News for December 25, 2025

President Donald Trump said the U.S. carried out strikes against ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria, saying the attacks were meant to stop violence against Christians.

Jimmy Kimmel used Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message to criticize President Donald Trump, saying the U.S. is sliding toward tyranny and fascism.

Netflix released three new “Stranger Things” episodes on Christmas Day as part of the final season’s rollout, with the series finale still set for New Year’s Eve.

The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, with the game on WCCO and a playoff spot still in play for Detroit.

Heavy Christmas rain caused flooding, evacuations, and road closures across Southern California, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency.

Walmart, the U.S. Postal Service, and the New York Stock Exchange are among the major U.S. institutions closed on Christmas Day 2025, while many restaurants and some chains stay open for holiday needs.

A wave of political children, including Angus King III, Hannah Pingree, and Jonathan Bush, are running in 2026 as family name recognition helps and hurts in a more antiestablishment political climate.

Trump wants to bring Japan’s tiny kei-style cars to the U.S., but safety rules, consumer habits, and manufacturing costs make that hard.

A single ticket sold at a Murphy USA in Arkansas won the $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop nearly $12 million in cuts to public health grants for children's programs.

President Donald Trump mixed politics and holiday humor in Christmas Eve calls with children, joking about “clean, beautiful coal” and making false election claims.

A man was fatally shot on a Metro bus in South Los Angeles, and police are still searching for the suspect.