As families make cutbacks and sacrifices to save the spirit of Christmas, charities warn that many will face a bleak festive season devoid of celebrations.

The driver of a bus that had a tyre blow-out lost control of the vehicle before crashing into an oncoming truck, killing 38 passengers.

Kansas City closed in on the No.1 seed in the AFC playoffs with a 27-19 victory over the Houston Texans.

In an address to Catholic cardinals Pope Francis has condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, saying children are being bombed, labelling it 'cruelty - not war'.

Vanuatu is lifting its suspension of commercial flights almost a week after a deadly earthquake, as hundreds of stranded Australians continue to return home.

People in the Northeast woke up to the sight of snow on the first day of winter Saturday, despite the news that a white Christmas is not expected later this week. Snowfall totals ranged from a dusting to six inches, with the highest total — 9.4 inches — in Milton, Massachusetts. Snow showers moved off […]

The WGA is officially on strike against Village Roadshow Entertainment Group after the production company stiffed multiple writers. On Saturday, the union announced the stop work order, prohibiting members from business with The Matrix franchise and Mad Max Fury Road banner under Working Rule 8. “It has come to the Guild’s attention that over the […]

Lee Edwards, a self-described “cradle conservative” who participated in key moments in the modern conservative movement and then became its all but official historian, writing flattering books about the Heritage Foundation, Ronald Reagan, William F. Buckley Jr. and other subjects, died on Dec. 12 at his home in Arlington, Va. He was 92. His daughter […]

What’s New Popular right-wing podcaster Steve Bannon said in a new interview that he disagrees with billionaire Elon Musk on “just about everything,” while also giving him credit for his strong support of President-elect Donald Trump. Newsweek reached out to the press office of Tesla, of which Musk is the CEO, for comment via email […]

Two lawmakers from California have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a violent incident at Men’s Central Jail in 2022, when a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy appeared to bash a handcuffed inmate’s head into a concrete wall, leaving a gaping, 3-inch wound. The incident first became public last summer when the American […]