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Lead: Early on Saturday in the Ashland, Virginia area, a raccoon forced its way into a closed liquor store, targeted bottles on the bottom shelf and caused interior damage before passing out on a bathroom floor. Store staff discovered smashed bottles, a collapsed ceiling tile and alcohol pooled on the floor, and an animal control … Read more
On Dec. 2, 2025, the College Football Playoff committee published its penultimate rankings, keeping Ohio State at No. 1 as the 12-team bracket takes shape. The release lists the full top 25 and confirms the top four seeds that will receive first-round byes: Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia and Texas Tech. First-round on-campus matchups were seeded … Read more
On 2 December 2025, former president Donald Trump used derogatory language about Somali immigrants during a cabinet meeting and said they should be sent back to Somalia, remarks that coincided with reporting that federal immigration enforcement would intensify in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area. The comments singled out Representative Ilhan Omar and described Somalia as “no … Read more
Lead Preliminary returns in the Tennessee special election for the U.S. House (District 7) on 2025 show multiple counties reporting no votes yet, with candidates Matt Van Epps (R), Aftyn Behn (D) and Teresa Christie (I) on the ballot. As of the latest NBC News feed, Benton, Cheatham, Davidson and Decatur counties listed 0% of … Read more
On Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, a fast-moving low-pressure system swept from Pennsylvania into coastal Maine, producing heavy snow, freezing rain and hazardous travel across the Northeastern United States. National Weather Service forecasts and state officials warned that multiple states could see 5–10 inches of accumulation, pockets of significant icing and travel delays through Tuesday night … Read more
Lead — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and Kids Can Press, publisher of the children’s character Franklin the Turtle, publicly rejected the Trump administration’s use of their creative work in government messaging this week. Carpenter objected after a montage that paired her song “Juno” with footage tied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, calling … Read more
Lead: Netflix’s four-part series Sean Combs: The Reckoning, produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and directed by Alex Stapleton, revisits the rise and fall of Sean “Diddy” Combs as he faces the legal and reputational fallout following his 2024 arrest and a 50-month prison sentence this year. The series assembles new footage, interviews with accusers … Read more
Lead: Ed Orgeron said he would consider returning to LSU as a member of Lane Kiffin’s coaching staff, telling Jacksonville’s 1010XL radio on Dec. 2, 2025 that he would take the job “if he asks me.” Orgeron — the Tigers’ 2019 national championship head coach who was dismissed after a 6-6 season in 2021 — … Read more
Lead After the Week 13 slate that ran through the Thanksgiving weekend and into Monday, the NFL power picture shifted sharply: the New England Patriots (11-2) leap to the top after a 33-15 win over the New York Giants on Monday, and the Chicago Bears (9-3) climbed following a 24-15 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. … Read more
Lead Stranger Things season 5 launched in early December as Netflix’s most-watched English-language debut, drawing 59.6 million views in its first five days. The streamer released the first four of the final eight episodes together, and the surge placed the series behind only the second and third seasons of Squid Game for overall debut rank … Read more
December 2, 2025 — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna filed a discharge petition on Tuesday to compel a House floor vote on the Restore Trust in Congress Act, a bipartisan plan to prohibit members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Luna, a Florida Republican, said she moved after months of stalled momentum and a 43-day government … Read more
Dec. 2, 2025 (updated 3:39 p.m. ET) Federal immigration agents have begun a focused enforcement operation this week in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area, centering on hundreds of Somali nationals who face final deportation orders, according to officials and documents reviewed by reporters. The directive follows public comments by President Trump and was initiated in … Read more
Paul Thomas Anderson’s new adaptation, One Battle After Another, has gathered early awards momentum after consecutive wins at the Gotham Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle this week. The Warner Bros. release — reported to have a production budget of at least $130 million and global box office receipts near $202 million — … Read more
Lead American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) surprised investors on Tuesday by raising its full-year outlook and issuing bullish holiday guidance after reporting stronger-than-expected third-quarter results for the period ended Nov. 1, 2025. The company now expects fiscal fourth-quarter comparable sales to rise 8%–9%, far above the roughly 2.1% analysts had forecast, and lifted full-year adjusted operating … Read more
December 2, 2025 — Michael and Susan Dell announced they will deposit $250 into individual investment accounts for 25 million children, a commitment totaling $6.25 billion. The gift is intended to expand a planned federal program of so‑called “Trump accounts,” under which the government will provide $1,000 to babies born between January 1, 2025 and … Read more
