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Accused killer Luigi Mangione returned to Manhattan court on Dec. 1, 2025, for the first of three hearings where his lawyers asked judges to exclude evidence gathered around his arrest in the Dec. 4, 2024, slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 27-year-old defendant, described in court filings as an Ivy League alumnus, is accused … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 1, 2025, a three-judge federal appeals panel in Philadelphia ruled that Alina Habba had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey since July 1, 2025, affirming a federal district court decision from August. The judges rejected the Justice Department’s legal arguments for keeping her in office … Read more
Lead: The final supermoon of 2025 will be visible in December skies, peaking on a Thursday night as the moon reaches a closer point in its elliptical orbit. Observers with clear weather can see the event without optical aids, though the visual difference from an ordinary full moon is often subtle. NASA notes a perigee … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump said on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, that he “wouldn’t have wanted” a second U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean earlier this year and pledged to investigate the reporting that prompted congressional concern. The Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to leave … Read more
As Sean Combs awaited a likely arrest in September 2024, he commissioned a videographer to record his final days of freedom at the Park Hyatt in Manhattan and during outings in Harlem. That material — including scenes shot days before his federal arrest — appears in a four-part Netflix series executive produced by his longtime … Read more
Lead On December 1, 2025, Rolling Stone published a curated list of the 20 best films of the year, spanning studio tentpoles, festival darlings and streaming standouts. The roundup highlights work from established auteurs (Paul Thomas Anderson, Guillermo del Toro, Chloé Zhao) alongside striking debuts and international discoveries. Collectively the selections illustrate a year in … Read more
President Donald Trump on Air Force One defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and said he believed Hegseth when the secretary denied ordering a second strike on a boat in the Caribbean. The claim, first reported by the Washington Post, says a 2 September strike was followed by a prohibited follow-up attack that killed two survivors. … Read more
Lead: Through Week 13 the NFL picture keeps shifting. On Sunday the Buffalo Bills produced a dominant 23-0 second half to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 26–7, yet their season trajectory remains unresolved: they sit two losses behind New England in the loss column and meet the Patriots again in Week 15. Several teams—Carolina, Houston, the … Read more
The World Health Organization has warned that fewer than one in ten people who could benefit from GLP-1 obesity injections such as Wegovy currently have access, releasing its first guidance on the drugs as obesity rates surge globally. WHO says more than 1 billion people were living with obesity in 2024 and projects that figure … Read more
Lead: President Donald Trump will convene an Oval Office meeting on Monday evening to chart next steps on Venezuela, according to sources familiar with the planning. The session is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET and will gather senior cabinet and national security officials as the administration intensifies pressure on Caracas. The meeting comes amid US … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in a phone call on 21 November that he must leave office immediately and offered safe passage for Maduro and close family — a demand Maduro declined, according to multiple U.S. and regional media sources. Trump confirmed on Sunday, 1 December 2025, that the call took … Read more
Lead: On Monday, December 1, 2025, Eli Lilly announced lower cash prices for single-dose vials of its GLP-1 weight-loss medicine Zepbound on its direct-to-consumer platform, LillyDirect, aiming to broaden patient access in the United States. The company said the starting vial will be available for $299 per month, down from $349, with higher doses also … Read more
Lead: Hong Kong investigators announced on Dec. 1, 2025, that contractors at Wang Fuk Court in northern Hong Kong had replaced storm-damaged scaffolding coverings with cheaper, noncompliant netting and then attempted to conceal the swap from inspectors. The finding comes as the death toll from the tower blaze reached 151 and more than 40 people … Read more
Lead: On Sunday night in Washington, the Denver Broncos edged the Commanders 27-26 after an overtime two-point try was deflected, securing a dramatic road victory. The decisive play came when Broncos edge rusher Nik Bonitto tipped Marcus Mariota’s pass intended for Jeremy McNichols with 2:47 remaining in overtime. Some observers called the outcome an escape, … Read more
Lead Ron Gilbert, the designer behind Maniac Mansion, the Monkey Island series and Thimbleweed Park, has released Death by Scrolling, a rogue-lite action-survival game that arrived in October. Speaking from his home in New Zealand, Gilbert described how a shelved top-down action‑RPG idea and a 2019 prototype evolved into the current game. He said funding … Read more
