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Día de los Santos Inocentes Blends Memorial and Mischief Across the Spanish-Speaking World

This year’s observance doubles as a reminder to verify viral claims as media and brands stage hoaxes online.

Lick Observatory Shutter Ripped Off by 114 MPH Christmas Winds, Forcing Closure

Kunal Nayyar Says He Quietly Pays Strangers’ Medical Bills and Funds Scholarships

On This Day, December 21–22: Berlin Wall Demolition, Apollo 8, and Europe’s Integration

Fisher Confirmed in Cuyahoga County for First Time Since the 1800s

Camp Mystic Adds Flood Sirens as It Files Defense Motion Calling July Deluge Unprecedented

Lola Petticrew Cast as Co-Lead in Netflix’s Live-Action Assassin’s Creed Series

Paris Opens ‘Dynastic Jewels’ Exhibition After Louvre Heist

Stacker’s NOAA-Based Lists Name Coldest Decembers for Oregon, Colorado, and Texas

NASA Confirms 2027 Total Solar Eclipse, Longest in a Century

International Civil Aviation Day Highlights Drive for Innovation and Sustainability

Apple Names ‘The Rest Is History’ 2025 Apple Podcasts Show of the Year

Apple Podcasts Names 'The Rest Is History' 2025 Show of the Year

Russian Strike Damages Kharkiv Jewish Cemetery as Ukraine Tallies Dozens of Damaged Jewish Sites

San Diego Zoo Says Farewell to Gramma, 140-Year-Old Galápagos Giant Tortoise

San Diego Zoo Icon Gramma, 141, Euthanized After Age-Related Decline

High Court Rejects McKay Family Bid to Scan Bethnal Green Garden for Remains

Milei Revives Feud With Spain, Calls Socialism 'Impoverishing and Violent' in New X Post

Tlalnepantla Marks San Juanico Blast Anniversary With Memorial Led by Mayor Pérez Cruz

Nova Scotia’s Tree for Boston Arrives on Boston Common With Police Escort Today