Mexican president says 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train derailment in southern MexicoMexican president says 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train derailment in southern Mexico

Ice, freezing rain for Northeast as blizzard conditions slam Midwest Whiteout conditions are slamming the Midwest, causing blizzard warnings and wind gusts up to 50 mph. As the storm heads across the country, parts of the Northeast are preparing for icy conditions.

Needless to say, Globe readers will be watching especially closely as former editor Brian McGrory retakes the reins on Jan. 5. Partnered with NESN on Boston Globe Sports Report, a new show starring our great sports reporters. Strengthened partnerships with libraries and schools, opening new front doors to Globe journalism. Through the Boston Globe Foundation, we supported organizations focused on children and families, arts and culture, education, and health. With gratitude, Linda HenryCEO, Boston Globe MediaLike this: Like Loading...

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Volunteers help scoop mud out of the home of a Lytle Creek resident on Sunday after a devastating winter storm. “It’s tragic here,” said Travis Guenther, 54, who lives in the town’s Happy Jack neighborhood. AdvertisementOn Christmas Eve, floodwaters rise at the site of a bridge that serves the Happy Jack neighborhood of Lytle Creek. Heavy equipment was used Sunday to help build a temporary bridge to a Lytle Creek neighborhood that was cut off in the holiday storm. Lytle Creek was among San Bernardino County communities hit hard by the holiday storm, which brought a torrent of rain to parts of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Trump meets with Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy in Florida to discuss peace plan Pres. Trump said that he had a "good and very productive telephone call" with Russian Pres. Putin, shortly before Trump and Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy met at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

The Thrifty Post opened in late September with an Elgin Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Thrifty Post is on Facebook, where people can view some of its inventory or leave a message. “We have more hard goods than clothing, and we have some furniture.”The Thrifty Post sells preowned and new, with-the-tags-still-on apparel, favoring the Western style of clothing like jackets, flannels, and jeans. The Thrifty Post accepts donations left at its outdoor shed during business hours. The Thrifty Post also offers customers a “Loyalty Card” that gives a discount for every 10 purchases.

Before this year, the highest number of at-large arrests came in January 2023, when the Biden administration made more than 11,500. ICE is making more than four times as many at-large arrests per week as it did in President Trump’s first term, the analysis found. In the ensuing five months, ICE’s at-large arrests in communities nationwide totaled 67,800, more than twice the total number during the previous five months. By comparison, at-large arrests typically require more human and financial resources to carry out, immigration experts said. (That includes both at-large arrests and arrests at jails.)

The Book Report: Ron Charles' books of the year for 2025 The Washington Post book reviewer offers "Sunday Morning" viewers his picks for fiction and non-fiction titles to add to their New Year's reading lists.

President Trump recently said, when discussing plans to restart US nuclear weapons testing, that China could catch up with US nuclear capabilities within five years. FEATURED VIDEOAnalysts say it’s unlikely that China could match the estimated 3,700 warheads in the US arsenal in the foreseeable future. The construction includes major upgrades at facilities thought to design and manufacture plutonium pits — the cores of nuclear warheads — as well as plants that produce the high explosives used to trigger nuclear reactions. But satellite imagery of less-scrutinized facilities linked to warhead production indicates that China made significant upgrades across its nuclear weapons supply chain as it built the silos. “Based on all the changes that we’re seeing that show a huge investment in these locations, that altogether indicates an improved capability to produce nuclear warheads for the nuclear program,” Babiarz said.

Holiday season spending up 3.9% from last year despite rising costs Despite rising costs, new data from Mastercard shows that spending this holiday season was up 3.9% this year.

And the warehouse-club company bringing in affluent shoppers isn’t Costco. It is Walmart-owned Sam’s Club. 2 in the U.S., Sam’s Club has found a way to beat Costco: Do it in China. Sam’s Club has about 60 stores in China and counting, up from 39 three years ago, as well as a fast-growing e-commerce business. The biggest stores each generate more than $500 million in sales annually, according to Walmart.

This yield is miles higher than the 1.4% average going back to 2004, when 30-year TIPS were first introduced. This means the price of a newly issued 30-year TIPS bond is now running 46 percent below its average price and 66 percent below its highest price. In fact, these payments comprise 53.7% of the 30-year TIPS value. Yes, there is some weak evidence for mean reversion in the stock market data — high (low) stock returns arising, more often than not, after low (high) stock returns. Whether you go whole hog and walk away entirely from risky assets is, of course, your call.

President Donald Trump had to be begged not to spill the beans about a seismic change to U.S. drug policy which was made this month, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal published on Saturday. After extensive lobbying and some generous donations from major players in the marijuana industry, the president was convinced to follow through with his campaign promise to shift cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance during a meeting with Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis company Trulieve, Trump confidante Howard Kessler and Florida Sheriff Gordon Smith in early December. Politics: Jordan Klepper Shares 1 Way MAGA Has Changed Since Trump's First TermEager to share the news immediately, Trump told the people in the room he planned to announce the decision on Truth Social before an executive order was even drafted. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementSmith remembered things getting heated as Oval Office insiders tried to stop their boss from blabbing, according to the Journal. President Donald Trump pictured after signing an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a schedule III drug on December 18, 2025.

At least 2 million people are under blizzard warnings in the Midwest, where winds could gust from 40 to 60 mph. Parts of Tazewell County in Illinois suffered significant damage to property, trees and power lines as strong thunderstorms, including a tornado, rolled through Sunday afternoon, according to Tazewell County Emergency Management. Photos show property damage and fallen trees after a tornado rips through Tazewell County, Illinois. - Tazewell County Emergency ManagementTazewell County Emergency ManagementMount Zion, a town in Macon County, Illinois, also saw tornado damage Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s weather is just the latest in what’s already been a tough travel weekend for those in the northeast.