timef 12/17/2025

A court filing by a group with deep ties to the pipeline company Energy Transfer raises questions about the growing use of amicus briefs in litigation.

The media company formally rejected a hostile takeover bid by Paramount and questioned the purported political advantages held by its unwanted suitor.

The claim was made as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s dismissal of Paramount’s hostile takeover offer.

Colder weather and rising electricity and fuel costs will lead to a big jump in costs for individuals, according to estimates from a group representing state energy officials.

The person picked to replace Jerome H. Powell will be thrust into a credibility problem that will be difficult to escape.

With tariffs unpopular and prices still high, the White House has teased the promise of tariff rebates and large tax refunds next year.

Rural stays booked on the Hipcamp platform allow budget visitors to save money while reveling in the outdoors.

A boundary-pushing array of new crypto ventures have reached the stock market, enticing investors and leading to more risk taking.

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.

BYD, Chery and other Chinese automakers are winning over drivers in Britain, where tariffs are low and buyers are open to new brands.

In Argentina, the return of pumas brought top predators back to the landscape — much to penguins’ dismay.

A cave in the Dominican Republic concealed thousands of years worth of animal bones that had been turned into nests by prehistoric bees.

Affinity Partners, Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, played a small financial role in Paramount’s $108 billion offer, but it had attracted political attention to the deal.

A global effort to better understand moisture-laden rivers in the sky, like those currently battering the West Coast, will take flight in January.

U.S. officials told Europe that its methane law, aimed at tackling climate change, would hurt American oil and gas companies.

Trekking across Malaysia, her adopted country, she found more than 150 unrecorded plant species. “She’s one of the greatest botanists who ever lived,” a colleague said.

The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.

The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

The Trump administration looked to recast elements of a dour jobs report Thursday as a sign of strength.

A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways.

In a lawsuit, the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, said UPS had “repeatedly and persistently” failed to pay seasonal workers for all of the time they spent on the job.

A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals.

The streaming service now has about 30 video podcasts lined up for 2026, including the influential radio show “The Breakfast Club.”