News for December 28, 2025

Police in McKinney, Texas, shot Bryce Ragan after finding his parents dead during a welfare check at their home.

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” led the holiday box office, while Timothée Chalamet’s “Marty Supreme” gave A24 a major hit and helped cap a strong weekend for theaters.

Brian Moynihan said Bank of America sees the U.S. economy as solid heading into 2026, even though many Americans still feel stretched by prices and affordability.

Two pilots died when their helicopters collided in midair near Hammonton, New Jersey, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate a midair collision between two helicopters in New Jersey that killed two pilots.

Associated Press looks at how Brigitte Bardot’s name and image lived on in popular music, even as her life and public image were full of fame and controversy.

Serbian police safely removed a 1,000-pound U.S.-made World War II bomb from a Belgrade construction site, and the Serbian army will destroy it later.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is retiring New York’s MetroCard after more than 30 years as the subway system fully moves to contactless OMNY payments.

Trump and Zelenskyy said they are close to a peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting at Mar-a-Lago, but they said key issues are still unresolved.

President Donald Trump met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida and said Russia and Ukraine are closer than ever to a peace deal, even though major gaps still remain.

Aimee Bock is under renewed scrutiny as federal prosecutors say she directed others to spread material from her fraud case while Minnesota’s wider social services fraud scandal keeps growing.

New Jersey health officials warned that people at Newark Liberty International Airport may have been exposed to measles, and they are tracing contacts and updating the public.