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• William "opposed" his cousins joining them on the royal Christmas walk, but Charles "overruled" him.

• Sources say the King has more trouble with William than Harry at this point.

The royal family might have looked happy and carefree on their carefully choreographed walk, but apparently the mood between Prince William and King Charles was extremely frosty. The reason? William allegedly didn't want his cousins, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, joining the rest of the royals amid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's many scandals.

According to Rob Shutter'sShutterScoop, William and Charles are "at war" because William "strongly opposed" his dad's decision to invite Beatrice and Eugenie on the walk, fearing it would "drag the monarchy into scandal." However, King Charles "overruled him."

"William said it was a disaster waiting to happen," a source said. "He argued the timing was toxic and that it would hurt everyone involved — especially the sisters."

Meanwhile, another insider notes that "Charles doesn't like being told what not to do. This quickly became about authority. He made the call even knowing William objected."

The result is a ton of holiday tension between Charles and William, and one source says "Charles actually has more trouble with William than Harry. Harry walked away. William stayed — and challenges him."

As for Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, a source says the walk "wasn't protection. It was exposure."

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• Alec and Hilaria Baldwin spent some quality time with their family this holiday season

• On Friday, Dec. 26, the couple shared a hilarious video on Instagram of their time hitting the slopes

• The couple share seven children together

AlecandHilaria Baldwinenjoyed some family fun in the snow this holiday season.

On Friday, Dec. 26, the30 Rockstar, 67, and theDancing with the Starsalum, 41, shared a joint post onInstagramshowing them enjoying the snow with their children. The video, set to Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run," showed the tight-knit family hitting the slopes on a sledding adventure.

"We sledded 🛷…we ate….snow 💩" Hilaria captioned the post, followed by several hashtags including "family" and "funny."

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Hilaria followed up her initial post by poking fun at her husband for falling off the sled into the snow.

The hilarious video, which she shared onInstagramthe following day, starts with Alec being pushed down the hill on a tube. Eventually, Hilaria can be seen running out of the way as Alec flips off the tube and gets a face full of snow. The video, set to Alicia Keys' "Fallin'," ends with Alec on the ground as text pops on the screen saying "Worry not, he got up just fine."

"No one was harmed in the making of this video 🫣," she captioned the post.

The couple, who tied the knot in 2012, share three daughters,Carmen Gabriela, 12,María Lucía Victoria, 4, andIlaria Catalina Irena, 2, as well as four sonsRafael Thomas, 10,Leonardo Ángel Charles, 9,Romeo Alejandro David, 7, andEduardo "Edu" Pao Lucas, 5. Alec is also dad to daughterIreland Baldwin, 30, whom he shares with ex-wifeKim Basinger.

This holiday season, the Baldwin family got a little bigger. The proud mom of seven shared in anInstagram poston Thursday, Dec. 25, that her family celebrated Christmas with a new special pet — a puppy husky named Laila, whom they recently welcomed after the death of their dog Dama.

She shared a glimpse at the new puppy in a family photo, in which she could be seen holding the pup up while sitting beside her husband and their kids in front of a Christmas tree. In a follow-up photo, she could be seen holding up the puppy, who sported a black and red checkered bow collar, up to the camera. Additional videos and photos showed her children taking turns petting Laila and holding her.

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Other photos showed the kids opening their presents and showing off their Christmas gifts, which included a Barbie for María and a Bluey toy for Ilaria. Additional shots showed special family moments during the holiday season, including two of their daughters putting makeup on each other and María rolling out some dough in what appeared to be aMoanacostume.

"Merry Christmas y Feliz Navidad ❤️💚❤️💚!," Hilaria captioned the post. "We send you so much love 🎄🌟."

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"We lost our dog, Dama, in the fall…she was over 13 years and had a wonderful life, but it was still so sad," she continued. "We can never replace her, but the kids very much wanted a puppy. So my 'what's one more?' personality said yes and we'd like to introduce you to Laila 💜."

She added that they "love her already" and the rest of their other pets "do too," especially "Paolo the cat," who "has adopted her, just as he does with the other pups." She jokingly added, "The only issue is taking turns holding her 😂@mycrazypomskys🦄."

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NEED TO KNOW

• Macaulay Culkin said on the Dec. 29 episode of the SmartLess podcast he has to "gird" himself for public outings — and shared three rules he has for fans who want to approach him

• "I just realized that I'm in charge of the social contract," said Culkin. "I'm in charge of the interaction"

• The Home Alone star also discussed rising to fame at a young age and how he navigated that

Macaulay Culkinhas set some firm boundaries when it comes to his fans.

During an interview on theDec. 29 episode of theSmartLesspodcast, theHome Aloneactor, 45, talked with hostsJason Bateman,Sean HayesandWill Arnettabout his superstardom at a young age and how he remains recognizable to countless people.

After Hayes asked him how he handles going out in public, Culkin — who shares two children, Dakota, 4, and Carson, 3, with fiancéBrenda Song, 37 — said he gets into a certain mindset.

"I definitely have to gird myself… for, you know, outings and so forth. I just set certain ground rules for myself," he said.

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"Don't approach me when I'm at the dinner table. I don't like that. You know? Don't approach me when I'm with my kids. Definitely don't follow me to the bathroom," he continued.

