- White House pressures Smithsonian for internal records, warns funding could be withheld: report December 20, 2025The White House reportedly threatened to withhold Smithsonian funding unless the museum system provides internal records by Jan. 13 over American history exhibit concerns.
- Rob and Michele Reiner's bodies released to family after autopsies December 20, 2025Rob and Michele Reiner's bodies were returned to the Reiner family after the autopsies were performed, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner.
- Brown University, MIT shooting suspect likely died days before body found: autopsy December 20, 2025Suspect in deadly Brown University shooting and MIT professor killing found dead by suicide in New Hampshire storage unit, ending nearly weeklong manhunt.
- Federal appeals court sides with Washington professor punished for mocking university land acknowledgment December 20, 2025A University of Washington professor won a free speech case after a court ruled university violated his First Amendment rights for a satirical statement.
- Angels settle wrongful death lawsuit with family of Tyler Skaggs, who died from fentanyl-laced pills December 20, 2025The Los Angeles Angels settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Tyler Skaggs' family, which originally sought $118 million over the pitcher's 2019 overdose.
- New Epstein documents include photos of Bill Clinton topless in hot tub, socializing with Michael Jackson December 20, 2025Photos of former President Bill Clinton in a hot tub surfaced on Friday in newly released Epstein documents. Clinton also appears in a pool with Ghislaine Maxwell.