This year’s biggest news stories, from the White House to the LA fires to the Middle East, as told by WSJ

A torrent of news happened in 2025. Here’s a timeline of some of the most important stories, including some of the year’s best photos.

There’s finally a little bit of sunshine in Pluribus

A spoiler-filled discussion of the Apple TV series’ eighth episode.

‘The Voice’ Season 28 finale: Did DEK of Hearts, Aiden, Max, Jazz, Aubrey or Ralph win? (updating live)

Six finalists sang for America’s vote, and Carson Daly will reveal the new champion during Tuesday’s star-packed “Live Finale ...
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South Park Season 28 finale brought back characters that no one expected, details explored

To many people, the conclusion of South Park Season 28 really did have some unexpected characters. In the season finale, 'The ...
Opinion

South Park's latest season was a gift to old-school fans — unless they'd gone MAGA

While this past Wednesday’s Christmas-themed season finale of South Park hinted heavily at the return of Mr. Hankey — complete with Stan pleading into a toilet — he instead got help from the show’s ...