Pop icon Beyoncé has joined her husband Jay-Z along with Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna as the fifth musician on the Forbes list of global billionaires, the publication said today. Beyoncé did a special Cowboy Carter halftime show for Netflix’s first Christmas Day NFL game a year ago, collecting an estimated $50 million, the pub said. It said The Renaissance World Tour took in nearly $600 million. Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé grossed circa $44 million globally, according to Box Office Mojo. Cameron’s Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) are two of the top three highest grossing films of all times.

December 29, 2025 17:58 UTC

Once again this holiday season The Day will continue its long-running tradition of publishing its Make a Difference series. The daily series highlights our neighbors who area social service agencies say need our help this holiday season. More stories can be found here .

December 29, 2025 17:28 UTC

‘The Year: 2025’ can’t get enough of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story Contributors to the ABC News special recapped one of 2025’s biggest engagements and made predictions of the couple’s highly anticipated wedding.

December 29, 2025 17:08 UTC

According to internet users, the surgery was performed in order to keep the hand alive with a strong blood supply until it was able to be reattached where it belonged. Chinese doctors have saved his severed hand by grafting it to his ankle, local media reported. Doctors kept the hand alive by stitching it to his left ankle and "borrowing" a blood supply from arteries in the leg. These tissue transfers, which are also known as "flaps," have evolved over the past century from random-pattern flaps with an unknown blood supply, through axial-pattern flaps with a known blood supply to muscle and musculocutaneous flaps. By all accounts, the claim that Tang was able to save a man's hand by attaching it to his leg appeared to be true, but until we can look at the evidence first hand, this claim will remain unrated.

December 29, 2025 16:31 UTC

One of Apple's Chinese assemblers suffered a significant cyberattack earlier this month, DigiTimes reports. The cyberattack may have compromised sensitive production-line information and manufacturing data linked to Apple, and the scope of the breach and its operational impact is unclear. The specific company targeted has not been disclosed. Clients such as Apple typically initiate internal risk assessments to determine the severity of such breaches, the type and volume of data exposed, and whether remediation measures implemented by the supplier are sufficient. The report added that, in most cases, companies prefer to require suppliers to strengthen cybersecurity infrastructure and tighten internal controls instead of immediately reallocating production.

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December 29, 2025 16:15 UTC

ETAI-assisted summary Beyoncé has officially achieved billionaire status, according to Forbes. She joins a small group of billionaire musicians, including her husband Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna. Following the success of her 2023 Renaissance World Tour that grossed more than $600 million, and her recent "Cowboy Carter" era, Beyoncé cemented her status as a billionaire, according to Forbes. With the tour, Beyoncé also extended her record as the highest-grossing Black artist of all time and the highest-grossing R&B artist of all time. Prior to the tour, Beyoncé delivered a 2024 Christmas Day NFL halftime performance dubbed the "Beyoncé Bowl," which became a standalone special on Netflix.

December 29, 2025 16:14 UTC

Intercontinental-range ballistic missiles (ICBMs), or missiles that fly over 5,500 kilometers (approximately 3,400 miles), have been a key component of the U.S. nuclear triad since the 1960s. While bureaucratic infighting played a role in the development of the nuclear triad (and other nuclear forces), it is useful to discuss political goals that nuclear forces help to achieve. Requirements generated by these goals have shaped the size and attributes of U.S. nuclear forces over time and will continue to do so. Their desire to change the international status quo means they prize tools of external attack, including their conventional and nuclear forces. 34 Colin S. Gray, “The Strategic Forces Triad: End of the Road?” Foreign Affairs 56, no.

December 29, 2025 15:55 UTC

Small-business and personal bankruptcy filings also rose in November, industry groups said. Cornerstone Research counted 17 such cases from January through June, the highest half-year total since 2020, the Washington Post reported. Business InsiderIn November alone, Subchapter V filings totaled 223, up 23% from the prior year, according to ABI data cited by Business Insider. Business InsiderPersonal bankruptcy filings rose 8% in November to 40,973, ABI figures cited by Business Insider showed. Business Insider

December 29, 2025 15:53 UTC

Take the California Highway Patrol, which in November graduated a class of 146 officers from its academy in West Sacramento. Now, the CHP uses a third-party company that Johnson said has significantly sped up the process for new recruits. As a result, the number of applicants who went through the background process jumped from about 1,500 in fiscal year 2021-2022 to 4,500 last year, she said. Earlier this year, Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order to streamline the recruitment process, and department officials say it is now showing positive results. A recent class of 56 recruits started their training at the Police Academy — the largest class in the last five years, said Capt.

December 29, 2025 15:45 UTC

AI-generated video of Gaza hostage addresses TrumpAhead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting, the fate of the last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, has become a sticking point in the move to the next phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan. CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance examines a new AI video – authorised by the family – with a powerful message to the US President.

December 29, 2025 15:42 UTC

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Kyiv wants fighting halted along current front lines, and Washington has proposed a free economic zone if Ukraine pulls troops back. Russia has rejected the idea of a ceasefire to allow a referendum to be held on any territorial concessions by Ukraine. AdvertisementTRUST BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE IS LOWDespite the recent peace overtures and some exchanges of prisoners of war, mistrust runs deep between Ukraine and Russia. Trump repeated on Sunday after his call with Putin that he believed the Russian leader wants the war to end. Advertisement“In my opinion, (Putin’s) actions do not coincide with the seemingly peaceful rhetoric he uses in his dialogue with the U.S. president,” Zelenskyy said, questioning Putin’s commitment to peace.

December 29, 2025 14:59 UTC

AI-generated video of Gaza hostage addresses TrumpAhead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting, the fate of the last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, has become a sticking point in the move to the next phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan. CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance examines a new AI video – authorised by the family – with a powerful message to the US President.

December 29, 2025 14:50 UTC

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Northern California on Sunday afternoon. The earthquake occurred 66 miles from Magalia, Calif., 68 miles from Reno, 69 miles from Paradise, Calif., and 73 miles from Chico, Calif. Moderate shaking was reported near the quake’s epicenter, with light shaking reported as far east as Redding, north into Klamath Falls, Ore., and as far south as Sacramento. AdvertisementIn the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. AdvertisementFind out what to do before, and during, an earthquake near you by signing up for our Unshaken newsletter, which breaks down emergency preparedness into bite-sized steps over six weeks.

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