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In the early hours after Russia launched a major overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine, NATO fighter jets were scrambled and ground-based air defenses in Poland were put on heightened readiness, Warsaw’s Armed Forces Operational Command said. The alert, described as preventive, began as strikes hit multiple Ukrainian regions and lasted just under four … Read more

Lead: This week’s science headlines span deep time and deep space: astronomers identified the largest rotating filament yet observed some 140 million light-years away, geneticists reported a human population in southern Africa that appears to have been largely isolated for about 100,000 years, and archaeologists described a pit containing multiple human skulls. The discoveries — … Read more

Lead: Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, a 24-year-old National Guard member wounded in the Nov. 26 shooting near the White House that killed Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, is “slowly healing,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday. Wolfe suffered a head wound and was initially reported in critical condition; his family says he is beginning to look … Read more

Lead: In Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday night, No. 11 Gonzaga overwhelmed No. 18 Kentucky, winning 94-59. Gonzaga shot 57 percent from the field and 50 percent from three, while Kentucky managed just 27 percent overall and 21 percent from long range. The Zags’ balanced attack featured 28 points and 10 rebounds from Graham Ike … Read more

Lead: Fresh fighting broke out overnight along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border on the night of the clash, centered around Spin Boldak and nearby districts. Both Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban say the other side opened fire, and officials report a four‑hour exchange that forced civilians to flee. A Kandahar medical source reported four bodies brought to … Read more

Lead: About 24 hours after announcing an agreement to acquire Warner Bros., Netflix sent a short, carefully worded note to its more than 82 million U.S. subscribers saying that ‘nothing is changing today.’ The message, circulated late Friday from the ‘Netflix team,’ emphasized that Netflix and Warner Bros.’ streaming services will continue to operate separately … Read more

Lead On their 20th birthday, Cocona of the seven-member group XG used the group’s Instagram account to announce they are AFAB transmasculine and nonbinary and revealed they had top surgery earlier this year. The statement said the label assigned at birth never fit and described a long personal journey toward self-acceptance. Cocona thanked bandmates, the … Read more

More than a week after a blaze ripped through Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on Dec. 6, 2025, leaving 159 people dead and thousands displaced, survivors face urgent housing and recovery questions. The towers had been home to over 4,900 residents, many working-class families who purchased subsidized flats decades earlier. With more than 3,800 … Read more

Lead: India’s largest carrier, IndiGo, has grounded hundreds of services this week after failing to align crew schedules with stricter pilot night‑flying and weekly‑rest rules, triggering what the airline and regulators call an operational crisis. On Friday more than 1,000 IndiGo flights were canceled; on Saturday 385 cancellations continued, leaving long lines and confused passengers … Read more

Dec. 5, 2025 — The White House on Thursday published an updated National Security Strategy that reframes U.S. global priorities around commercial advantage and migration control rather than active promotion of democratic values. The document elevates economic leverage — including preferential contracts for U.S. firms and a transactional posture toward regional partners — and describes … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 6, 2025, Meta announced an internal shift that pushes the release of its mixed‑reality glasses code‑named “Phoenix” from the second half of 2026 into the first half of 2027. Company memos reviewed by Business Insider say the delay is intended to provide “breathing room” for hardware and core user‑experience work so the … Read more

Late Friday, S&P Global announced that Carvana (CVNA), Comfort Systems (FIX) and CRH (CRH) will be added to the S&P 500 as part of the index’s routine quarterly rebalancing. The news sent Carvana shares up nearly 10% in after-hours trading and lifted CRH by more than 6%, both showing technical breakouts. Comfort Systems posted a … Read more

The No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs beat No. 18 Kentucky 94-59 on Friday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, handing the Wildcats a lopsided defeat. Kentucky fell to 5-4 as Gonzaga shot efficiently and built an early lead that the Wildcats could not overcome. Otega Oweh led Kentucky with 16 points but UK struggled to convert, … Read more

Dec. 5, 2025 — The New York Times critics place the rising Korean hyperpop innovator Effie and Brooklyn indie-rock outfit Geese at the top of their year-end lists. The roundup, published on Dec. 5, highlights repeat themes across the year’s strongest records: artists responding to online feedback, genre blending, and a tendency toward albums that … Read more

Lead Kentucky suffered a 35-point defeat to Gonzaga in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena, a margin that drew early and sustained boos from Wildcats fans. The loss is tied for the third-worst in program history in the shot-clock era and is the program’s heaviest defeat since the 41-point loss to Vanderbilt in 2008. Hosts from Kentucky … Read more