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Lead Conference championship weekend in 2025 has amplified a familiar tension in college football: coaches juggling postseason responsibilities while already negotiating new jobs. Across Friday and Saturday games, several head coaches are preparing for title games at schools they are leaving or have agreed to join, creating visible distractions for teams and staff. The situation … Read more

Lead On Thursday, the Pentagon announced a U.S. military strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific that it says killed four men suspected of transporting illicit narcotics. The Southern Command posted video and a statement attributing the action to Joint Task Force Southern Spear and saying the target was operated by a “Designated Terrorist … Read more

The Detroit Lions received a late-game boost before Thursday Night Football in Detroit when Amon-Ra St. Brown was listed ACTIVE despite an ankle injury sustained in the first quarter of the Thanksgiving game at Green Bay. The matchup tips at 8:15 p.m. ET and pits Detroit’s 7-5 squad against a 6-5-1 Dallas team with one … Read more

Lead: A group of prominent film producers, speaking anonymously as “concerned feature film producers,” emailed an open letter to members of Congress on Thursday warning that Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery could trigger an economic and institutional crisis in Hollywood. The unsigned letter—sent to lawmakers in both parties—says the deal risks eroding the … Read more

Prosecutors in Maricopa County announced on Wednesday they will seek the death penalty if two men are convicted in the April 16, 2023, killing of 22-year-old exotic dancer Mercedes Vega. Court filings allege Vega was abducted from her apartment parking garage and later discovered burned, beaten and shot in an abandoned car along an interstate … Read more

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s recent right calf strain, reported to sideline him for two to four weeks, arrived amid fresh trade chatter linking the franchise cornerstone to potential suitors and renewed questions about his long-term future in Milwaukee. On Wednesday night the Bucks rallied to a surprising 113-109 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons, and teammates … Read more

Lamar Jackson did not practice Thursday, three days before the Ravens face the Steelers for first place in the AFC North, after missing the session because of an ankle issue. He had returned to the field Wednesday in a limited capacity — his first practice start of the week since Nov. 5 — but required … Read more

Lead On December 4, 2025, Apple announced that Jennifer Newstead will join the company as senior vice president in January and will become Apple’s general counsel on March 1, 2026. The company said Newstead will take over duties from Kate Adams, who has served as Apple’s general counsel since 2017 and plans to retire late … Read more

Lead Newly released federal records through Oct. 15 show that sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in major cities this year detained large numbers of people without prior criminal convictions. The data cover high‑profile deployments in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and multiple operations across Massachusetts and compare those local crackdowns with ICE activity … Read more

December 4, 2025 — The U.S. government announced a new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy that shortens the maximum validity of employment authorization documents for refugees, asylees and immigrants with pending asylum or green card applications to 18 months, down from five years. The rule, unveiled Thursday, applies to applications filed after Dec. … Read more

Paramount has formally told Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) that rival bids from Netflix and Comcast would encounter serious regulatory obstacles and likely fail to close. In a counsel letter submitted with Paramount’s second‑round offer on Monday, the David Ellison‑backed studio argued it alone has “a clear path to closing based upon decades of legal precedent.” … Read more

Lead Several public broadcasters, including Ireland’s RTÉ, Spain’s RTVE, the Netherlands’ AVROTROS and Slovenia’s RTV, announced they will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after the European Broadcasting Union allowed Israel to compete. The decision followed a Thursday meeting of roughly 50 EBU member broadcasters in Geneva where members voted to adopt new … Read more

Lead On Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) postponed a contentious vote at CDC headquarters in Atlanta that would have reconsidered the long-standing recommendation to give hepatitis B vaccine to all newborns. Committee members cited shifting language in the ballot and insufficient time to … Read more

Consumer Reports’ Dec. 4, 2025 brand survey shows U.S. automakers again lagging behind Asian peers in new-car reliability, though Buick and Ford made measurable gains. Toyota, Subaru, Lexus and Honda held the top four reliability positions, while Rivian finished last at No. 26. The ranking is drawn from data on 380,000 individual vehicles submitted by … Read more

Lead On Dec. 4, 2025, a USGS ShakeAlert message reporting a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada briefly triggered mass cellphone warnings before the agency removed the notice and said it was sent in error. The automatic alert, issued at about 8:06 a.m. local time, propagated through regional emergency systems and reached as far as the … Read more