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FILE - George Clooney kisses the hand of his wife Amal while posing for photographers on the red carpet for the film 'Jay Kelly' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Aug. 28, 2025. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/Invision/AP, File)

French government defends granting citizenship to George and Amal Clooney

7:30 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

France's government is defending its decision to grant citizenship to George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney, citing their contributions to France's international influence and cultural outreach

FILE - The road to the entrance of Walt Disney World, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Disney World worker is injured trying to stop runaway boulder at Indiana Jones show

5:17 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

A Walt Disney World worker in Florida was injured while trying to stop a runaway prop boulder during the park's Indiana Jones live show

FILE - Betty Boop collapses on Broadway near 49th Street as handlers work to raise the deflated helium balloon during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

4:50 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. reacts after the team's win against the Detroit Lions in an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Lions-Vikings Christmas game on Netflix sets NFL streaming record, averaging 27.5M viewers

4:29 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Two of the NFL's three Christmas Day games set viewership records

FILE - Marching bands perform along Colorado Blvd. in the 136th Rose Parade, in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Nasty weather on tap for New Year fetes at Rose Parade in California and revelers in New York City

2:24 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Marching bands, floats and thousands of spectators are bracing for a rare dose of New Year’s Day rain for the prestigious Rose Parade in Southern California

This photo provided by Capital Entertainment, Grammy Award Nominated Gospel Singer Richard Smallwood is handed a portrait of himself during his 75th Birthday Celebration. (Capital Entertainment via AP)

Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music

12:09 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77

FILE - Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton pose for photographers upon arrival at the Season 2 UK Premiere of The Night Manager in London, England, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP, File)

English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton welcome their second child

12:09 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton have welcomed their second child

People pose for photographs at Lan Kwai Fong to celebrate the start of 2026 in the Central district of Hong Kong, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

3:05 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Hong Kong welcomed 2026 without fireworks over Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November killed at least 161 people

Peking Opera actress Zhang Wanting performs during a show at Jixiang Theatre in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

2:46 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens

FILE - President Donald Trump talks to the media as he walks to Marine One from the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around

1:10 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press

FILE - Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. poses at the premiere of "Cedar Rapids" during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)

Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor from 'The Wire,' 'Veep' and Spike Lee films, dies at 71

8:53 PM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71

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3:20 PM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible

FILE - New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) leaves the field following an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov 23, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (AP Photo/Peter Joneleit, File)

Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charge, denies allegations

1:09 PM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef

FILE - Marching bands perform along Colorado Blvd. in the 136th Rose Parade, in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Roses in the rain? New Year's Day parade in Pasadena gets wet forecast. Bundle up for NYC ball drop

12:50 PM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein in Vienna on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of their New Year's Day concert. (Dieter Nagl/Vienna Philharmonic via AP)

Nézet-Séguin’s path to the Vienna New Year’s concert began when he replaced banned conductor in 2022

12:03 PM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Yannick Nézet-Séguin's journey to conducting the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year’s Day concert began when he stepped in for a banned Russian conductor at Carnegie Hall in 2022

New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations

10:28 AM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility

A woman touches a poster showing actor Brigitte Bardo near her home in Saint-Tropez, southern France, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 after the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)

Brigitte Bardot's funeral will be held next week in French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez

5:02 AM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Local authorities in France say Brigitte Bardot’s funeral is set for next week in the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez which she helped make famous

FILE - George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film "The Boys In The Boat," Dec. 3, 2023, in London. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP, File)

France grants citizenship to George and Amal Clooney and their twins Ella and Alexander

4:29 AM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

George and Amal Clooney, along with their twins, have been awarded French citizenship

FILE - Ryan Seacrest hosts "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

What music and television to stream: A New Year's Eve tradition and a 'Stranger Things' sendoff

3:52 PM on Wednesday, December 24, 2025

The end of the year brings fewer new streaming options, but it's a great time to catch up on 2025's best movies, TV, music, and games

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