White Houston Christmas, grievances aired, jet stream moves, drought ends, new normals – Space City Weather

Since it appears that Houston not only will miss out on a white Christmas, we’ll have pretty toasty one instead, we thought we’d spread some holiday cheer with a Festivus-themed Q&A. We do these every so often, and you can always leave questions for future Q&As in the Weather Talk category of our Discourse forum. … Read more

NFL execs on Tua Tagovailoa’s future, Dolphins’ next moves

Jeremy FowlerDec 24, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014 after … Read more

Zelensky moves towards demilitarised zones in latest peace plan for Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has given details of an updated peace plan that offers Russia the potential withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the east that Moscow has demanded. Giving details of the 20-point plan agreed by US and Ukrainian negotiators in Florida at the weekend, Zelensky said the Russians would respond on Wednesday once the … Read more

Southern California: Next round of torrential rain moves in to region, with evacuations planned amid rare ‘high risk’ of flooding

A major storm that began moving into Southern California overnight is set to deliver months’ worth of rain and powerful winds — the most potent in a slew of atmospheric river-fueled storms aiming for the region this week. It’s coming hot on the heels of a storm that killed at least one person and brought … Read more

U.S. Moves Troops and Additional Special- Operations Aircraft Into Caribbean

President Trump has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro in recent days, ordering a blockade of oil tankers going in and out of the country. Trump has declared that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed and has refused to rule out airstrikes on the country. “We have a massive armada formed, … Read more

H-1B applicants face tough road ahead as US expands screening, moves closer to wage-based rule: ‘The biggest impact…’

H-1B applicants are confronted with a difficult year ahead as the political resistance to these visas is strengthened by a series of actions from the US administration.  The US has expanded online presence reviews for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants starting December 15, complicating the application process. On Monday, the US Embassy in India announced … Read more

Democrats are making 2028 moves. Here’s what to know

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. For Democrats who are suffering during Trump 2.0, the next presidential election, when the current president is barred from the ballot, can’t come soon enough. But while they are united in their excitement … Read more