From hero sleep masks to the perfect secateurs: the things you loved most in 2025, and what they say about you

Whether it’s an electric toothbrush or the ultimate overnight bag, your favourites make one thing clear: you’re ready for a long nap

Modern Cats

“There is a prejudice against cats because dogs hate them. We defer overmuch to the opinion of the dog because he is ‘faithful.’”

A French Youth review

Jérémie Battaglia’s captivating documentary follows two north African raseteurs battling bulls and systemic racism in southern France

The hill I will die on: Pigeons are working-class heroes and deserve some respect

These unfairly maligned animals were nuggets for our ancestors and served for the UK during the second world war

The very next day, you gave it away … how to get rid of an unwanted Christmas gift without getting caught| Eleanor Limprecht

When a friend found out the painting she’d given me had made its way to a charity store, I wanted to dig a hole in the earth

‘My target was just to take the gun’: wounded hero Ahmed al-Ahmed speaks of saving lives at Bondi beach

‘I know I saved lots, but I feel sorry for the lost,’ Ahmed tells CBS News of those who died in Sydney attack on 14 December

My big night out: I woke up on a llama farm in Germany

At 20, I went on a European road trip for the summer, where a chance encounter in Cologne taught me the importance of friendship

Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dec. 28, 2025

Updated on: December 28, 2025 / 2:28 PM EST / CBS News

The Missing Kayaker

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I was trained from childhood to be a stickybeak. My dad’s philosophy was ‘always follow your curious nose’

Debra Oswald’s father taught her to be inquisitive about the world. As an adult she discovered that curiosity can help us endure whatever is happening

Munich’s surfers foiled again after city thwarts effort to restart river wave

Authorities remove beam placed on Christmas Day to recreate Eisbach wave, which vanished in October

Ella Baron on Trump and Zelenskyy’s Ukraine peace talks

Security guarantees from the US and Europe top the agenda at Mar-a-Lago as Ukraine’s cities are pounded by Russian airstrikes