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Lead As of 7 December 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is confronting the most serious challenge of his time at the Pentagon after two separate controversies converged: allegations that Caribbean strikes killed more than 80 people and an inspector general report concluding he improperly shared sensitive military information ahead of Yemen operations. Lawmakers and policy … Read more

Georgia’s 28-8 victory over Alabama in the SEC title game on Saturday reshaped the final days of the 12-team College Football Playoff conversation and all but secured the Bulldogs a first-round bye. With the bracket to be revealed Sunday after the conference championships, Saturday’s results — including Texas Tech’s dominant Big 12 triumph — tightened … Read more

Lead On Dec. 6, 2025, at a Phillips auction on Park Avenue, a bespoke F.P. Journe wristwatch co-designed by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola sold in a heated bidding contest for nearly $11 million. The timepiece, known as the FFC and created in 2014, is a skeletonized design with a distinctive gloved-hand display that changes with … Read more

Bright curtains of aurora delight observers high above the Arctic, but the same bursts of charged particles from the Sun that make those lights can also trigger rare yet severe disruptions on Earth. In recent years the consequences have extended from satellite failures to aviation incidents and large-scale power outages. A high-profile case in October … Read more

Lead Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told an audience at the Reagan National Defense Forum that he personally authorized the Trump administration’s Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug‑smuggling vessel off Venezuela and watched the mission feed live at the Pentagon. He said that strike was the opening action in what he described as a … Read more

Lead On Dec. 6, 2025, after Georgia defeated Alabama 28-7 in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Paul Finebaum said the Crimson Tide’s performance was “utterly humiliating” yet argued Alabama should still be included in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. The loss dropped No. 9 Alabama to 10-3 and renewed debate over how the … Read more

Dec. 6, 2025 — The federal government announced on Friday that it will waive an $11 million penalty tied to Southwest Airlines’ 2022 holiday operational collapse. The waived amount was part of a broader $140 million enforcement package the Department of Transportation (DOT) imposed in 2023 after finding the carrier failed to provide timely notifications, … Read more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday declined to promise that the Pentagon will publicly release video of a second missile strike tied to an early-September operation that hit an alleged drug-smuggling vessel. Speaking after an event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, Hegseth said officials are “reviewing the process” and must … Read more

Lead At least 17 people died after a boat capsized south of Crete on Saturday, Greek authorities reported. The vessel was located 26 nautical miles (48 kilometres) southwest of the island after being spotted by a Turkish cargo ship. Two survivors were found and taken to hospital in critical condition. Local officials say the victims … Read more

Lead A 33-year-old man has been charged after a Friday evening stabbing on a Charlotte light rail train that left a male passenger seriously injured. The incident occurred on Dec. 5, 2025, when the train stopped between stations near North Brevard Street and East 22nd Street; the victim was taken to Novant Health Presbyterian and … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will waive the final $11 million installment of a record $140 million penalty levied against Southwest Airlines for its 2022 holiday operational collapse. The DOT credited Southwest’s $112.4 million investment in its Network Operations Control (NOC), saying the improvements delivered measurable on-time performance … Read more

Dec. 6, 2025 — In Indianapolis, the undefeated No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes and undefeated No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers met at the Big Ten Championship with the College Football Playoff’s projected No. 1 seed and major Heisman implications at stake. Early exchanges were defined by a scary hit to Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, a pair … Read more

Hong Kong residents are voting in a Legislative Council (LegCo) election held days after the 26 November Tai Po blaze that has killed 159 people. The ballot, contested by 161 vetted candidates for 90 seats, is framed by authorities as essential to recovery and governance even as many mourn and question building safety. The government … Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — On Saturday at AT&T Stadium, No. 11 BYU fell to No. 2 Texas Tech 34-7, a defeat that undercut a week of public lobbying by Big 12 figures for the Cougars’ inclusion in the 12-team College Football Playoff. BYU finished the regular season 11-2 while the Red Raiders improved to 12-1; Texas … Read more

Lead: The Department of the Interior announced that starting January 1 next year, the National Park Service will remove Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of entrance fee–free dates and add President Donald Trump’s birthday (June 14). The updated calendar also highlights the NPS 110th anniversary (August 25), Constitution Day (September … Read more