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Lead: U.S. and Ukrainian delegations said on Dec. 5, 2025 they will reconvene on Saturday after two days of negotiations in Florida to refine a U.S.-mediated peace framework for Ukraine. Participants described steps forward on a security architecture and a postwar prosperity agenda but stressed that any real breakthrough depends on Russia’s willingness to de-escalate … Read more

Lead: In the final practice hour ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, George Russell posted the quickest time while the session was briefly halted after Lewis Hamilton spun into the barriers just past the halfway mark. Russell set a 1m 23.334s lap to top the timesheets, edging championship leader Lando Norris by … Read more

After a search exceeding 50 days, Penn State selected Matt Campbell as the program’s 17th full-time head coach. Campbell, a three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year and Iowa State’s winningest coach, arrives with a short list of immediate priorities, chief among them assembling a staff for the 2026 season. Some assistants from James Franklin’s … Read more

Two members of West Virginia’s National Guard were attacked while on duty near the White House on Nov. 26, 2025 — Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was killed and Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe was wounded. The incidents, and the state’s unusually large per-capita contribution to the D.C. deployment, have prompted debate across West Virginia … Read more

Lead Brian Cole Jr., a Virginia resident accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, made his first federal court appearance on Dec. 5, 2025. Federal agents arrested Cole on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, after nearly … Read more

Lead Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day visit to India on Friday in New Delhi, during which Moscow pledged to keep energy shipments flowing to support India’s fast-growing economy. Leaders Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi presented their ties as steady, sealed several bilateral accords and announced progress toward a free trade understanding with the … Read more

Lead Indiana and Ohio State meet Saturday in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in what is arguably the biggest game in Indiana football history. The Hoosiers, coached by Curt Cignetti with offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan, arrive having transformed expectations in 2025. For Ohio State, fresh off a high-profile road game … Read more

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