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 Toppling of Assad transforms Middle East after year of chaos
Axios · Barak Ravid
The stunning collapse of Syria’s Assad regime has sent tremors throughout the Middle East and wider world.
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 Weakened U.S. public broadcasters will fight for their lives in 2025
Semafor · Max Tani
Republicans have been trying unsuccessfully to defund public media for much of its existence.
 Winter storms can trigger warnings, watches and advisories. What do they all mean?
USA TODAY · Doyle Rice
Each alert issued by local National Weather Service offices signals different winter conditions.
 The most shocking snubs and surprises from the 2025 Golden Globe nominations
Entertainment Weekly · Joey Nolfi, Kristen Baldwin
“The Substance” has more substance than expected, while the Globes aren’t goggling at Goggins.
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 How Juan Soto’s deal with the Mets transforms baseball
ESPN · Jeff Passan
The deal sets a new standard for the largest contract in professional sports history.
 She escaped Nazi Germany with a violin. Decades later, her son took it home
NBC4 Washington · Mark Segraves
Ninety years ago, a Jewish girl fled Nazi Germany with her grandfather’s violin — an instrument she would later play in the National Symphony Orchestra.
 The 50 greatest innovations of 2024
Popular Science · Popular Science Team
The 37th annual Best of What’s New awards.
 The 10 best science books of 2024
Smithsonian Magazine · Smithsonian Staff
From a deep dive on a fatal space shuttle disaster to a study of a dozen iconic trees, these are our favorite titles this year.
 We have a new longest-running No. 1 song in history
slate.com · Chris Molanphy
An indie artist just tied the record set by “Old Town Road.” Some of its feats are even more impressive.
 Bridget Everett put it all out there for us — and got a gift in return
Salon · Mary Elizabeth Williams
The HBO star reflects on “Somebody Somewhere” ending, her big break and personal breakthroughs.
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