December 15, 2025 – US Headlines

Story gist: José Antonio Kast won the presidential election in Chile.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames Kast’s win as deepening a regional shift to law-and-order politics, emphasizing broader conservative momentum. Center BBC labels him ‘far-right,’ stressing ideological extremity. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting a perspective likely to celebrate the victory as a rejection of leftism without negative descriptors.

Story gist: Heavy snowfall blanketed western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, which recorded its highest single-day snowfall since 2022. The storm caused closures and continued with lake-effect snow showers.

Bias summary: Left-leaning WHYY frames the event with alarmist tone, emphasizing ‘dangerously cold and icy conditions’ and Philly ‘hunkering down’ after the first major snow. Center WTAE neutrally lists closures in western Pennsylvania. Right-leaning TribLIVE focuses on record snowfall in Pittsburgh since 2022 and ongoing lake-effect snow, highlighting measurable extremes without safety warnings.

Story gist: Police arrested a person of interest in a shooting at Brown University that killed two people and wounded nine. The incident occurred in Providence, Rhode Island.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like LA Times use a factual headline emphasizing the arrest and casualty numbers. Center outlets like Providence Journal focus on practical aftermath, such as closures in Rhode Island. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, absenting perspectives on law enforcement response or campus security measures.

Story gist: Three U.S. service members were killed by an ISIS gunman in Syria, the U.S. military stated. The victims included Iowa National Guard soldiers.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NYT frames with explanatory context on ‘American Troops in Syria,’ emphasizing U.S. presence details. Center BBC uses neutral, factual headline mirroring military statement. Right-leaning Fox personalizes via ‘Iowa National Guard soldiers identified as victims’ in ‘deadly Syria ISIS attack,’ stressing local ties, human cost, and ISIS threat with emotive language like ‘deadly’.

Story gist: A fruit shop owner in Bondi Beach, Australia, tackled and disarmed a gunman who shot at a Hanukkah celebration. Video captured the incident, and the man is recovering after surgery.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NYT emphasize the man’s action in tackling and disarming the gunman, highlighting video evidence. Center outlets like Reuters use ‘hero’ in quotes and focus on his recovery after surgery per family. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphasis on individual self-defense or anti-crime heroism.