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Geminids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

This photo taken late Dec. 14, 2018, with a long time exposure shows a meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminids meteor shower seen from Wundwin township near Mandalay city. Ye Aung Thu/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ye Aung Thu/AFP via Getty Images Turn your attention skyward Saturday

Chile’s Polarized Runoff: Far-Right Leads

Chile's presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition at her closing rally and Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party speaking during his closing campaign rally. Rodrigo Arangua, Eitan Abramovich/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rodrigo Arangua, Eitan Abramovich/AFP via Getty Images SANTIAGO, Chile — When Chileans head to the

Two U.S. Service Members and a Civilian Killed in Syria

A police vehicle of the interim Syrian government moves through a street in Palmyra in central Syria on Feb. 7. On Saturday, two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were killed in Palmyra after an ambush by an ISIS gunman, U.S. officials said. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Omar

Nativity Scenes Use Zip Ties, Gas Masks to Protest Immigration Raids

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied.

Fired Michigan football coach charged with home invasion and stalking

Then-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore walks off the field following a game Aug. 30, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Moore has been charged with three crimes, including felony home invasion and stalking, after prosecutors said he "barged his way" into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an affair. Al Goldis/AP

Why the Ultra-Poor Don’t Borrow to Build Businesses

Dean Karlan (in blue shirt) meets with a group of refugees in southwest Uganda to hear about their experience with a program that offers loans to help them "graduate" from poverty. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR KYEGEGWA, Southwest Uganda — Economist Dean Karlan was perplexed. He'd come to a remote part of

King Charles III says early diagnosis allows cancer treatment to be reduced

Britain's King Charles III attends an Advent Service at Westminster Abbey, in London, on Wednesday. On Friday, the monarch said early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year. Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP LONDON — King Charles III

Messi Returns to Kolkata to a Hero’s Welcome

Argentina soccer superstar Lionel Messi arrived Saturday in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, as large crowds of jubilant fans gathered at the airport and lined the streets in the city to welcome him. Indian news agency ANI said the soccer player, considered the greatest of his generation, was escorted out of the airport via an alternative

How U.S. Veterans Helped María Corina Machado Escape

Nobel peace laureate María Corina Machado greets supporters from a balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, in the early hours of Dec 11, 2025. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — It's an extraordinary achievement to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Syria Marks Year Since Assad Ouster as U.S. Sanctions Lift

A man lights a flare during celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Clock Square, Homs, western Syria, Monday. Omar Albam/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Albam/AP DAMASCUS, Syria — As they mark the first anniversary this week of toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians are also celebrating another
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