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Lead: On 6 December 2025 at Yas Marina, Max Verstappen secured pole with a 1:22.207 after Red Bull’s overnight RB21 adjustments paid off, leaving Lando Norris P2 (1:22.408) and Oscar Piastri P3 (1:22.437). The session reflected tight margins across the field and a late pit‑lane incident in FP3 that damaged Yuki Tsunoda’s car and cost … Read more
Lead: Universal and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster’s PG-13 sequel Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 opened to a $29.8 million Friday from 3,412 North American theaters, putting it on track for an estimated $56.5 million domestic three-day total by Sunday. The result arrived in the typically muted post-Thanksgiving frame and exceeded earlier weekend projections of $35 million to … Read more
Lead: On 26 November, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, was critically wounded in an ambush-style shooting near the White House that left his colleague, Staff Sgt. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, dead. Wolfe’s parents and West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey say his head wound is “slowly healing” and that … Read more
Dec. 6, 2025 — Abbott Diabetes Care has notified patients and clinicians that some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus glucose sensors may report falsely low glucose readings. Internal testing traced the problem to a single production line, and the company says roughly 3 million sensors were affected worldwide, with about 1.5 million … Read more
Lead: Overnight, Russian forces launched a large aerial assault on Ukrainian infrastructure while US-mediated negotiations in Florida between US and Ukrainian officials entered a third day. Authorities reported 653 drones and 51 missiles were fired, most intercepted, but a strike destroyed the main station building at the railway hub in Fastiv, southwest of Kyiv. US … Read more
Lead On Saturday in Indianapolis, No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana meet for the Big Ten championship in a matchup that pairs the nation’s last two unbeaten teams. Both programs enter 12-0 and are widely regarded as locks for the College Football Playoff, with strong odds for a first-round bye regardless of the … Read more
Lead: On December 6, 2025, at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Max Verstappen claimed the final pole of the 2025 Formula One season, setting up a winner-takes-all title decider on Sunday evening. Points leader Lando Norris qualified second while McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri will start third, leaving the championship margin razor-thin. Verstappen produced … Read more
Lead On Dec. 5, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro, based in Alameda, California, intercepted a single vessel in the Eastern Pacific and seized more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine—the largest at-sea interdiction in over 18 years. The seizure took place during Operation Pacific Viper, the multiagency campaign to disrupt maritime drug flows. Video … Read more
December 6, 2025 — The National Park Service has revised its roster of fee-free days, removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding June 14 — Flag Day and President Donald J. Trump’s birthday. The change comes shortly after the Trump administration moved to raise entrance costs for visitors who are not U.S. … Read more
Early on Dec. 6, 2025, gunmen entered an unlicensed tavern in Atteridgeville, a township west of Pretoria, and opened fire, killing 12 people and wounding 25, South African police said. The attack, which left three minors among the dead — the youngest a 3‑year‑old believed to be related to the venue’s owner — added to … Read more
Who: device makers, venues and people with hearing needs. When: Auracast has been shown publicly since 2023 and is shipping now. Where: in headphones, earbuds, some TVs, public venues and a growing set of transmitters. What: Auracast lets multiple receivers tune into a single broadcast stream—no device pairing required, similar to selecting a radio station—and … Read more
Lead: Julia Roberts and Sean Penn sat down as part of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors series to discuss two provocative films arriving this year: Roberts in Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt and Penn in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Both performances place complicated characters into volatile political settings — a Yale … Read more
Max Verstappen secured pole position at the Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday, setting up a winner-takes-most finale in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver posted a 1:22.207 on his second run to edge McLaren’s Lando Norris by 0.201 seconds and team-mate Oscar Piastri by 0.230. Norris enters the weekend leading the championship … Read more
About a dozen Republican state senators in Indiana have reported threats and harassment as they weigh a Trump-backed plan to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Incidents described to reporters include a swatting attempt aimed at Sen. Spencer Deery’s home while his son prepared for school, pipe-bomb scare reports to law enforcement, … Read more
Lead The National Park Service has revised its free-admission calendar for 2026, adding President Donald Trump’s birthday on June 14 while removing free entry for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth. The change, announced as part of a broader schedule update, also adjusts other holidays and special observances that previously qualified for waived fees. … Read more
