U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz (3rd R) speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on U.S. military actions against Venezuela, at United Nations headquarters in New York City on Dec. 23, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Geese fly as people walk across the Bow Bridge in snow-covered Central Park in New York City on Dec. 27, 2025. New York City received around four inches of snow overnight. Airlines canceled 1,500 U.S. flights during the peak holiday travel period on Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and Northeast. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
Firefighters battle a three-alarm fire on the historic Old Port waterfront in Portland, Maine, on Dec. 27, 2025. Flames and smoke spread through structures along the Custom House Wharf, a 19th- and 20th-century hub for Portland's fishing industry that now includes seafood restaurants. Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Portland Press Herald via AP
Guests eat their meals at the St. Francis House, New England's largest day shelter, on Christmas Day in Boston on Dec. 25, 2025. According to a 2025 census done by the city, there are 2,122 single adults experiencing homelessness. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Lainey Wilson performs the halftime show during the NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Dec. 25, 2025. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Wind turbine bases, generators, and blades are positioned at The Portsmouth Marine terminal along with a support ship at the staging area for Dominion Energy's wind turbine project in Portsmouth, Va., on Dec. 22, 2025. The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days, according to letters from the Interior Department. Steve Helber/AP Photo
President Donald Trump, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship during a statement to the media at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2025. Trump announced the new class of battleship will become the centerpiece of his “Golden Fleet” program to rebuild and strengthen the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during a shortened trading day before the Christmas holiday in New York City on Dec. 24, 2025. The Dow finished up nearly 300 points on positive economic data, indicating strength in the U.S. economy. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Mud covers the inside of a property after a series of storms in Wrightwood, Calif., on Dec. 25, 2025. William Liang/AP Photo
Seuk's Army volunteer Katelynn Aldarondo cuddles with a dog from an overwhelmed Southern animal shelter, to be flown to a foster and rescue group farther north, as they lie on the pavement between connecting flights at Culpeper Regional Airport in Brandy Station, Va., on Nov. 23, 2025. Allison Robbert/AP Photo
People explore the caverns and tunnels of the Ice Castles during the opening day in North Woodstock, N.H., on Dec. 27, 2025. Brent Christensen crafted his first icy creation in the front yard of his home to bring happiness and joy to his children, and since 2011, Ice Castles has been dedicated to creating a world of ice caves, frozen waterfalls, and glaciers formed into archways, caverns, slides, and tunnels. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 28, 2025. Trump invited Zelenskyy to his private club to work on the U.S. proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine as the conflict approaches four years since the sudden full-scale invasion by Russia on Feb. 24, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
A person dressed as a Christmas elf waterskis during a Waterskiing Santa event in Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 24, 2025. Santa and his elves faced off against the Grinch in the annual water show on the Potomac River. Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images
Leticia Serafin (2nd R) cooks tamales with her husband Paul Fonseca (L) and friend Pedro Jimenez, ahead of the atmospheric river storm in Altadena, Calif., on Dec. 23, 2025. The couple lost their home of 25 years in the Eaton Fire and are residing in a donated travel trailer on their property as they make plans to rebuild. They make tamales every year to distribute to family and friends on Christmas Eve, and continued the tradition this year. Mario Tama/Getty Images
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in calls to U.S. service members on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 24, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
People makes their way through Grand Central Station in New York City on Dec. 23, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura and his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg (L) at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Greenbelt, Md., on Dec. 22, 2025. Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant who was deported to the high-security CECOT prison in El Salvador, then sent back to the United States and released after the court found his detention unlawful, attended a hearing on whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement may re-detain him. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Authorities look over the scene after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, N.J., on Dec. 28, 2025. WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP
Seven-foot-tall numerals presenting “2026” are displayed during an illumination ceremony at One Times Square in New York City, on Dec. 26, 2025, ahead of the this year's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
