have to have’ Greenland, says Donald Trump - Financial Times

‘We have to have’ Greenland, says Donald Trump  Financial TimesAngering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland  The New York TimesDaily Briefing: Does America need Greenland?  USA TodayTrump announces he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as US special envoy to Greenland...[read more]

Vince Zampella, Call of Duty co-creator, dies in California car crash - BBC

Vince Zampella, Call of Duty co-creator, dies in California car crash  BBCVince Zampella, video game pioneer behind ‘Call of Duty,’ dies at 55  CNNVince Zampella, video game developer behind ‘Call of Duty,' killed in Ferrari crash  NBC Los AngelesVince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty...[read more]

Column | Burning wood emits more than fossil fuels. Here’s how to build a better fire. - The Washington Post

Column | Burning wood emits more than fossil fuels. Here’s how to build a better fire.  The Washington Post[read more]

This Texas Family Was Part of the Biggest U.S. Measles Outbreak in a Generation - The New York Times

This Texas Family Was Part of the Biggest U.S. Measles Outbreak in a Generation  The New York Times[read more]

Federal student loans are changing. Here's what to expect in 2026 - NPR

Federal student loans are changing. Here's what to expect in 2026  NPRStudent-loan borrowers with higher incomes are now eligible for cheaper payments and debt relief  Business InsiderWhat to know about Trump’s new student loan forgiveness program, RAP  AL.comYale, Penn Prepare Student-Loan Optio...[read more]

Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them - NPR

Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them  NPRTheir Death Sentences Were Commuted by Biden. They Could Face Execution Again.  The New York TimesBiden Moved These Men off Death Row. Trump Wants Them Back On.  The New Republic[read more]