News for December 19, 2025

Elon Musk won back Tesla’s $55 billion pay package after the Delaware Supreme Court overturned a ruling that had canceled it.

The U.S. military launched major strikes in Syria against ISIS sites after an attack that killed three Americans, with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling it retaliation.

The Justice Department has started releasing Epstein-related files and photos, giving the public a first look at records tied to Jeffrey Epstein while questions remain about redactions and delayed disclosures.

President Donald Trump ordered U.S. strikes on ISIS targets in Syria after three Americans were killed in an attack last week.

The Los Angeles Angels reached a confidential settlement with Tyler Skaggs' family in the wrongful death lawsuit over his 2019 drug overdose.

Rep. Elise Stefanik ended her campaign for New York governor and said she will not run for reelection to Congress.

ACA subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, and the Congressional Budget Office says millions could lose coverage while KFF warns premiums may rise sharply for many enrollees.

Rebecca Auborn pleaded guilty to four murders in Ohio after prosecutors said she fatally drugged customers with fentanyl in a series of killings.

AP photo editors used infrared photography to show how surveillance technology in China, and later in the U.S. and other places, can track people and vehicles through invisible light.

Authorities say Claudio Neves Valente, once a promising physics student, was the suspect in a deadly Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor.

American Airlines will stop giving miles and Loyalty Points for basic economy tickets, making those fares less rewarding for AAdvantage members.

Boston-area coffee shops and chains are marking National Coffee Day with free drinks and discounts, with Dunkin’, Circle K, and Honey Dew among the main offers.