"I just realized that I'm in charge of the social contract," said Culkin. "I'm in charge of the interaction."

Earlier in the episode, Culkin — who starred in movies likeUncle Buckbefore 1990'sHome Alonelaunched him to a stratospheric level of fame — discussed how it was "tricky" to be so well-known at such a young age.

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"It was a difficult, tricky waters to maneuver through and stuff like that because you don't necessarily have the actual or emotional vocabulary to really kind of, you know, maneuver through those waters," he said.

"And I always kinda thought of myself as a peerless person. Like, I couldn't turn left and right, like, know, like, and go, 'Oh, you're like me.' ... It was a it was a very unique experience," he added.

"I kinda had to... just figure it out on my own for …a big chunk of it," said Culkin, who stopped acting for a 10-year period when he was around 14 so he could have a more normal life.

"I was doneskis," he said of walking away. "I was like, 'I hope you all made your money because there's no more coming from me.'"

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"I made my name. I made my mark. I made my fortune. The only reason why I even do it now is because I like to do it," he added.

Culkin voiced a character in the recentZootopia 2movie and appears in Season 2 of the Prime Video seriesFallout. And yet, he said he's "technically" retired right now. "Like, I retire, and then if I find something I like, I unretire, do that, and I immediately retire afterward. Every gig is my last."

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On the heels ofblizzard conditions that swept across much of the northern tier of the country, "much of the U.S. mainland will enter a period of relative tranquil weather," the National Weather Service said ahead of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. But some of the same regions impacted by the heavy snow, power outages and travel delays won't see reprieve for the holiday.

A blast of arctic air will bring freezing temperatures as far south as the Tampa, Florida, area, while an additional several feet of snow is expected across the Great Lakes region over the next couple of days, the weather service said. Light snow will reach through to the Ohio Valley on Dec. 31.

To the west,a recently rain-soaked Southern California could see additional flash floodingfrom rain that will dump on several Southwestern states, the weather service said.

"While there still will be pockets of poor travel through New Year's Day, much of the country will have good travel conditions following the back-to-back winter storms that swept through parts of the Midwest and Northeast," AccuWeather Meteorologist Elizabeth Danco said.

People gather on Washington Street as snow falls during a winter storm in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, December 26, 2025. New York City received around 4 inches of snow overnight. Airlines canceled 1,500 US flights during the peak holiday travel period Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and northeast.

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People gather on Washington Street as snow falls during a winter storm in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, December 26, 2025.New York City received around 4 inches of snow overnight. Airlines canceled 1,500 US flights during the peak holiday travel period Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and northeast.

Here's what to know about the areas of the U.S. that could give holiday travelers trouble on New Year's Eve:

Midwest New Year's Eve forecast

Lake-effect snow, which develops when cold air blows over a relatively mild lake to create heavy snow downwind, could bring 1 to 2 feet of snow, and up to 3 feet in some areas, downwind of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie over the next couple days, the weather service said.

Lighter snow is expected to stretch down into the Ohio Valley, reaching the central Appalachians by New Year's Day.

"The combination of blowing snow, rapid reductions in visibility, and slick asphalt can increase the risk of spinouts and crashes this week," AccuWeather Meteorologist Alyssa Glenny said.

Major Midwest hubs including in Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis could face airport delays.

Northeast New Year's Eve forecast

Cities across the Northeast including New York, Boston and Philadelphia could see snow and gusty winds on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, AccuWeather reported. Snow squalls could cause sudden whiteout conditions on interstates between the Great Lakes and Appalachians.

If you'll be in Times Square for New Year's Eve, prepare for possible flurries and wind chill temperatures in the teens, Danco said. A temperature of about 30 degrees will feel colder due to 15 mph winds at midnight, AccuWeather predicted.

The arctic chill will keep high temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below normal for New Year's Eve across much of the East, with winds making it feel even colder, AccuWeather said.

Mid-Atlantic New Year's Eve forecast

The cold air will spread along the I-95 corridor, including across the mid-Atlantic region, with temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below normal, AccuWeather reported.

The weather service serving Baltimore and Washington, D.C., said dry and chilly conditions are expected throughout the region for New Year's Eve. Light snow or flurries are possible in some areas late that night and into the morning of New Year's Day.

South and central U.S. New Year's Eve forecast

A blast of cold air impacting much of the country will bring freezing or near-freezing temperatures as far south as Louisiana and Florida through the new year, forecasters said. Millions were under freeze watches and cold weather advisories in the region on Dec. 30.

Mild, tranquil temperatures will meanwhile blanket the northern and central Plains into New Year's Eve, making for a pleasant holiday, the weather service said.

The West New Year's Eve forecast

A dry spell put an end to a dayslong atmospheric river that caused flooding and mudslides in parts of California, but a new storm system lurking off Baja California could bring more rain to Southern California on New Year's Eve, threatening flash flooding by the new year, the weather service said.

"People heading out to the parade or bowl game in Pasadena should pack a rain jacket or poncho and wear boots or waterproof shoes," Danco said.

The rain is also expected to spread to the Desert Southwest region, the Great Basin and the Four Corners (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah) on New Year's Eve and into New Year's Day.

The Intermountain West region should see mild temperatures, the weather service said.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:New Year's Eve forecast across the US includes snow, rain

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