The Cotton Bowl has certainly gotten much more significant for Ohio State during three trips in a row to the game. This time, the second-seeded Buckeyes (12-1) are defending national champions as they get ready to play College Football Playoff first-timer Miami (11-2, CFP No. 10 seed) in a quarterfinal game there Wednesday night. The Cotton Bowl last ...

A city-enhancing starchitect, a savior of IBM, a revered fashion designer and the founding chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission were among the notable business and finance figures who died in 2025.

A week after immigrant groups filed a lawsuit, California said Tuesday it will delay the revocations of 17,000 commercial drivers licenses until March to allow more time to ensure that truckers and bus drivers who legally qualify for the licenses can keep them.

The number of recorded measles cases in the U.S. during 2025 has officially exceeded 2,000 just before the end of the year, a bleak punctuation on what has been the worst spread of measles the country has seen in decades.

CHICAGO The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is offering free rides on New Year's Eve. The free rides begin at 10 p.m. Wednesday and last until 4 a.m. on New Year's Day. It'll be a busy weekend in the city with a Bulls game, Riverwalk fireworks and the final Bears regular season game of the [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pausing all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal probe into allegations of fraud within the states social services programs. Citing a video released Friday by independent journalist Nick Shirley detailing his investigation into day care centers and other businesses, HHS Deputy ...

The past year has seen plenty of hacks and outages. Here are the ones topping the list.

CBS Sports draft analysts explain why some of their prospect rankings are wildly different

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At the end of the year, celebrations of different meanings overlap and intertwine in what are often called around the world the "Paschal festivities.

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A wallaby named Rex escaped from Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown on Monday. He was found Tuesday night at a nearby Walmart and was safely returned to the animal sanctuary.

What grades do the Philly pro teams deserve for their 2025 seasons? We handed them out to each one.

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Lee Enterprises announced a compromise Tuesday with billionaire investor David Hoffmann, who offered to take over the nation's third-largest newspaper chain this year, to help stabilize the company's finances with a $50 million investment and set Lee up for the future. Hoffmann, whose family investment firm already owns more than 40 other publications, will ...

Chinas move to restrict silver exports is set to keep the metal in the spotlight, with analysts warning of a supply crunch following weeks of volatile price swings. Effective Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce will implement a two-year special government licence for exports of silver, along with tungsten and antimony. While Beijing says the measure is aimed ...

Auckland was the first major city to ring in 2026 with a fireworks display launched from New Zealands tallest structure, Sky Tower, followed by a defiant celebration in Australia in the aftermath of a horrific mass shooting. South Pacific countries were the first to bid farewell to 2025. Clocks struck midnight in Auckland 18 hours before the famous ball ...

It's part of a push by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to urge states to strip foods regarded as unhealthy from the $100 billion federal program.

2026 is only hours away and before it arrives, a lot of people will look in the rearview mirror and ask the question, "What was my favorite part of 2025?"

In a story published Dec. 24, 2025, about a cash relief program that helped families when SNAP payments were paused,…