Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solsticePeople take part in the winter solstice celebrations during sunrise at the Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Andrew Matthew/PA via AP)People take part in the winter solstice celebrations during sunrise at the Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Andrew Matthew/PA via AP)People take part in the winter solstice celebrations during sunrise at the Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Andrew Matthew/PA via AP)People take part in the winter solstice celebrations during sunrise at the Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Andrew Matthew/PA via AP)LONDON -- Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice.

December 22, 2025 00:08 UTC

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December 21, 2025 22:26 UTC

This is the central premise of Mara Olekalns’ 2022 article in Negotiation Journal, Nine Lessons from Love: Couples Therapy for Negotiators. She proposes that turning points — moments that interrupt the expected flow of interaction — are the crucibles in which relationships are reshaped. They unsettle assumptions, trigger uncertainty, erode interpretive generosity and weaken the small acts of maintenance that relationships rely on. To understand and mitigate the potential long-term wreckage this turbulence can cause, Olekalns assembled several lessons. Below is a synthesis of those lessons for anyone who hopes to sustain love over the long term.

December 21, 2025 21:05 UTC

Former United States (U.S.) President Barack Obama has released his list of favorite music for 2025, spotlighting three songs by six Nigerian artistes among a 30-track selection. Obama shared the playlist on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, alongside images listing his favorite books and movies of the year.

December 21, 2025 20:51 UTC

Tracking the holiday week weather across America; outlook on the weather for the rest of the year

December 21, 2025 20:25 UTC





LOADING ERROR LOADINGDeputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Jeffrey Epstein files removed from the Department of Justice’s website Saturday have “nothing to do” with President Donald Trump. “There are dozens of photos of President Trump already released to the public, seeing him with Mr. Epstein,” Blanche said Sunday on “Meet The Press.”AdvertisementHe continued: “The absurdity of us pulling down a single photo because President Trump was in it is laughable,” he said. He added that he doesn’t have “perfect information” and doesn’t know for sure if anyone in the photo was a victim of Epstein. “There is nothing that [Trump] has to hide in the Epstein files,” Blanche said. Democrats have been vocal about what they believe is Trump and the White House trying to cover up any mention of Trump in the Epstein files.

December 21, 2025 20:09 UTC

Cars wait at an intersection with no working traffic lights from power outages, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Cars wait at an intersection with no working traffic lights from power outages, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Cars wait at an intersection with no working traffic lights from power outages, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Cars wait at an intersection with no working traffic lights from power outages, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. The city's transportation agencies said they were bypassing some Muni bus and BART train stations because of the power outages.

December 21, 2025 20:07 UTC

Nick Reiner arrives at the premiere of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” in September. Nick Reiner had been prescribed medication for schizophrenia at some point before he allegedly killed his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, according to two sources with knowledge of the criminal investigation. AdvertisementCalifornia A chilling narrative of the Rob Reiner slayings is emerging: What we know Five days after Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood home, a basic timeline is emerging about the killing and the arrest of their son Nick. Rob Reiner directed the film, which was co-written with Matt Elisofon. And we believed them.”After the couple’s deaths, one family friend said Rob and Michele “did everything for Nick.

December 21, 2025 19:43 UTC

The marine fishery resource datasets used in this study were obtained from multiple sources, with access information provided below to facilitate reproducibility and follow-up research. Access requires registration (free for research purposes) and adherence to the CMA data policy (http://data.cma.cn/en/site/index.html). Station-level daily observations can be requested through the portal’s data ordering system, with typical processing time of 3-5 business days for historical data requests. Ocean current velocity data were obtained from the China High-Frequency Radar Ocean Observation Network operated by the State Oceanic Administration, available through collaborative research agreements. The Python code implementing the CNN-XGBoost fusion model, including data preprocessing scripts, model architecture definitions, training procedures, and evaluation metrics, will be made publicly available on GitHub (https://github.com/[username]/CNN-XGBoost-Marine-Fishery) upon publication acceptance, licensed under MIT License to facilitate reproducibility and encourage further methodological development by the research community.

December 21, 2025 19:10 UTC

“It isn’t easy to fire federal employees,” her co-worker told her. A Customs and Border Protection employee, unable to locate a federal office building, started driving to an international airport that ran flights only on weekends. Within two months, as Musk fell out with Trump and prepared to leave the government, most agencies reversed course and told employees to ignore the emails. In the Oval Office, Trump said he’d fired “people that the Democrats want.” The reductions in force targeted staff who regulated hazardous waste, checked the quality of federal housing and assisted students with disabilities. The Trump administration had stalled all his lawsuits and barred officials at his agency from speaking any language that wasn’t English.

December 21, 2025 19:01 UTC

“Saturday Night Live” torched the White House’s aggressively edited release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files in a ruthless riff on the president’s holiday address to the nation during this weekend’s cold open. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“I almost forgot I’ve been inventing my own ‘Hunger Games,’” the show’s presidential impersonator smirked. “That’s right, the White House will be hosting the Patriot Games for high school athletes to compete. Because I thought, What’s the best way to distract from the Epstein files? I know invite a bunch of teenagers to my house?”“I’ll take ‘Things a pedophile might do’ for a $1,000, Alex.”Watch “Saturday Night Live” and its very festive Trump roast right here:Related...Read the original on HuffPost

December 21, 2025 18:55 UTC

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December 21, 2025 18:54 UTC

Everything you need to solve 'Connections' #924. The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love a cuppa. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions. The solution to today's Connections #924 is...What is the answer to Connections todayFeatures of a teapot: HANDLE, LID, SPOUT.

December 21, 2025 18:45 UTC

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December 21, 2025 18:38 UTC

I have wondered if science supports the idea that it’s better to give than receive, and if so, are there measurable health effects? CNN: Does science really back up the idea that it’s better to give than receive? Wen: A wealth of research links giving and helping behaviors to better mental well-being, including lower rates of depression and anxiety and higher life satisfaction. People who give extensively without adequate support often experience worse physical and mental health. There is also growing evidence that adolescents and young adults benefit from prosocial behavior, with improved mental well-being.

December 21, 2025 18:35 UTC