Today, for the first time, not only did my car tell me I had excellent steady driving, it also did not admonish me to use hybrid system indicator to improve, as it usually does. I finally achieved hybrid excellence, a 90 on the eco score. It occurred to me how this tracking, which happens automatically…
Of the four Africa Cup of Nations games being played on Saturday, December 27, Uganda versus Tanzania is easy to overlook. Nigeria face Tunisia in a meeting of two former AFCON winners and DR Congo against Senegal is another matchup of continental heavyweights. But Uganda and Tanzania are playing one another for only the sixth…
Mr. Williard A. “Bill” Gates, 83 of Griffin, passed away on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 with his family at his side. Bill was born in Newton, Mass. on Nov. 21, 1942. His parents, Vernon and Eleanor Hill Gough Gates, his wife who passed December 2023, Kathy Sederquist Gates, and his brother, James Gates, all preceded…
A new day means a fresh New York Times Connections game. The popular word puzzle has remained a fan favorite over the years, offering players a quick mix of entertainment and challenge. The straightforward format still has plenty to keep players engaged. In the game, players must group four related words into a shared category…
Real Madrid have plans to sign a new central defender next summer, given they could be about to lose two first team options. David Alaba is certain to leave after falling down the pecking order in recent years, and he could be joined by Antonio Rudiger, who is also out of contract in June. In…
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has highlighted how his country and Russia had shared “blood, life and death” in the Ukraine war in a new year’s greeting to Vladimir Putin. In the message, published by the state-run KCNA news agency, Kim said 2025 was a “really meaningful year” for the bilateral alliance that was…
Dec. 26, 2025, 8:23 p.m. CT Jerry Apps, a well-known Wisconsin storyteller, died Dec. 23 after a short illness, according to his family. Apps was the author of more than 50 books and over 1,000 articles about rural country life. In 2024, Gov. Tony Evers issued a proclamation to celebrate Apps’ 90th birthday. Jerry Apps,…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Jamie Jackson was at Old Trafford tonight. Here’s his match report. Thanks for reading this MBM. Enjoy what’s left of Boxing Day! Share Ruben Amorim talks to Sky. “We had to suffer all together in the stadium … the game was…
Updated Dec. 26, 2025, 10:18 p.m. ET President Donald Trump urged the Justice Department to release the names of any Democrats in the Epstein files, saying the agency should “embarrass them,” even as he questioned the amount of time being spent on the issue. Trump signed legislation Nov. 19 requiring the release of the federal…
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