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FILE - People walk by the Jimmy Kimmel Live studio on Hollywood Blvd., on Sept. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Jimmy Kimmel jokes about fascism in an 'alternative Christmas message' for Britain

11:06 AM on Thursday, December 25

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at U.S. President Donald Trump in a message to U.K. viewers

Mariela Gómez, right, and her partner Abraham Castro, a Venezuelan migrant couple, sit for Christmas dinner at Castro's parents' home in Maracay, Venezuela, early Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. The couple abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home from Mexico by land and sea following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A Venezuelan family's Christmas: From the American dream to poverty

9:13 AM on Thursday, December 25

Mariela Gómez and thousands of Venezuelan immigrants have faced a challenging Christmas after Donald Trump returned to the White House in January

FILE - French citizen Laurent Vinatier sits in a cage prior to a court session at the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)

The Kremlin says Moscow made an offer to France regarding a French citizen imprisoned in Russia

6:51 AM on Thursday, December 25

The Kremlin is in talks with French authorities about French scholar Laurent Vinatier, who is serving a three-year sentence in Russia and reportedly faces new espionage charges

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro points to his electronic ankle monitor that the Supreme Court ordered him to wear, at Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Minervino Junior, CB/D.A Press, File)

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery

5:51 AM on Thursday, December 25

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's family says he's underwent double hernia surgery at a hospital in the country's capital

Parliament members vote on a bill seeking to criminalize France's colonisation, considering it a "state crime," and demanding that France issue an official apology and take legal responsibility for its colonial past in addition to compensations, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 at her National Assembly in Algiers. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)

Algeria votes to declare French colonization a crime and demands restitution

2:10 AM on Thursday, December 25

Algerian legislators have declared France's colonization a crime, demanding restitution for property taken during its 130-year rule

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman, Tarique Rahman, waves to supporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after returning from London, ending more than 17 years of self-imposed exile, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Son of former Bangladesh prime minister returns after 17 years in exile with a chance to lead

11:13 PM on Wednesday, December 24

The son of a former Bangladesh prime minister has returned to the country after more than 17 years in exile

A woman casts her vote during the local election in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote local election in decades

10:42 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Residents of Somalia’s capital are set to vote in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first-ever one-person, one-vote poll since 1969

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts

9:00 PM on Wednesday, December 24

King Charles III has urged people to focus on kindness instead of conflict in his annual Christmas address

In this undated photo provided Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear-powered submarine under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine

6:20 PM on Wednesday, December 24

North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology

FILE - Candidate Tina Peters speaks during a debate for the state leadership position, Feb. 25, 2023, in Hudson, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump's pardon, release her from prison

2:17 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking the state appeals court to recognize President Donald Trump’s pardon of her state convictions as valid

FILE - A memorial wreath stands next to the bronze memorial bust by Robert Berks of President John F. Kennedy in the grand foyer at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 22, 2013, on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building

1:50 PM on Wednesday, December 24

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled

Nasry Asfura, presidential candidate for the National Party, gestures during general elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote

1:23 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura has won Honduras’ presidential election, according to electoral authorities

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote

1:16 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote

FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children's health programs

1:03 PM on Wednesday, December 24

The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group

Editorial Roundup: United States

12:01 PM on Wednesday, December 24

DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress

11:06 AM on Wednesday, December 24

DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress

This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)

After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files

10:50 AM on Wednesday, December 24

The Justice Department says that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress

Today in History: December 25, George Washington crosses the Delaware

10:19 AM on Monday, December 8

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