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Russian air attack on Ukraine kills three and sparks sweeping outages - Reuters
Russian air attack on Ukraine kills three and sparks sweeping outages  ReutersRussia hits Ukraine with 'massive' attack, says Zelensky, after he warned of Christmas strikes  BBC'Massive' Russian strikes prompt power cuts across Ukraine, Zelenskyy says  ABC NewsPoland scrambles aircraft after Russ...[read more]

Philip Young in court charged with drugging and raping ex-wife - BBC
Philip Young in court charged with drugging and raping ex-wife  BBCU.K. Man and 5 Others Charged With Sexual Offenses Against His Wife  The New York TimesHusband and five other men charged with sex offences against ex-wife  BBCUK man charged with repeatedly drugging and raping his ex-wife for yea...[read more]

Vince Zampella, Call of Duty co-creator, dies in California car crash - BBC
Vince Zampella, Call of Duty co-creator, dies in California car crash  BBCIn Call Of Duty Founder's Ferrari Accident, A Paul Walker Porsche Crash Reminder  NDTVVince Zampella, video game pioneer behind ‘Call of Duty,’ dies at 55  CNNVince Zampella, video game developer behind ‘Call of Duty,' kill...[read more]

Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them - NPR
Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them  NPRTheir Death Sentences Were Commuted by Biden. They Could Face Execution Again.  The New York TimesBiden Moved These Men off Death Row. Trump Wants Them Back On.  The New Republic[read more]

Festive cheer takes hold of world stocks, yen on intervention watch - Reuters
Festive cheer takes hold of world stocks, yen on intervention watch  ReutersStock futures are little changed after S&P 500 notches three-day win streak: Live updates  CNBCWorld shares are mostly higher in holiday-thinned trading ahead of US growth and labor updates  WRALStock market today: Dow, S...[read more]

Why the boss of a Russian defence factory set fire to himself on Red Square - Reuters
Why the boss of a Russian defence factory set fire to himself on Red Square  Reuters[read more]

Justice Department releases additional documents from Epstein files - ABC News
Justice Department releases additional documents from Epstein files  ABC NewsJustice Department releases new batch of documents in Epstein investigation  CNNDOJ Releases Fresh Tranche of Epstein Files as Pressure Mounts  Bloomberg.comSecond big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Tru...[read more]

U.S. to build "Trump-class" warships for "Golden Fleet" - Axios
U.S. to build "Trump-class" warships for "Golden Fleet"  AxiosTrump’s proposed battleships might look impressive on paper. But building them won’t be easy – or cheap  CNNTrump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships  The New York TimesTrump announces new class of U.S. battleships named after hims...[read more]

Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.7 billion for Christmas Eve drawing - ABC News
Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.7 billion for Christmas Eve drawing  ABC NewsPowerball jackpot rises to $1.6B, fifth-largest in US lottery history  Fox BusinessPowerball numbers for Monday, Dec. 22. Did anyone win $1.59B jackpot?  Canton RepositoryWinning Powerball tickets worth $150K and $50K sol...[read more]

Chris Rea, Grammy-Nominated Singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ Dies at 74 - The New York Times
Chris Rea, Grammy-Nominated Singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ Dies at 74  The New York TimesChris Rea obituary: A life on the road  BBCBob Mortimer pays tribute to ‘brilliant’ friend and ‘Driving Home for Christmas’ singer Chris Rea  The IndependentSinger-songwriter Chris Rea, known for 'Dr...[read more]