The Global Update

King Charles thanked the “selfless doctors and nurses” who supported him and his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton after they were both diagnosed with cancer. On Wednesday, the 76-year-old gave his annual Christmas speech, which was filmed at Fitzrovia Chapel, the former chapel of Middlesex Hospital in London. The broadcast came several hours after the monarch attended…

New York Times journalist Ezra Klein is insisting his podcast won’t be a “resistance show” during the incoming Trump administration and questioned liberal orthodoxy believing that President-elect Donald Trump and his movement are “abnormal.” On Tuesday’s installment of “The Ezra Klein Show,” Klein answered submitted questions from listeners. One focused on Klein’s past invitation of…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching attacks against energy infrastructure on Christmas Day. Zelenskyy suggested the attacks were “inhumane,” but said they would not ruin Christmas. “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than…

A mother said she’s hosting Christmas dinner once again this year – and this time she’s charging her family to attend. Abi Richards, 35, of Hampshire, England, said she spent nearly $300 on food and drinks this Christmas since she’s cooking for 10 family members across three days. (See the video at the top of…

A prominent Hawaii businessman who headed a sprawling criminal conspiracy, funneling drug money through shell businesses and ordering the torture and death of his late son’s best friend, died in federal custody from an opioid overdose, Honolulu’s medical examiner said Tuesday. Michael Miske, 50, died of “toxicity of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl,” the medical examiner’s office…

Rod Serling spent three years as a paratrooper during World War II – an experience that haunted him the rest of his life. The Emmy Award-winning creator and host of “The Twilight Zone” passed away in 1975 at age 50 from a heart attack.  Ahead of what would have been his 100th birthday – Dec….

Kate Middleton ended a “brutal” year by delivering some holiday cheer. The Princess of Wales was all smiles on Wednesday as she joined her father-in-law, King Charles III, for the traditional Christmas Day walk to St. Mary Magdalene Church. The service took place at Sandringham, the estate on the windswept North Sea coast that has…

Google is rolling out significant changes to its Maps Timeline feature, which tracks your location history. As part of this update, you will soon receive notifications that your Timeline data will be automatically deleted after a specific deadline unless you take action to back it up. This transition represents a shift towards enhanced privacy as…

For the nine Baker children, ages two to 13, the year 1962 began tragically and ended triumphantly – not unlike that first Christmas over two-thousand years ago. Catastrophe struck on January 12th, a snowy Friday night. Although snug and safe in their home in Battle Lake, Minn., their mom and dad, Walter and Regina, were…