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In a move that could reshape a 160-year constitutional precedent, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to birthright citizenship. The case concerns whether children born in the United States to parents who are in the country unlawfully or on temporary visas automatically receive US citizenship under the 14th Amendment. The challenge … Read more
Lead Vanity Fair and West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi have agreed to let her contract expire at the end of the year amid renewed scrutiny over her past relationship with profile subject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The announcement follows the recent publication of Nuzzi’s memoir, American Canto, and a series of public posts by her … Read more
Lead Over a tense 48-hour coaching sweep in early December 2025, BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, 50, moved from serious discussions with Penn State to signing a long-term extension with Brigham Young University. A combination of contract sweeteners, promises to boost NIL resources and a widely shared social-media outpouring spurred by Crumbl CEO Jason McGowan … Read more
Lead: Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born architect whose inventive structures reshaped skylines and public imagination worldwide, died at 96 on Friday at his Santa Monica home after a brief respiratory illness, his firm said. Gehry’s work—including the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall—brought rare global recognition to an architect and influenced generations of … Read more
Lead: The Chamberlain Group in 2025 rolled out Security+ 3.0, a redesigned communication platform for its connected garage door openers that prevents popular third‑party controllers and software workarounds from integrating with those devices. The change affects users in the US and other markets where Chamberlain devices are sold, pushes control toward the company’s MyQ app … Read more
Lead The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an expedited appeal of President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship by executive order. The court gave no explanation for taking the case. Oral argument is likely to be scheduled next spring, with a decision expected by the end of June 2026. This marks the … Read more
Lead Warner Bros. Discovery executives held a companywide town hall to present Netflix’s $83 billion proposal and to address staff questions about job security and the company’s future direction. CEO David Zaslav called the moment a “big day,” while other senior leaders echoed optimism about the strategic fit but offered limited detail on next steps. … Read more
On Dec. 5, 2025 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., FIFA completed the final draw for the expanded 48‑team 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. The draw placed teams into 12 groups of four; the United States was drawn into Group D alongside Paraguay, Australia and the eventual winner of UEFA Playoff C. The schedule … Read more
Lead On Dec. 5, 2025, a federal judge in Florida authorized the unsealing process for grand jury testimony from the state’s 2005 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The order follows legislation passed in November 2025 that directed the Justice Department to disclose its files on Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days. Judge Rodney Smith’s brief … Read more
Lead: On Friday in Washington DC the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup placed the United States in a group with Australia, Paraguay and a European playoff winner. The draw took place at the Kennedy Center, 1,098 days after the US exited the 2022 tournament in Qatar, and 189 days before the US opens … Read more
Lead Marvel Studios will return Avengers: Endgame to theaters on Sept. 25, 2026, as part of the run-up to its next tentpole, Avengers: Doomsday, which opens Dec. 18, 2026. The re-release is intended to rekindle audience interest and tie into the marketing push for Doomsday, directed by Joe and Anthony Russo. The move reunites creative … Read more
Lead: On Friday, December 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether President Donald Trump’s January 20 executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship is constitutional. The high court’s decision to grant review brings a century-old precedent into play and signals a willingness to address the merits after earlier procedural rulings. Lower courts … Read more
Lead: Netflix announced it will acquire Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max for about $82.7 billion, following earlier media reports. The companies said the transaction would occur only after Warner Bros. completes its planned separation from legacy cable and Discovery assets, a process expected in the third quarter of 2026. Netflix said it intends to … Read more
Russian president Vladimir Putin told Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on 5 December 2025 in New Delhi that Moscow is prepared to keep oil deliveries to India “uninterrupted,” framing the pledge as a rebuttal to Western pressure. The pledge followed a bilateral summit that both leaders described as evidence their ties withstand outside interference. The … Read more
December 5, 2025 Lead The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 8–3 on December 5, 2025 to remove the CDC’s long-standing universal recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Under the new guidance ACIP says recommendations should depend on the mother’s hepatitis B testing … Read more
