{"id":14800,"date":"2026-01-01T08:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/?p=14800"},"modified":"2026-05-24T11:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:24:34","slug":"the-biggest-headlines-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/the-biggest-headlines-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The biggest headlines of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1440 News<\/strong> is a U.S.-based digital media company and newsletter service that delivers concise, fact-based daily summaries of the most important news from around the world. Following are their top stories of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter (January-March)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
><\/strong> <\/a>Los Angeles wildfires<\/a>: <\/strong>The Palisades and Eaton fires burned nearly 40,000 acres, destroyed more than 16,000 structures, and displaced thousands, making them the most destructive in Southern California history.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
><\/strong> Trump sworn in as 47th president<\/a>: <\/strong>Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20, beginning a new administration and setting the stage for his agenda, including on trade and immigration.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
><\/strong> Astronauts return to Earth<\/a>: <\/strong>On March 18, NASA astronauts Sunita \u201cSuni\u201d Williams and Barry \u201cButch\u201d Wilmore returned after over nine months aboard the International Space Station, following delays in their original mission plan.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Spring (April-June) <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Tariffs and trade agreements<\/a>: <\/strong>The US unveiled a broad set of “Liberation Day” tariffs on most imports and higher reciprocal rates on select countries. The measures, along with ongoing trade negotiations, reshaped global trade flows.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
><\/strong> Pope Francis passes away<\/a>: <\/strong>Pope Francis passed away April 21 at age 88 of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, leading to a conclave and the election of Pope Leo as the new head of the Catholic Church.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Summer (July-September) <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Central Texas floods<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>In early July, extreme rainfall triggered rapid flash flooding across the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 135 people (including 27 campers and counselors at an all-girls summer camp) and damaging thousands of structures.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Nvidia reaches milestones<\/a>:<\/strong> On July 9, Nvidia became the first company to reach a $4T market valuation (and later $5T in October) as demand for its chips surged, cementing Nvidia’s role as the backbone supplier of the generative AI boom. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Chicago immigration raids<\/a>: <\/strong>In early September, Chicago authorities carried out immigration raids with ICE, kicking off multicity enforcement efforts and highlighting tensions between federal policy and sanctuary-city policies.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Charlie Kirk assassination<\/a>:<\/strong> On Sept. 10, conservative activist and Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, drawing national attention.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Fall (October-December)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>:<\/strong> On Oct.\u202f10, Venezuelan opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina\u202f Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts promoting democratic rights and peaceful political change in Venezuela.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Louvre Museum heist<\/a>:<\/strong> On Oct. 19, thieves stole eight pieces of French crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris, valued at an estimated $100M, in one of the museum\u2019s most significant security breaches in decades.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Federal government shutdown<\/a>:<\/strong> From Oct.\u202f1 to Nov.\u202f12, the US federal government experienced a 43\u2011day shutdown, the longest in its history, after Congress failed to pass spending legislation. About 900,000 federal employees were furloughed.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
> Gene therapy breakthrough<\/a>:<\/strong> A first-of-its-kind gene therapy appears to have reversed Hunter syndrome in a 3-year-old boy, offering hope for treating the rare, fatal genetic disease that current therapies cannot fully address.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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