K-State Legend Collin Klein Hired as Head Coach

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December 4, 2025 Kansas State University announced the hiring of Collin Klein as its new head football coach, returning a prominent program alumnus to lead the team. The move follows the university’s official decision to replace the previous leadership and begins an immediate transition process for the program. Klein, widely regarded as a K State … Read more

Trump to Speak at World Cup 2026 Draw After Receiving Inaugural FIFA Peace Prize

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Lead: FIFA has invited President Donald J. Trump to address the 2026 World Cup draw on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Washington after plans to present the new FIFA Peace Prize at the same event. The nearly two-hour ceremony at the Kennedy Center is expected to include brief remarks from Trump, alongside Mexican President Claudia … Read more

LeBron James’s 18-year double-digit scoring streak ends but Lakers clinch win over Raptors

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Lead: On December 5, 2025, in Toronto, LeBron James saw his record run of consecutive regular-season double-digit scoring games end at 1,297 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-120. Held to eight points, James nonetheless delivered the decisive assist, feeding Rui Hachimura for a buzzer three that sealed the victory. He downplayed … Read more

LeBron’s 1,297-Game Double-Digit Scoring Streak Ends as Lakers Win on Hachimura Buzzer-Beater

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December 4, 2025 — In Toronto on Thursday night, LeBron James’ historic run of scoring at least 10 points in every regular-season game ended at 1,297 games. James finished with eight points and 11 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-120, after James passed to Rui Hachimura for a corner buzzer … Read more

Netflix emerges as frontrunner in bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery studio and streaming assets

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Lead: Sources familiar with the confidential auction say Netflix submitted the highest bid so far for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business on Thursday, valuing those assets at about $28 per share. Paramount also filed a fresh offer late Thursday, near $27 per share, but its bid targets the entire company rather than only … Read more

Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks – The New York Times

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Lead Congress is examining a Sept. 2 follow-on strike that killed shipwrecked survivors from President Trump’s initial boat attack, focusing on two deaths from that second strike. The session on Capitol Hill included a classified briefing by Adm. Frank M. Bradley and a video of the operation as lawmakers probe whether survivors were ‘‘in the … Read more

Grand Jury Rejects Indictment of NY AG Letitia James

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Lead: On December 4, 2025, a federal grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia declined to return an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James in an alleged mortgage-fraud matter. The decision came ten days after a federal judge dismissed an earlier criminal case tied to questions about the appointment of a U.S. attorney in the … Read more

LeBron held to 8 as double-digit points streak ends in Lakers’ win

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Lead: On Dec. 4, 2025 in Toronto, LeBron James saw his NBA-record run of consecutive regular-season double-digit scoring games end at 1,297 as he was held to eight points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 123-120 victory over the Raptors. Rather than force shots to extend the streak, James made the game-winning play, assisting Rui Hachimura’s … Read more

Supreme Court Clears Way for Texas to Use Republican-Friendly Redistricting Maps

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On Dec. 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order allowing Texas to implement newly drawn congressional maps that favor Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm elections. The order temporarily set aside a lower-court ruling that had found the maps likely constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and had barred their use. The decision … Read more

New Orleans residents fear as immigration crackdown descends

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Day one of a Department of Homeland Security operation dubbed “Catahoula Crunch” has left residents across New Orleans and nearby Kenner on edge as federal Border Patrol teams carried out street and rooftop enforcement this week. Agents detained at least one person after a rooftop standoff and said dozens with criminal histories were arrested in … Read more

Matt Reeves Defends Paul Dano After Quentin Tarantino Calls Him “Weak Sauce”

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Lead: On December 4, 2025, director Matt Reeves publicly defended actor Paul Dano after Quentin Tarantino criticized Dano’s work on a recent podcast. Reeves, who directed Dano in 2022’s The Batman, posted praise on X calling Dano “an incredible actor, and an incredible person.” The exchange followed Tarantino’s appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, … Read more