The best news stories of 2025 (according to Handel)...  Trump makes it harder for foreign Olympians to enter the country, banning sexual content at libraries, and... cloning dire wolves!

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Handel wanted the day off, so here's some of the best stories he covered throughout 2025, including the garlicky breastmilk, the "Ignoble Awards" for the silliest research articles published in 2025, and why do women seem to live longer than men???

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(December 24, 2025)

A 70-year Christmas tradition started with a kid, a wrong number and Col. Harry Shoup. What ‘giving up’ on home ownership REALLY means, because an entire generation is resigning to that fate. Dr. Jim Keany, Chief Medical Officer at Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany talks with Bill about the ‘Christmas Coronary,’ when to utilize urgent care or the ER, and HHS announcing an overhaul of the child vaccine schedule.

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(December 24, 2025)

Evacuation warnings, orders in place as atmospheric river eyes Southland. Latest Epstein files dump. What’s up for space for 2026? Rod Pyle joins the show to talk U.S. vs China’s race to the moon, SpaceX launching more rockets than the rest of the world combined, and what’s on tap for 2026. After this week’s power outage debacle in San Francisco, everyone wants to know how Waymos would do in an earthquake.

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(December 24, 2025)

Heather Brooker joins Bill for Handel on the News. Evacuation warnings, Evacuation warnings, orders in place as atmospheric river eyes Southland. Gov. Newson declares state of emergency for 6 severe weather events this year. Mother of Melodee Buzzard, 9, arrested in child’s killing. Alleged member sof extremist group indicted in suspected SoCal New Years Eve bombing plot.

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(December 23,2025)

ABC News tech reporter joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Mike talks about the best and worst gadgets of 2025. 2025 was the year of the ‘cranky consumer.’ Colleges oversold education, now they need to sell ‘connection.’ Why Japan is obsessed with KFC for Christmas.

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(December 23,2025)

If you’re not Christian, you’re not American – God and Country documentary & JD Vance pushing America as a ‘Christian Nation’ – it’s not. President Trump apparently hates wind. A federal judge says ‘Alien Enemies Act’ deportations violated due process.

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(December 23,2025)

Amy King joins Bill for Handel on the News. Evacuation warnings issued for Los Angeles burn areas ahead of holiday storm. Justice Department releases additional documents from Epstein files. Paramount’s new offer for Warner Bros. is not sufficient, major investor says. Crash on Los Angeles-area highway claims life of Call of Duty co-creator.

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(December 22, 2025)

How a speeding ticket can be worse than killing someone with your car in California. 60 Minutes pulls piece, producer says it's political. The year of the ‘cranky consumer.’ The hottest Christmas gifts! Poop tests & sleep monitors.

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