December 16, 2025     “Home is the nicest word there is.” —Laura Ingalls Wilder   1 It’s Fiancee No. 3 for Donald Trump Jr. Donald Trump Jr. is heading to the altar again, this time with Bettina Anderson, a Palm Beach social figure whose relationship with him has long been the subject of rumors. KEEP READING   2 Details Emerge on Nick Reiner’s Odd Behavior at Party Nick Reiner’s behavior at a Saturday night holiday party reportedly unsettled guests just hours before his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home. KEEP READING     AT A GLANCE A family reacts during a menorah lighting ceremony at a floral memorial for victims of Sunday’s shooting, at the Bondi Pavilion on Bondi Beach on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) KEEP READING   3 Trump Defines Illicit Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction Fentanyl just got bumped into the same legal category as chemical weapons. KEEP READING   4 Ford Takes $19.5B Hit to Back Off Its EV Plans Ford is taking a massive accounting hit as it backs away from its once-aggressive bet on fully electric vehicles. KEEP READING   5 US Military Strikes 3 More Boats, Killing 8 The US military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny over the boat strikes is intensifying in Congress, the AP reports. KEEP READING   6 Seattle-Area Levee Breach ‘Has Been Controlled’ Crews used sandbags to shore up an earthen levee south of Seattle on Monday after a small section of it failed following a week of heavy rains, prompting an evacuation order covering parts of three suburbs, officials said. KEEP READING     7 MI6 Chief Warns About Russia: ‘New Frontline Is Everywhere’ Britain’s new foreign intelligence chief used her first public address Monday to warn that Russia is mounting a broad campaign of sabotage and disruption across Europe. KEEP READING   8 Trump Sues BBC for $10B for Editing His Jan. 6 Remarks President Trump is taking his long-running feud with the media across the Atlantic, filing a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the BBC over its handling of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech to supporters who later breached the US Capitol. KEEP READING   MORE NEWSER FINDS Forbes says James Cameron is a billionaire, though he’s denied it. Linguists irked Canada’s PM is using an S where a Z would do. Trump’s Reiner remarks were too much for some Republicans. US offers Ukraine a NATO-like guarantee. Vatican lights 82-foot Christmas tree.   THIS DAY IN HISTORY On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes. Find out what else happened on this date here.   FROM THE NEWSER ARCHIVES On this day in 2018: Teen Worker Grabs Intercom, Lets Walmart Have It, Quits   Yesterday’s Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We’d love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2025 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved