The Wall Street Journal
Pentagon Warns of Advances In China’s Military Strength
China is making steady progress on developing more sophisticated weapons and expanding its armed forces’ ability to operate away from the mainland, including against Taiwan, according to the Pentagon’s latest assessment of Beijing’s military strength.
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Ukraine Proposes Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Region
Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to pull troops out of the eastern region of Donetsk and create a demilitarized free economic zone as part of a potential peace deal, provided Russia took similar steps to withdraw from areas it controls.
2 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Coast Guard Intensifies Its Pursuit of Oil Tanker
A Coast Guard vessel was slicing through the Atlantic Ocean, with its target in sight just a half mile away, when a realization set in.
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
DOJ Seeks Voter Data; Some States Say No
Democrats and some Republicans question how the information is used
4 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Beijing Worries AI Threatens Party Rule
China is enforcing strict guidelines to make sure chatbots don’t misbehave
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
A Tuneful Tribute Act's True Affection
'Song Sung Blue' follows a Neil Diamond impersonator and his partner
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Netflix's Scoop On Seymour Hersh
THE MOST BACKHANDED of backhanded compliments is paid to reporter Seymour Hersh during the documentary “Cover-Up,” and by the unlikeliest of sources.
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Canada’s National Lifeblood
Maple Syrup
4 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
On the Big Island, a 10-Building Estate Is One of Hawaii's Priciest Listings
In the early 2000s, venture capitalist Alan Salzman was jogging on the beach in Hawaii when he saw a row of empty lots.
1 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
The Trends Steering Brands Into 2026
It’s the time of year when consumer trend reports fall like snowflakes. The Wall Street Journal asked a group of futurists, strategists, consultants and investors to make their predictions for 2026.
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Broad Energy Trade Can't Last Forever
From solar to nuclear and coal, stocks have soared on AI demand
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Sidelined Congress Limps Into New Year
Some lawmakers say they are ceding too much power to president's agenda
4 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Apple's Cook Doubles Nike Holding After Weak Outlook
Sportswear maker’s lead independent director bought $2.9 million of its stock
1 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
DOJ Under Strain in Epstein Files Review
Officials seek emergency recruits for checks, push back against criticism
4 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Israel Warns It Could Strike Iran Again
Tehran's efforts to rebuild its ballistic-missile program risks new action
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
If AI Becomes Conscious, We Need to Know
An Ohio lawmaker wants to settle one of science’s thorniest questions by legislative fiat.
5 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
C.S. Lewis Was Too Cynical About Christmas
C.S. Lewis loathed Christmas as a commercial racket almost as much as he loved it as a holy day.
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
No, Elon Musk Didn't Buy This Penthouse. But You Can.
In late 2024, rumors swirled that Elon Musk had bought the late beauty mogul Sydell Miller’s sprawling penthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla. The speculation suggested the billionaire tech mogul had purchased the condo to be closer to President Trump’s Mara-Lago and grew so widespread that Musk addressed it directly, taking to his social-media platform X to deny the claims.
1 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
A San Antonio Home Goes From Rubble to Revival
An abandoned 1890 house with no power or plumbing is reborn after a painstaking restoration
5 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
A 'Great Revolution' In the Paris Suburbs
More and more young people are moving to the upscale communities outside the French capital. Home prices are ticking upward.
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Hedge Funder's Ex-Wife Sets Record For Miami-Dade
Caryl Englander, the ex-wife of hedge-fund titan Israel Englander, is the buyer of an $86 million penthouse in Surfside, Fla. The November deal set a condo record for Miami-Dade County.
1 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
A World Series Winner Takes a Loss on Home Sale
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and his wife, Chelsea Freeman, have sold their Los Angeles house for $6.45 million—$1.375 million less than they paid in 2023.
1 min |
December 26, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
The 'Shark Tank' Investor Was Almost a Filmmaker
The 'Marty Supreme' actor on his nomadic childhood, his stepfather's pivotal career advice and his mother's financial secret
3 min |
December 26, 2025
Newsweek US
DACRE MONTGOMERY
DACRE MONTGOMERY HAS HAD A LOT OF PINCH-ME MOMENTS IN THE PAST few years.
1 min |
January 2, 2026
Newsweek US
Complete Control
Kate Winslet has been a screen icon for three decades. Now she's stepped behind the camera to direct her first feature film
8 min |
January 2, 2026
Newsweek US
GEN Z IS LIT
Images of celebrities smoking have become popular on social media among young people, despite the generation's clean-living image
4 min |
January 2, 2026
Newsweek US
MIND GAMES
Mentalist Oz Pearlman on using storytelling to read his audience and the secret to sticking to New Year's resolutions
6 min |
January 2, 2026
Newsweek US
CHERYL HINES
The actor discusses her new memoir Unscripted, her Hollywood roots and life with husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. inside the Trump administration
2 min |
January 2, 2026
Newsweek US
THE MIDDLE CLASS FLORIDA DREAM IS OVER
Higher housing costs are pushing a life in the Sunshine State out of reach for many Americans
10+ min |
January 2, 2026
Newsweek US
TURN THESE PAGES
The best books Newsweek staffers read last year
8 min |