Deaf Santa delivers hope to hard of hearing children for the holidays Charles Graves, also known as Deaf Santa, shows his journey of bringing Christmas magic in the new documentary, 'Deaf Santa Claus.'

Family Action Family Action's Toy Appeal has helped thousands of families have a more joyful ChristmasThis December, we’re championing kindness in all its forms through HuffPost UK’s Kindness Advent Calendar. It’s a heartbreaking reality that one in six parents and carers can’t afford a single gift for their child this Christmas. AdvertisementThis is why campaigns like Family Action’s Christmas Toy Appeal exist. Last year, over 15,000 Christmas presents were distributed to children and young people across the country. Alice said “we always visit Santa’s Grotto at the centre, because they can see Santa for free, and I know they’ll get a present”.

That phone call launched a $10,000 legal battle for the now 37-year-old metal factory worker, who had saved for years to pay for IVF treatment. The case highlights what lawyers say has become a growing problem in divorce proceedings: What happens to frozen embryos when marriages end? But unlike a retirement account that can be divided or a house that can be sold in a divorce, embryos represent both the potential for life and lifelong financial obligations. “There are more embryos at play now.”There’s no federal law governing the fate of embryos in divorce, and states vary in how they approach the matter. When Kate St. John, 31, started IVF in 2023, she got her husband to sign away rights to their embryos.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the Code with Claude developer conference on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in San Francisco. The experiment, dubbed Project Vend, handed operational control to a customized Anthropic Claude model known as “Claudius Sennet,” with authority to order inventory, set prices, and negotiate with reporters via Slack. Armed with a $1,000 budget and no physical sensors, Claudius was outmatched by about 70 journalists who bargained prices to zero, fabricated board documents, staged a corporate coup and convinced the bot that profit violated company values. Prices collapsed, morale soared, and the business went bankrupt. Anthropic called it progress; the newsroom called it lunch.

This was before news of President Trump’s blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela. This is the first U.S. blockade since 1962, when President Kennedy enacted a blockade around Cuba in the Soviet missile crisis. China can buy oil somewhere else, but it won’t be as cheap as the oil that it gets from Venezuela. The global oil surplus and the current low price per barrel will soften any short-term negative effects. Still, investors should be watchful for how it will affect global political tensions and the overall surplus of global crude oil.

(House Oversight Committee via AP)This undated redacted photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, shows Jeffrey Epstein. (House Oversight Committee via AP)This undated redacted photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, shows Jeffrey Epstein. (House Oversight Committee via AP)This undated redacted photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, shows Jeffrey Epstein. (House Oversight Committee via AP)WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had tried to keep the files sealed. ___Follow the AP’s coverage of Jeffrey Epstein at https://apnews.com/hub/jeffrey-epstein.

How the T.S.A. Is Helping ICEIn a previously undisclosed partnership, the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are sharing data to identify passengers on upcoming flights whom ICE can arrest. Our reporter Hamed Aleaziz, who learned of this partnership, describes what to know about it and the ICE arrests that have followed. By Hamed Aleaziz, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim, Pierre Kattar and Whitney ShefteDecember 19, 2025

Singapore’s government has announced that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes starting December 30Singapore to punish scammers with up to 24 strokes of the cane from Dec 30KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Singapore’s government said Friday that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from Dec. 30, under changes to criminal law to deter surging fraud cases. The changes, passed by Parliament last month, strengthen penalties that already include imprisonment and fines. The Home Affairs Ministry said the enhanced punishment “ensure that our criminal laws remain effective, fair, and responsive to emerging challenges.”Under the changes, scammers, including recruiters and members of scam syndicates, face six to 24 strokes of the cane. About 190,000 scam cases caused losses of nearly 3.7 billion Singapore dollars ($2.8 billion) during that period, she said. Caning was introduced during British colonial times and is also used in neighboring Malaysia and Brunei.

So it's a given that the next time the group convenes, the Rams coach will have a specific situation and rule to discuss. Particularly, the one that occurred on a two-point conversion attempt during the Rams' 38-37 defeat by the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night at Lumen Field in Seattle. During his postgame news conference on Thursday, McVay said that he did not receive clarity about the call during the game. Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said after the game that he was "definitely shook" by the changed call. Dotson is doubtful for the Rams' Dec. 29 game against the Atlanta Falcons, McVay said.

In a historic comeback, the Seahawks dug their way out of a 16-point, fourth-quarter ditch to beat the Rams in overtime, 38-37. “A good thing for us to draw on.”The Rams are sifting through the debris of a different lesson. Asked later if it felt like a backward pass, Darnold had a half-smile and said, “Um, yeah. Michaels delivered an obscure stat: When leading by 15 points or more in the fourth quarter, the Rams were 323-1. Informed of that, Seahawks running back Cam Akers — once shown the door by the Rams — had a wry response.

Variety and CNN’s “Actors on Actors” Season 23 was the franchise’s most successful social campaign ever for an Oscars season. The video series, which pairs actors in conversation with one another to discuss the top contenders of awards season, drew 247 million views across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X. The total viewership numbers exceed the figure for last year’s “Actors on Actors” Oscars season rollout. Executive producers for “Actors on Actors” include Setoodeh, Donna Pennestri, Amy Entelis and Roxanna Sherwood. Producers include Georg Kallert and Rob Schroeder.

Though I tend to think it’s usually a waste of space to devote a column to President Donald Trump’s personality — what more is there to say about the character of this petty, hollow, squalid, overstuffed man? — sometimes the point bears stressing: We are led by the most loathsome human being ever to occupy the White House. Markets will not be moved, or brigades redeployed, or history shifted, because Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death Sunday in their home in Los Angeles, allegedly at the hands of their troubled son Nick. To which our ogre in chief had this to say on social media:“A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. “I think Rob Reiner is a great patriot,” Woods said Monday on Fox News.

Now we get to do it again in the race toward Christmas and the new year, over a series of cocktail parties and potlucks and dinners. It’s both a coping mechanism and an inclusivity strategy — and if you build a good drink base, it’s delicious. Add pear or ginger liqueur and Angostura bitters (Stage 2), then a brandy or rum (Stage 3). Pumpkin or fig syrup with an aromatic black tea (Stage 1), with a vanilla-forward sweet vermouth, such as Carpano Antica, or a nutty sherry (Stage 2), and a final boost from bourbon or rum (Stage 3). (Save the shouting for the holiday dinner table.)

“I believe in free enterprise, and I believe all Americans should be able to strive for financial success. But we have reached a point where any mix of solutions to our nation’s economic problems is going to involve the wealthiest Americans contributing more,” Romney wrote in the op-ed. Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. “Yes, taxes can slow growth,” Romney wrote. “Even rational Republicans agree, because they’re looking at the numbers.”Read the entire op-ed from Romney here.

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