Kylie Minogue's XMAS is officially this year's Christmas number one Amazon MusicShe’s only gone and done it – Kylie Minogue has nabbed this year’s Christmas number one with her festive hit XMAS. How did Kylie Minogue’s XMAS get the Christmas number one when it’s an Amazon Music exclusive? You might not realise it, but there is already a precedent for Amazon Music’s festive exclusives becoming chart hits. Advertisement“XMAS is featured across many of our Christmas music stations and playlists as well as other relevant editorial placements, including our Brand New Music playlist and Feeling Happy Radio, which helps to ensure maximum visibility,” Alex Nutton of Amazon Music UK recently told Music Week. And don’t forget you can listen to XMAS exclusively on Amazon Music ❤️ ♬ XMAS (Amazon Music Original) - Kylie MinogueCheck out the music video for this year’s Christmas number one, Kylie Minogue’s XMAS, below:

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A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California’s Central Valley for weeks. Check y’all ... y’all crazy ... What’s going on? The Central Valley is known to have some of the worst air pollution in the country. He said while he hasn’t done any analyses of the Central Valley fog during this latest event, it’s not hard to imagine what could be lurking in the droplets. He said the good news is that while the primary route of exposure for people of this material is inhalation, the fog droplets are relatively big.

Mariah Carey's hit 'All I Want For Christmas' de-thronedCNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten reports that Mariah Carey's seasonal hit Christmas single, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has been knocked out of the number one Billboard global spot by the 1980s super duo, Wham! with their 1984 single, "Last Christmas."

When you have leaders from the top down calling you monsters, calling you rogue, calling you corrupt, calling you deranged. “Because you have these radical left judges.” “The judges are acting erroneously.” “We have very bad judges.” “Rogue rulings.” “It’s not even imaginable how corrupt they were.” “A lunatic.” “These liberal district judges.” “Where do these people come from? Where do the judges come from?” We have seen members of Congress calling for the impeachment of judges for doing their jobs. Bomb threats to judges’ homes. Pizzas had been either delivered or attempted to be delivered to judges’ homes at odd hours of the night.

You Don’t Need Baby Laundry DetergentAccording to Wirecutter’s laundry expert Andrea Barnes, dedicated baby detergents are “expensive and unnecessary.”December 19, 2025

New signage was installed Friday at Washington, DC’s performing arts center on Friday to include President Donald Trump’s name. The building, known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, has been renamed by the trustees to the Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. A new sign reads "The Donald Trump And The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on Friday, December 19, 2025. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”. Workers begin adjusting the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.

President Donald Trump came to North Carolina on Friday to talk about the economy. Trump did periodically discuss the economy in his 90-minute speech, which he called a “quick little stop” in Rocky Mount on the way to Mar-a-Lago for the holidays. “I don’t know, beating Hillary was fun,” he said to roars. Friday’s rally was the latest in a roadshow of sorts that White House advisers have planned for Trump to hone his message on bringing down prices. Yet as is so often the case, the intended content of Trump’s speech was a target that didn’t always find an arrow.

At the end of the convoy is a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle. My name is — ” ♫ He’s the Border Patrol chief who’s become a key figure and social media fixture in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and slick video campaign. “On behalf of the men and women of the United States Border Patrol, it’s time to turn and burn. This isn’t the type of policing, or setting, they said, that Border Patrol agents typically handle. Put the [expletive] guns away, dude.” At the other car wash in Maywood, no Xpress workers or customers are detained.

The Justice Department’s partial release of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday marked a moment of triumph for Epstein survivor Maria Farmer and her sister Annie, who have said for years that Maria had filed one of the first complaints against Epstein in the 1990s. An FBI document released Friday included a 1996 description of a criminal complaint against Epstein related to child pornography. “Epstein stole the photos and negatives and is believed to have sold the pictures to potential buyers,” the document reads. She said Friday evening that she is looking for more information from the files, including what the authorities did in response to Farmer’s complaint, when and why. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn a statement provided by the law firm representing Maria Farmer, the Epstein accuser said the FBI had “failed” her and other victims over the years.

Putin maintains stance on Russia-Ukraine conflictRussian President Vladimir Putin held his annual marathon press conference, which lasted more than four hours. He signaled that Russia may be open to a negotiated end to the conflict with Ukraine, saying Russia was “ready and willing to end this conflict peacefully,” but also made it clear that military operations would continue for as long as the Kremlin deems necessary. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen was in the room and reports on what he heard.

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Multiple killed in central Taipei knife attackAn attacker went on a rampage in central Taipei Friday night, throwing smoke bombs in a train station and stabbing people with a knife in a busy shopping area. Local authorities say the attacker killed three and injured five before he fell from a building and died when being chased by police.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGMore than a year after going public with his Stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis, James Van Der Beek is looking to his future with optimism. On Friday, Van Der Beek gave an emotional interview to NBC’s “Today” in which he addressed fans’ concerns over his appearance at a “Dawson’s Creek” reunion event that took place in September. In his “Today” chat, Van Der Beek said his dramatic weight loss was “not cancer-related,” but acknowledged that his overall health had impacted his experience with the virus. “Although, with cancer, everything’s like, ‘Why don’t we super-size that stomach virus?’”AdvertisementWatch a clip of James Van Der Beek on “Today” below. "The biggest change I'd say would be this journey of self-love," James Van Der Beek said about how his life had changed since his Stage 3 cancer diagnosis.

I still think bachata is underrated. – Underrated 100 percent. Why haven’t we been invited just to perform in Saturday Night Live? – But why has bachata not had its moment in that way that you’re asking for it? Ultimately, you know, – Yeah, that’s fair.